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THESE (MOSTLY) WE LIKE

This, we like.Obviously, it isn’t the finest piece of draftsmanship ever. But it has a squashed childlike friendliness to it.The cat seems to belong…
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EDINBURGH'S SIZZLING LATE SUMMER READ

A second draft of the Council’s Edinburgh Local Development Plan is now available for your perusal.Few people will find it matches Fifty Shades…
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TRANSPARENT PLEASURES

Bob Crooks’ new exhibition Alchemy at the Scottish Gallery is a sensuous feast for the eyes.Crooks says it with curves and colour, the Devon…
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TIME TO START LEARNING AT DRUMMOND

After what’s been a lovely summer, adult education classes at Drummond CHS start again on Monday 22 September 2014, writes Birgit Harris (…
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A SHADE DIFFERENT ON BROUGHTON STREET

When Spurtle encountered a striking figure on Broughton Street yesterday evening, we were delighted.Throughout August we have rejoiced in unusual…
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HARD METAL, SOFT EDGES, DEAD LIFELIKE

There are many wonderful things to be found in the Scottish Gallery on Dundas Street at present, of which this article describes just a few.…
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NEW LEITH WALK BUS STOPS SET TO SINK AGAIN?

Requests for reinforced bus stops on Leith Walk seem to have been ignored.In January 2013, Leith Central Community Councillors, who now sit on the…
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ART RETROSPECTIVE LOOKS FORWARD TO NEW MUSIC

From the moment you step into the room, you know from the sounds and the amount of objects crammed into the space that this is going to be an…
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RESIDENTS BRISTLE OVER BARONY PLACE BOUNDARY

Barony Street Residents Association (BSRA) has reacted with alarm to demolition of a boundary wall separating the communal garden tucked behind…
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THE REFERENDUM AND SOME PANEFUL QUESTIONS

After politically themed cupcakes from Cuckoo's Bakery and politically themed cushion covers from a local soft furnisher, it’s now time for me…
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