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NO LONGER IN THE LIME OF FIRE – PLANNING UPDATE (29.10.13)

An application to build a 2-storey mews house in Northumberland Street North West Lane has been withdrawn (Ref. 13/04398/FUL). We covered the…
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BROUGHTON STREET BLOT, EDINBURGH PROBLEM

A Broughton Street resident is so annoyed at trade waste piling up outside and under her home, and so despairing of Edinburgh Council finding a…
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SETTING PRIORITIES TO FEEL SAFER

The Leith Feeling Safe Community Forum (FSCF) will meet on 30 November to establish up to six new priorities for Police and Council workers to focus…
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FANTASY FOOD ON A FRIDAY EVENING

Maybe it’s the weather. Maybe it’s the time of year or the state of the economy. Whatever it is, there’s a noticeable appetite for escapism round…
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YET ANOTHER LOCAL CAT WITH NO SENSE OF DIRECTION

A young cat – about 4 months old – was found meaowing and hungry in Warriston last night. He has been fed since and is safe, but the good samaritan…
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WRITING ON THE WALL FOR SHRUBHILL WALL

The latest development proposals (Refs 13/01070/FUL and 13/01071/LBC) for the land at Shrubhill will go to committee on 23 October with a…
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WHO SUDS YA, BABY?

This Kojak lookalike has been turning heads in Canonmills lately. Getting clean for Halloween, the skeleton reclines in the window of Napier…
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EAST END – NEW TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS

New post-tramwork traffic arrangements mean only bicycles, trams and buses will be allowed on Princes Street between South St David and South…
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SATURDAY CAMERAMBULATION

We’ve been out and about in central Broughton today. We braved rain, and two celebrities who managed to evade the Spurtle lens by the simple…
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DAY FOR PARENTS TO CHECK OUT PRIMARY SCHOOLS

Have you reached the stage where your darling and intelligent child has learnt everything there is to know about wrecking your house and/or…
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