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LOCALS RALLY TO DEFEND 'MAGNIFICENT' TREE

Residents and workers in properties surrounding Northumberland Street North West Lane are up in arms at a proposed new mews development in their…
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UNFLINCHING STARES, ONE REBUS AND A GLIMPSE OF ITHACA

Union Gallery’s Autumn Exhibition is a mixed bag. Containing works from some 16 (mostly familiar) contemporary artists, there is no prevailing theme…
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, REAL FOODS!

Celebrating half a century in business, Real Foods is putting out the bunting today at its Broughton Street store. First operating as a market stall…
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A TALE OF TWO PRIMARIES

Spurtle received the following email on 30 August, from a named individual with strong local connections. For a good reason known to us, they prefer…
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LOCAL PIPE BAND MARCH HOME AS CHAMPIONS

Stockbridge Pipe Band has returned triumphant from the last major competition of the season, having won the European and Cowal Championships to be…
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STOLEN BIKE – KEEP YOUR EYES PEELED

Can you help?A bike – pretty much like this one – was stolen from a storage cage in Claremont Court on East Claremont Street yesterday (4 September…
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GREG PROOPS ON BROUGHTON

Spurtle ‘s had many pokes at the state of Edinburgh’s bins and birds over the years – most recently on Monday (Breaking news, 2.9.13) and in…
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YORK PLACE TO REOPEN ON FRIDAY

Work has proceeded faster than expected, and York Place will now reopen to all traffic at 10.30am on Friday, weather permitting. The news came from…
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EDINBURGH – SO CLEAN YOU COULD EAT YOUR TEA OFF IT

Edinburgh streets are getting cleaner, with a reduction in dog mess and fewer incidences of graffiti. These are the encouraging findings of Keep…
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BLUEBERRY-GLAZED PORK PIES

The weather finally feels like it's beginning to turn, so in an attempt to cling on to the last flavours of summer for just a little bit longer here'…
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