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TALE OF THE RIVER BANK

The Water of Leith Conservation Trust (WLCT) has won £10,000 as part of Clydesdale Bank's Spirit of the Community Awards. The awards recognise…
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HI-TEC AND OLD HOMES – IS YOUR FLAT THERMALLY WELL-BEHAVED?

Broughton flats are providing important energy information for researchers at Edinburgh Napier University’s Scottish Energy Centre, writes Jon…
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ATOS GETS A TASTE OF ITS OWN MEDICINE

Comedian and political activist Mark Thomas fronted the launch of a 6-month Assessing the Assessors campaign this afternoon on York Place. The event…
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PLANNERS REFUSE STUDIO DWELLING 'NUISANCE'

A retrospective application for change of use to turn a consented garage into a studio dwelling on Scotland Street Lane East (behind 8 Bellevue…
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WIT, FLIRTATION, DASTARDLY BEHAVIOUR ... AND A GREAT CAUSE

'Silly things do cease to be silly if they are done by sensible people in an impudent way.' But not, it seems, in the hands of Austentatious. The…
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MIXED RESPONSE TO FLAGS AGAINST RACISM

Twenty-one members of the public turned out yesterday evening for a stroll from Picardy Place to just north of Pilrig Street. Part parade, part…
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NTBCC SUPPORT FOR 154 McDONALD ROAD – OBJECTORS RESPOND

Locals opposed to plans for redeveloping 154 McDonald Road as flats have contacted the Spurtle following news that the New Town & Broughton…
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COMMUNITY COUNCIL BACKS McDONALD RD FLATS PLAN

The New Town & Broughton Community Council (NTBCC) has backed controversial plans to convert 154 McDonald Road into flats (Ref. 13/02458/FUL).…
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FINE VIEW AND A BROUGHTON PERSPECTIVE

Featured to the right is a portrait of John Hutchison (1833–1910), a distinguished Scottish sculptor who, like the architect Robert Rowand Anderson (…
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NORMAL SERVICE RESUMES SOON

Rain – possibly lots of it – is forecast for tomorrow. The BBC reckons heavy showers will wet Edinburgh around lunchtime and last until late…
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