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PLENTY MORE ROOM AT THE BACK – PLANNING UPDATE (2.1.13)

Planning consent has been granted for the erection of two new mews flats in the gardens of Nos 60 and 62 Great King Street (Ref. 12/03869/FUL). …
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AULD ACQUAINTANCE BROUGHT TO HEEL

Glen, the firework-averse dog missing from Broughton since Hogmanay, has been found safe and well (Breaking news, 2.1.13).He got home this morning,…
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BIG BANG BEHIND LOST GLEN

Hogmanay went with a bang in Broughton, which was all very good fun for we sophisticated urban types.It wasn't so much fun for a timid, country dog…
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COMMUNITY GROUPS: COUNCIL CONSULTS ON PUBLIC ENTERTAINMENT LICENCES

Earlier this year, the City of Edinburgh Council consulted the public on changes to public entertainment licensing laws made by the Scottish…
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PERMISSION SOUGHT FOR PICKLES, PIES, PRESERVES AND PORT PLAN

As reported in Breaking news (6.11.12), plans are afoot to modify L'Epicerie (downstairs from L'Escargot Bleu) at 56/56a Broughton Street (Ref. 12/…
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RECYCLING TIMES OVER CHRISTMAS AND HOGMANAY

New Council arrangements for refuse collection over the Festive period have been posted  online.We suggest there is fun for all…
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NO PIE FOR NAUGHTY YOUNGSTERS

Reader Sandy Buchanan photographed this wintry scene at the corner of Broughton Street and Broughton Place whilst on his way to work this morning.It…
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CHARITY SEEKS LOCALS TO MONITOR COUNCIL'S SEVERE WEATHER PERFORMANCE

A new campaign called Winter Weather Watch wants Broughton residents to help monitor how well the Council cares for vulnerable older people…
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BROUGHTON'S GRIT AND WHERE TO FIND IT

Much of Edinburgh received its first dusting of snow this morning, and in pleasurable anticipation of things getting much worse, Spurtle has been…
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GREENSIDE IN THE 1950s

Photographs of Broughton lost Greenside district in the 1950s have appeared online for the first time. William Ewing Smith took the pictures whilst…
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