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TROGLODYTE ARTWORKS BAFFLE BROUGHTON

Being sophisticated metropolitan types, Broughton's citizens are hardly likely to believe crop circles are the work of dancing fairy folk or visiting…
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POTTY NEW TOWN PLAN APPROVED AT LAST: PLANNING UPDATE 12.6.12

The Royal Scots Club at 30 Abercromby Place has been granted permission – finally –  to install 6 Vodafone/02 antennae within 4 replacement GRP…
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THE END IS NIGH – BROUGHTON'S TRAMAGEDDON IN SIGHT!

The southern end of Broughton Street and the western entry into Picardy Place will close to traffic for 4 weeks from Saturday 16 June.Two-way traffic…
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NEW BRIDGE IN PLACE

A replacement footbridge crossing the Water of Leith at Bell Place was lowered into position by crane this morning, prompting sighs of satisfaction (…
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HEART AND HORROR: NORRIE HARMAN'S 'WAY OUT WEST'

Some people are shocked at first, even repelled, by Norrie Harman’s no-holds-barred vision of real life in Way Out West, showing this month in the…
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BUTTERMILK SCONES WITH STRAWBERRY AND PIMM'S JAM

I have been dying to make this recipe for months, but unfortunately the typical Scottish weather just hasn’t been good enough for something quite so…
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PLANNING UPDATE (6.6.12)

The retrospective consent sought by Margiotta's for internally illuminated advertisements outside their Category A-listed 71 Northumberland Street…
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GALLERY SEEKS NEW TALENT

The Gallery on the Corner is looking for new artists to exhibit in its  34 Northumberland / Dundas Street base later this summer.The Gallery…
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AND EVER AT HER BACK SHE HEARS ... YET ANOTHER FESTIVAL DRAWING NEAR

AHMAGAHD, quoth the Twitter this morning. HOW CAN IT POSSIBLY BE JUNE ALREADY?!However, we’ll spare you an explanation of how calendar months work –…
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SUMMER'S HERE – BRING ON THE POLLINATORS

The St Mark's Park runway strip first reported in Issue 206 is, it turns out, a flower meadow in progress.Annual native plants are being encouraged…
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