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TALKING THE WALK – COMMUNITY COUNCIL DISCUSSES IMPROVEMENTS

Leith Central Community Council  (LCCC) met on Monday 24 September. Stormy night: warm welcome, Leith Walk on the agenda. Ella Taylor-Smith…
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POWDERHALL RIGG FIRE – ONE MAN DEAD

A man has died after fire broke out in a flat in Powderhall Rigg this morning.The alarm was raised at 9.50am, and around 40 firefighters in 5…
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COLLECTING FOR KENYA – DRUMMOND PARTNERS GET BUSY

This term sees a new group of S4 and S5 students joining the Kenyan Group at Drummond Community High School, writes Partnership Coordinator Annie…
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AHOY, SHIPMATES! WHO KNOWS ABOUT THIS?

Can anyone out there tell us more about this wonderful design over the door at the former St Colm's College on Inverleith Terrace?We think it shows…
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EYES OPEN FOR ALBERT

Albert is a two-year-old black cat: neutered, chipped, wearing a black collar with coloured stones.His usual stamping ground is Annandale Street,…
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FIG TARTE TATIN

With relatively few ingredients, there’s not a lot that can go wrong with a tarte tatin recipe ... you might think.I – and I’m sure the contestants…
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DOORS OPEN DAY – SPURTLESHIRE UNHINGED

This year's Edinburgh Doors Open Day returns next weekend on Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 September. Organised by the Cockburn Association, it is every…
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COUNCIL CONSULTS ON NEW PROPERTY CONSERVATION MEASURES

Readers will recall the scandal which recently engulfed City of Edinburgh Council's Property Conservation Service (PCS). There have been allegations…
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PATH PLANS MAKE PROGRESS – VIEWS SOUGHT

Friends of the Rocheid Path (FORP) have held several meetings with City of Edinburgh Council officials about how to restore and improve the popular…
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HIGH COURT PLAN FOR CITY CENTRE: PLANNING UPDATE (11.9.12)

We are all of us struggling through the Recession in our own ways. Hard-pressed residents of the Regent, Royal and Carlton Terraces are clearly…
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