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Nicola Sturgeon pictured at Quintinshill Train Crash Memorial Service at Rosebank Cemetery in 2015. #Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news…
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GUNS AND ROSES

VALENTINE THOUGHTS IN A TIME OF WAR [Taken from the Scotsman, 14 February 1941. A condensed version of this article appeared under a different…
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DUBLIN STREET: BEWARE OF THE DOG

A deep cavity opened up last week between No.5 Dublin Street and Dublin Street Lane North. For the next 5 working days it will be the subject of…
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DARK DEEDS IN SPURTLESHIRE

FLOUR, MURDER AND THE WATER OF LEITH Pamphlets have been part of our culture for hundreds of years. The religious controversies of the early 16th…
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BE RESPONSIBLE …

Wait until they're not looking. Nelson Street today. #Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news
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WINTER SIESTA

Image courtesy of Tim Smith. #Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news
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THE NORTH FACE OF THE NEW TOWN

No. 4 in an occasional photo series celebrating Spurtleshire street-name signs. #Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news
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LEITH CENTRAL CC SLAMS PLANNING PROPOSAL

In an unprecedented and scathing second objection, Leith Central Community Council has written to all elected members on the Development Management…
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LEITH WALK THIS LUNCHTIME

Public patience may be wearing thin. I witnessed 2 separate passers-by tick off the driver as he unloaded at the back. Tweeted responses will follow…
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PEDESTRIAN CROSSING CASE

First of Its Kind in Scotland [From the Scotsman, 16 January 1936.] An unusual case, the first of its kind in Scotland, was heard by Sheriff M…
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