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NEW YORK SNOG BLOG 3

Thursday saw Whisky Kiss perform at two packed events in lower Manhattan for Scotland on Stone Street, a very cool part of New York down in the…
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PLANNING UPDATE – 4.4.11

Gastronomes across Edinburgh are rejoicing at news that the café kiosk outside the St James Centre has been granted permission to carry on for…
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NEW YORK SNOG BLOG 2

Day 2 of Tartan Week for Whisky Kiss had a lot to live up to. Day 1 had seen us jamming with Keifer Sutherland (a surprisingly good guitarist and…
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ELECTION HAGGIS

Alarm bells rang when we read the opening headline 'Shirley-Anne Somerville – A Strong Voice for Leith & North Edinburgh'. We thought the SNP's…
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WHISKY KISS: THE NEW YORK SNOG BLOG

Broughton-based 'ceilidh-vs-DJ band' Whisky Kiss are playing in New York (Breaking news 7.3.11) this month. Bassist Iain McPhail (second from left)…
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DANGEROUS DOGS NOT CURTAILED

A reader informs us that the Control of Dogs (Scotland) Act came into force in February, putting responsibility for control on owners and adult…
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ELECTION HUSTINGS 2011: HOW THE CANDIDATES FARED

Those attending the hustings on 23 March may be forgiven for thinking there was something wrong with the church's central heating. However, the…
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COLOURFUL SWANS IN BROWN STUDY

[img_assist|nid=1639|title=|desc=|link=node|align=middle|width=640|height=531]The superb painting above is currently on show at the Gallery on the…
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ISSUE 193 – ON ITS WAY

April's issue of the Spurtle will be published online on 4 April, and distributed in classic paper and print throughout Broughton's barbers and hair…
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NEW WATER OF LEITH ARTWORKS MAKE WAVES

A German-based artist plans to complete and install six original works along the Water of Leith sculpture trail this summer. But it is a development…
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