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SEPTEMBER SPURTLE ENTERS FINAL STRAIGHT

Issue 186 is coming soon.Content includes: unscrambling of laughably garbled Evening News 'reportage'; local Arts initiatives; planning issues;…
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COMMUNITY FUN THIS SATURDAY

Two local community events are running today, Saturday.The Montgomery Park Fair runs from 11:00am until 5:00pm. And friends, neighbours and locals…
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CITY JAZZ ORCHESTRA TO CELEBRATE 20 YEARS WITH LOCAL PERFORMANCE

The Edinburgh Schools Jazz Orchestra (ESJO) is celebrating 20 years with a free concert on 4 September in Broughton St Mary's Parish Church (see…
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OLD BOOKS AID HAPPY ENDINGS

Here is a brief postscript to this year’s (37th) great Christian Aid booksale (Issue 183).The recently published, superbly produced and detailed…
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LEARN SOMETHING NEW, EXPAND YOUR HORIZONS ...

How long have you nursed a secret desire to master American tribal-style belly dancing? Now's your chance.Drummond Community High School has launched…
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FRIENDS, EDINBURGHERS, COUNTRYMEN

Groups of residents who 'befriend' their local parks may sound – to the cynical or uninitiated – slightly absurd. Absurd or not, such green oases and…
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NTBCC MEETS FIRST MONDAY OF THE MONTH

The next meeting of the New Town and Broughton Community Council will be at 7.30pm on Monday 6 September in the Library at Drummond Community High…
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HERITAGE BODY HELPS FUND REPAIRS

The Edinburgh World Heritage Trust has disbursed funds for the restoration of a prominent New Town corner-block.Nos 22–22a Dundas Street and the…
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POLICE SEEK WITNESSES AFTER WOMAN ATTACKED IN STOCKBRIDGE

A 31-year-old woman walking from the New Town to Stockbridge was attacked and left unconscious by a man on Friday 20 August between 9:00pm and 11:…
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GORMLEY PRETTIER IN PINK

Two Gormleys have again been targeted in fashion make-overs of dubious taste.The figure in the pool at Bell's Mill Weir (pictured right) looked a…
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