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SERIOUS CRASH ON BONNINGTON ROAD

Police Scotland today issued a press release which we reproduce below in full. ----- Road Policing Officers at Edinburgh are appealing for…
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EDWARDIAN NEWS FROM THE MEWS, 9

EDINBURGH DRINKING CLUBS. POLICE START NEW CAMPAIGN. A new phase in the drinking club question as regards Edinburgh has been entered upon.[1] As…
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EDWARDIAN NEWS FROM THE MEWS, 8

BATHGATE MAN’S ADVENTURES IN EDINBURGH. FALLEN AMONG THIEVES. Before Bailie Waterston, Edinburgh City Police Court, to-day, a young, smart-looking…
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MSC STUDENTS SEEK LOCAL INPUT

Hello Spurtle Readers, We are a group of university students pursuing an MSc in Architectural Conservation at the University of Edinburgh. Since…
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EDWARDIAN NEWS FROM THE MEWS, 7

Edinburgh Labourer’s Divorce Case. Lord Pearson heard evidence to-day in an action of divorce by Robert Ewing, labourer, 10 Rossie Place, Edinburgh…
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INTERGENERATIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR POWDERHALL

COUNCIL SUBMITS DETAILED PROPOSALS City of Edinburgh Council has now submitted more detailed plans for the former Powderhall bowling greens on…
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ISSUE 303 – OUT TOMORROW!

As you read this, advance copies of the February Spurtle have already begun snowdropping across the barony. The new issue begins with an exclusive…
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EDWARDIAN NEWS FROM THE MEWS, 6

Hotels, Hydropathics, &c. Continental hotel and restaurant, Meuse Lane (on St David Street.) Luncheons, Dinners, and Suppers at Popular Prices…
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EDWARDIAN NEWS FROM THE MEWS, 5

1902 WANTED, girl to wash bottles, and also one to label.—James Robertson & Co., York Lane.[1] Edinburgh Evening News, 4 January 1902…
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UPSETTING NEWS FROM WARRISTON

Another of Warriston Cemetery’s gentle giants has fallen. The latest example, when seen from Warriston Road, appears to have been rooted in the bank…
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