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COUNCIL DEFERS SUMMER SESSIONS

DOSH TRUMPS TRANQUILITY At yesterday’s virtual meeting of the Policy & Sustainability Committee, councillors considered a report proposing the…
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RECYCLING RESUMES – BOOKINGS FROM TODAY

Edinburgh’s Household Waste and Recycling Centres will reopen on Monday 1 June on an appointment-only basis. Items will initially be restricted to…
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NEWS FROM THE MEWS 21

1869–73 ONE GUINEA REWARD.[1]—JOHN FRASER, a Skinner, recently residing at Ann’s Court, Canonmills,[2] having deserted his child Hugh, aged four…
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POLICE REPORT FALL IN EDINBURGH CRIME

We hesitate to report this, given that our last account of a reduction in Edinburgh crime was followed almost immediately by an assault on our…
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NEWS FROM THE MEWS 20

March 1869 Letters to the Editor. THE WATER SUPPLY. Sir,—I will be obliged by your inserting the inclosed correspondence. Bailie Russell is not…
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NEW VISION FOR INVERLEITH HOUSE

Inverleith House in the Botanic Gardens has secured funding to deliver a three-year programme of multidisciplinary engagement between artists and…
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NEWS FROM THE MEWS 19

1868–69 ALEXANDER SELKIRK, THE ORIGINAL OF ROBINSON CRUSOE.  The following letter has been sent to Commodore Powell and the officers…
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COOKING WITH GIADA CANDERLE

TRADITIONAL POTATO GNOCCHI WITH BUTTER AND SAGE DRESSING In Italian we have a saying which goes: Giovedí gnocchi, venerdí pesce, sabato trippa…
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CALL FOR NEW UPHILL CYCLE LANE

BUSY BROUGHTON STREET NEEDS MORE ROOM FOR ACTIVE TRAVELLERS The Council has been keen in recent days on making conditions in Edinburgh as safe…
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NEW FACE OF SPURTLE FOOD

Hi! My name is Giada Canderle and I’m an Italian expat currently living in Edinburgh. My food blog and a separate series of recipes starting in…
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