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NEIGHBOURS MOBILISE AGAINST ‘OVERBEARING’ DEVELOPMENT

Some 30 local residents are circulating objections to planning proposals for two properties at 108/14 and 116 Dundas Street (20/05645/FUL; 20/…
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EDWARDIAN NEWS FROM THE MEWS 4

FIRE IN AN EDINBURGH WORKSHOP. A fire broke out in a joiner’s workshop situated in Swinton Row, Broughton Street, Edinburgh, yesterday afternoon.[1…
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NOT ALL DREICH

A day of greys. A day of greys and drizzle on the brink of sleet. A day of grey birds skating on thin ice. A day of honey-coloured homes…
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ROSEBANK ANGEL’S LOCAL LINKS

The photograph shown here of a ‘winter angel’, posted on Twitter at the weekend, prompted some interest among readers. Several got in touch to ask…
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EDWARDIAN NEWS FROM THE MEWS 3

LEITH POLICE COURT. (BAILIE M’KELVIE ON THE BENCH.) THURSDAY Robert Mearns, labourer, Greenside Row, Edinburgh, was not working about the…
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SHORT-TERM UNDERTAKING

Planning permission is sought to convert two Category A-listed properties on London Street into short-term holiday-let accommodation. Both…
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STOP ALL THE CLOCKS

You may be experiencing a chronological meltdown. Your dreary minutes may seem to last for hours. Dull hours for days. Each week may be…
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EDWARDIAN NEWS FROM THE MEWS 2

TO-DAY’S POLICE NEWS. EDINBURGH CITY—Before BAILIE GIBSON. FORTY-EIGHT HOURS’ CRIME. There were 74 new prisoners brought to the bar. The charges…
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EDWARDIAN NEWS FROM THE MEWS 1

A Compendium of New Town Noir. ***** Viz. North Edinburgh’s Back-Streets & Dark Corners as Reported in Scottish Broadsheets during His…
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EDINBURGH 1906: SURPASSING STRANGE, ODDLY FAMILIAR

W A V E R L E Y   M A R K E T, PRINCES STREET, EDINBURGH. _____   H. E. MOSS Has much pleasure submitting the following List of…
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