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LEITH WALK BY-ELECTION CANDIDATES NAMED

Eleven candidates will contest the forthcoming Leith Walk (Ward 12) by-election on 11 April.They are, in alphabetical order:Steven Alexander, UK…
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TENEMENT HACKS: STAIR LIGHTING TIMESWITCHES

If you live in a tenement, you may well have been frustrated by power cuts affecting the time the stair lights come on and go off. The reason…
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ANNANDALE STREET CLOSED FOR SUSPICIOUS ITEM

Police in Scotland issued a statement this evening regarding the incident in Annandale Street this afternoon.We reproduce it in full.A spokesperson…
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IT WAS FUN TO STAY AT THE YMCA

This is a full version of the article which was reproduced (in shortened form) in Issue 282. It comes from the Scotsman, 14 March 1919. AMERICAN…
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ISSUE 282 – OUT TOMORROW!

It’s nearly March, and copies of the latest Spurtle have already begun bouncing about the barony like spring hares on a garden trampoline. Issue…
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ENJOYING THE BROUGHTON STREET BUZZ

In almost every part of the world, the dragonfly symbolises change, transformation, harmony, and good luck. In some cultures it represents summer and…
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CALL FOR ARTISTS

Many thanks to reader Mark Saunders, who has sent us this upbeat vision of future developments. It was conceived, perhaps, through topaz-…
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BROUGHTON STREET TO REOPEN EARLY

Good news on Broughton Street! SGN this morning announced that work to replace gas mains has been going well … so well in fact that they now…
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ROUND IN CIRCLES ON TRAMS

City of Edinburgh councillors are currently considering the business case for extending the tramline to Newhaven. They will debate a report on…
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POLICE SEEK HELP FROM PUBLIC

 INDECENCY OFFENCE ON GEORGE STREET  Police in Edinburgh released a press release this morning. We reproduce it below unedited and in full…
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