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ISSUE 279 – OUT TOMORROW!

As you read this, the latest Spurtle has been written, printed, folded, and carefully counted into piles ready for wind-powered distribution across…
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EAST PRINCES STREET GARDENS

Removal of 52 trees from East Princes Street Gardens has prompted outrage on social media. The ensuing argument centres around the National…
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CALM AMID THE STORMS

If you’re craving a dash of colour and outdoor drama at the moment, you’ll find them locally in what’s perhaps a rather unexpected setting.Bond…
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END OF THE LINE FOR L'ESCAPADE?

In Issue 275 we reported the imminent arrival at 2 Dundas Street of L’escapade – a bistro bar in premises formerly occupied by the café Glass &…
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A WIRD IN YER LUG

Few things are more expressive, persuasive, or satisfying to pronounce than a well-chosen Scots word, and for the 1.5M people who can speak the…
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POWDERHALL NEXT STEPS

The latest drop-in consultation took place on Wednesday evening to discuss the development potential of the Powderhall site on Broughton Road. …
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BAKERS ON BROUGHTON STREET

Congratulations to Lilly Rose Fraser, whose baking and retail skills outside Crombie’s on Saturday helped raise £138 for the Stafford Centre next…
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COLLECTIVE TO REOPEN IN NOVEMBER

The Collective art gallery announced today that it will reopen in its new home on Calton Hill at 10am on 24 November. The centre for…
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BLENHEIM PLACE PLANS RESURFACE

For reasons which are not immediately obvious, Cornerstone Property Development has applied for the second time in 12 months for a change of use at 2…
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CANON MILL ROUND 2

The Thistle Property Group has returned to the Planning fray with a new design for the old Canon Mill at 1–3 Canon Street (Ref. 18/07826/FUL).…
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