In Edinburgh Police Court yesterday, before Bailie Gibson, Henry Eustace Cross (25), 21 Hillside Street; Andrew Whitehead (24), 63 Montgomery Street, two veterinary students, were charged with creating a disturbance outside the Ship Hotel, East Register Street, on Monday, shouting and swearing, and collecting a crowd.
Dear Spurtle,
I was most upset to read about the accident suffered by the Editor of the Spurtle on George Street at the end of last week ('Knee-Chirk reaction').
While he sought to soothe the pain by researching the 'peculiar details' of the access cover, my eye was equally drawn to the poor quality of paving in what is supposed to be one of Edinburgh's premier streets.
Unfortunatley, this is a common problem in Edinburgh (and even worse on roads frequented by heavy vehicles). There is a solution, and it involves Portuguese master pavers. Allow me to share two photos from my collection with your readers: they show two access panels in Edinburgh where they have worked their magic.
Harald Tobermann
Pilrig Street
FREAK BY AN EDINBURGH JOINER.—Before Bailie Waterston in Edinburgh Police Court on Saturday, Robert Rae (20), residing in East Register Street, was convicted of having on New Year’s Day maliciously entered the premises of Peddie, Ewen, & Company, printers, by climbing over a wall in Chapel Lane on to the roof and breaking a pane of glass, and also with pulling down the electric light fittings and assaulting a police constable.[1]
Chirk, Conway, Denbigh, Kenilworth, Ludlow, Raglan, Rhuddlan, Stirling, and Warwick. What’s the connection?
Dear Spurtle,
I am writing in response to the letter from Michael Worobec of 8 Feb, castigating those of us who objected to the new development on the RBS site.
I assume it was a real letter and not satire ...
Anyway, he describes us as 'welly booted, dog haired hippies' and that we should embrace this fine example of homogenous modern architecture.
For the record, I own neither wellies nor a dog (and as for being a hippy, well, I’m afraid I’m bald and only the students in our stair smoke the wacky baccy).
Looking up his postcode, I see he lives on Claremont Crescent. Firstly, that’s a long way from the site, with a whole other district between him and us. It doesn’t affect him. Secondly, Claremont Crescent is a beautiful example of an A-listed Georgian Crescent with central gardens. I mean, doesn’t he even have the decency to support his views on modern architecture by maybe living somewhere like Western Harbour?
Maybe we could come round and build a six-storey block of these gorgeous modern flats on the central garden. Wouldn’t he just love that?
Maybe it was satirical after all.
Dr George Baxter
EH3 6QA (which actually looks out over the site)
A determination is expected by 15 April on MMMARS Dundas Limited’s plans to demolish and redevelop two properties at 108–14 and 116 Dundas St to form 44 flats and 3 commercial units (20/05645/FUL; 20/05646/CON).
Of 52 comments submitted to the Council by the closing date, 50 were objections and 1 in favour. Below we give a very brief summary of those Spurtle has seen.
Community Council
Police Scotland issued a press release today. We reproduce it below in full.
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Police in Edinburgh have released a CCTV image [see below] of two men they wish to speak to as it is believed they may have information which could assist police with their ongoing enquiries into an assault that occurred around 1.30pm on Monday 2 September, 2020 on Montgomery Street.
One of the men is described as being white and in his late 20s to early 30s. He has short dark hair, stubble and was wearing black casual clothing.
Whether drunkenness is actually on the increase may be an open question, but that drinking among juveniles is becoming every year more in evidence, at any rate so far as Edinburgh is concerned, admits no doubt whatever. Scarcely a day passes without some young lad or girl appearing at the bar of the Police Court among the “drunk and disorderlies or the incapables.”
Warriston Cemetery often throws up surprises, but few remember finding something quite like this before.
The regeneration of George Street’s public realm has entered a new phase with the launch of a final Concept Design. The plans are available for scrutiny on the Council website here (use the menu toggle top-right for more detail). There’s a virtual helicopter ride here.
The proposals are budgeted at £32M, with £20M coming from Transport Scotland via Sustrans.