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LATEST NEWS ON POWDERHALL DEVELOPMENT

Following 5 previous consultation rounds, and before submitting a full planning application for the Powderhall Bowling Greens site later this month,…
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EDINBURGH FESTIVALS – TOO BIG AND OUT OF CONTROL?

Professor Cliff Hague, Chairman of the Cockburn Association, delivered the heritage watchdog’s annual lecture last night on Zoom. His theme was the…
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HISTORIC HUMBUGGERY

The article below, apparently written on Christmas Day 1790, appeared in the Caledonian Mercury on 1 January 1791. It is possible that the…
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ISSUE 302 – OUT TOMORROW!

As you read this, advanced copies of the December/January Spurtle are already appearing across the barony like Lockdown-busting shoppers from…
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FIVE-A-DAY FUN QUIZ

Are you bored? Are you not bored but in need of distraction? Do you like having your brain teased? If you answered ‘yes’ to any of the above,…
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FLOOD MANAGEMENT NEEDS VISION AND LEADERSHIP

In July last year, Spurtle responded to recent downpours by examining the current and long-term efficacy of Edinburgh’s £43M Water of Leith Flood…
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CAPITAL FOG – IT COULD BE WORSE

This morning we woke to a third day of miserable damp gloom. It may seem grim. But Edinburgh has known worse. The following article is…
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LOCALS ABHOR AN INFORMATION VACUUM

As first reported back in September, MMMARS Dundas Limited aims to demolish the existing structure and erect a new mixed-use development (residential…
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NO NEWS IS GOOD NEWS

To avoid further binge-watching of US Presidential election coverage, one Spurtle correspondent today opted for a walk in the Botanics. In no…
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TWO-WEEK CONSULTATION ON REVISED STEAD’S PLACE PLANS

ONLINE EXERCISE STARTS TOMORROW WITH LIVE EVENT Drum Property Group and CAMVO123 Ltd will seek public feedback on new proposals for the 2.9-…
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