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VANDALISM OF THE SCOTT MONUMENT

As a companion piece to last month's 'Desecration of the Calton Hill', we reproduce this article from the North Briton (8 December 1877…
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ISSUE 301 — OUT TOMORROW!

As you read this, early copies of the November Spurtle are already filtering out across the barony like leaves borne on an Edinburgh autumn breeze.…
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RIGHT TYPE FOR A BASEMENT BOOKSHOP

When Spurtle interviewed Tom Hodges earlier this week, the irrepressible fizz in the Typewronger Books bottle was anxiously preparing for a special…
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COUNCIL GRAPPLES GRAFFITI

THERE'S ALWAYS CLEANING FLUID, BUT IS IT THE SOLUTION? Councillors on the Culture & Communities Cmte last month approved a Report on…
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MINISTERS REJECT HOTEL SCHEME FOR OLD ROYAL HIGH SCHOOL

MUSIC SCHOOL IS A VIABLE ALTERNATIVE Scottish Ministers have dismissed the planning appeals by Duddingston House Properties and Urbanist Hotels…
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RESIDENTS PLAN FOR BETTER BROUGHTON

Better Broughton is a new informal group set up by local residents to campaign for improvements to the corridor between Canonmills and the top…
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BUT IS IT STILL STREET-ART?

This intriguing enigma appeared in Bellevue recently. The point seems to be that either a food product is so unhealthy that to consume it displays a…
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LOCALS RALLY TO DEFEND SPEY STREET LANE

SHORT SHRIFT FOR THIN-END-OF-THE-WEDGE HOUSE PROPOSAL Verticus Ltd seeks planning permission to demolish a single-storey garage at 17 Spey Street…
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CLOSE BUT NOT TOO CLOSE, SAY DEVELOPERS

EYRE PLACE RESIDENTS CONCERNED FOR PRIVACY Some residents on the south side of Eyre Place are concerned that their bedrooms at the back will be…
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BOOK FESTIVAL IS BAD FOR TREES

DAMAGE IN CHARLOTTE SQUARE GARDENS A new visual assessment looking at the current condition of 49 trees in Charlotte Square Gardens has found…
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