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ONLY ROTTEN LOGIC SEES NEW DECADE

Harald Tobermann, a Pilrig resident with strong opinions on the matter, has sent us the following extract.  It comes from The Times of…
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SSSH – HAPPY NEW YEAR!

We end 2019 with a brief reminder from the photo archive that – contrary to some assertions – it is possible to enjoy this time of year in…
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THE IMPORTANCE OF PROOFREADIG

Since the Phoenix reopened under new management as the Broughton Bar this autumn, we have heard nothing but positive comments about the refurbished,…
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THE PLOT THICKENS

Have you ever noticed how otherwise unremarkable signs sometimes precis, characterise, or remind you of works of literature?  Of course you…
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NEW PPP PLANS FOR SMITHIES

Mr Lindsay McArthur again seeks planning in principle consent to demolish Smithies Ale House at 49-51 Eyre Place. The proposal is to build in its…
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BITTER-SWEET NEWS FROM HEART OF BELLEVUE

This is a bitter-sweet day for Bellevue residents. Sweet: because the characters at the heart of this story are genuinely happy and optimistic…
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VICTORY FOR STEAD’S PLACE CAMPAIGNERS

The Scottish Government Reporter today rejected Drum’s appeal against Edinburgh Council’s refusal of planning consent for demolition/redevelopment of…
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BELLEVUE GAS GOVERNOR – COUNCIL SHOWS WHO’S BOSS

The new ‘gas governor’ that recently appeared in Bellevue Crescent is to be redesigned.  The Architectural Heritage Society of Scotland and…
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TASTY TREATS FROM Mrs WILLIAMSON’S COOKBOOK

3. TO BOIL A TURKEY. Today we get you properly in the Christmas mood with this, the third in our series of delicious recipes first published in…
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FESTIVE WASTE, 2019–20

This may not be the most exciting item we bring you this Christmas, but it may yet prove to be among the more useful. Below we reproduce a…
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