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COUNCIL MOVES ON SHORT-TERM LETS
City of Edinburgh Council has taken stock of its existing powers, and set out a wish-list for new powers it wants from the Scottish Government, in a…
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City of Edinburgh Council has taken stock of its existing powers, and set out a wish-list for new powers it wants from the Scottish Government, in a…
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'THE KING AND I' AND CROAN BEE
As mentioned in Issue 275, the subject of the 2017 film The King and I is kenspeckle local resident Graham Croan Bee. Croan Bee lives…
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As mentioned in Issue 275, the subject of the 2017 film The King and I is kenspeckle local resident Graham Croan Bee. Croan Bee lives…
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ISSUE 276 – OUT SOON!
As you read this, the August printed edition of the Spurtle is thundering off the press like a flash flood down Dublin Street. Copies will be…
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As you read this, the August printed edition of the Spurtle is thundering off the press like a flash flood down Dublin Street. Copies will be…
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CANON MILL LIVES TO FIGHT ANOTHER DAY
And now for some good news. The application to redevelop Canon Mill has stalled. As first reported here back in January, the Thistle…
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And now for some good news. The application to redevelop Canon Mill has stalled. As first reported here back in January, the Thistle…
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FAMILIAR FACES, BLACK AND WHITE
We like this striking collage of Broughton Street shopfronts, available as a greetings card from Concrete Wardrobe at No 50a.It is the work of…
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We like this striking collage of Broughton Street shopfronts, available as a greetings card from Concrete Wardrobe at No 50a.It is the work of…
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POLICE ASK FOR PUBLIC'S HELP
Separate incidents on the same day have led to Edinburgh Police appealing for witnesses. The first (Incident no. 3698) happened on Monday 23…
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Separate incidents on the same day have led to Edinburgh Police appealing for witnesses. The first (Incident no. 3698) happened on Monday 23…
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SICK OF PLASTIC? BRING YOUR OWN CONTAINER!
Were you disgusted by images of the plastic-filled ocean in Blue Planet? Monty Roy of the Leith Walk police box was, and he’s sickened too by…
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Were you disgusted by images of the plastic-filled ocean in Blue Planet? Monty Roy of the Leith Walk police box was, and he’s sickened too by…
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MINOR CRISIS
CAN ANY READER HELP? In the general scheme of things – the rise and fall of empires, the extinction of species, the erosion of mountain…
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CAN ANY READER HELP? In the general scheme of things – the rise and fall of empires, the extinction of species, the erosion of mountain…
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THE TRUMP PROTEST IN PICTURES
Thousands marched through central Edinburgh this afternoon to protest against the arrival of President Trump in the UK in general, and Scotland in…
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Thousands marched through central Edinburgh this afternoon to protest against the arrival of President Trump in the UK in general, and Scotland in…
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ANTI-TRUMP PROTEST TOMORROW
SLOW GOING LIKELY Expect traffic delays tomorrow as an anti-Trump protest passes through the city centre at lunchtime.An unspecified number of…
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SLOW GOING LIKELY Expect traffic delays tomorrow as an anti-Trump protest passes through the city centre at lunchtime.An unspecified number of…
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