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THROUGH A GLASS LIGHTLY

Much has been written lately about how the referendum debate energised political culture in Scotland, particularly among the young. Some…
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APPLE ADDS APPEAL TO EAST END

Apple opened its new shop at 10 Princes Street this morning. Over 300 delighted enthusiasts – some of whom had queued around the block since…
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VANESSA BILLY: 'SUSTAIN, SUSTAIN'

REVIEWED BY RHYS FULLERTON After Ross Sinclair’s full-on and very loud exhibition 20 Years of Real Life, Collective’s curators…
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LAZAROWICZ CALLS FOR CONSENSUS ON DEVOLUTION

In a Parliamentary debate in London yesterday, Mark Lazarowicz called for as wide a consensus as possible on further devolution of powers to Holyrood…
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COMMUNITY COUNCIL UNDER FIRE OVER STOCKBRIDGE CHIME

Stockbridge and Inverleith Community Council (S&ICC) is broadly supportive of City of Edinburgh Council’s intervention on the St Stephen’s Church…
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GUESS WHO'S COMING TO SHRUB PLACE ...

Plans have emerged for yet another supermarket in Broughton’s already generously provided-for streets. Sainsbury’s intends to operate a ground-…
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ELM ROW BIN AND THE ART OF WAR

An intriguing little battle of wills is being fought out on Elm Row.Staff at local bar Jeremiah’s Taproom appear to be tired of their expensively…
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BLUE PLAQUE FOR LOCAL WATCHER OF THE SKIES

The Institute of Physics in Scotland (Iops) has honoured the achievements of a well-to-do amateur astronomer, Thomas David Anderson, with a blue…
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TOUGH TIMES FOR TIGGY-WINKLES

This amusing whimsy outside the Broughton Delicatessen on Barony Street has set us thinking. Spurtle does not recall ever having seen a hedgehog…
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WOMAN SEXUALLY ASSAULTED ON EYRE PLACE

A woman was subjected to a serious sexual assault on Eyre Place early this morning near Smithie’s Bar. The street is currently closed (2.50pm)…
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