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PLANNERS REFUSE STUDIO DWELLING 'NUISANCE'
A retrospective application for change of use to turn a consented garage into a studio dwelling on Scotland Street Lane East (behind 8 Bellevue…
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A retrospective application for change of use to turn a consented garage into a studio dwelling on Scotland Street Lane East (behind 8 Bellevue…
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WIT, FLIRTATION, DASTARDLY BEHAVIOUR ... AND A GREAT CAUSE
'Silly things do cease to be silly if they are done by sensible people in an impudent way.' But not, it seems, in the hands of Austentatious. The…
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'Silly things do cease to be silly if they are done by sensible people in an impudent way.' But not, it seems, in the hands of Austentatious. The…
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MIXED RESPONSE TO FLAGS AGAINST RACISM
Twenty-one members of the public turned out yesterday evening for a stroll from Picardy Place to just north of Pilrig Street. Part parade, part…
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Twenty-one members of the public turned out yesterday evening for a stroll from Picardy Place to just north of Pilrig Street. Part parade, part…
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NTBCC SUPPORT FOR 154 McDONALD ROAD – OBJECTORS RESPOND
Locals opposed to plans for redeveloping 154 McDonald Road as flats have contacted the Spurtle following news that the New Town & Broughton…
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Locals opposed to plans for redeveloping 154 McDonald Road as flats have contacted the Spurtle following news that the New Town & Broughton…
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COMMUNITY COUNCIL BACKS McDONALD RD FLATS PLAN
The New Town & Broughton Community Council (NTBCC) has backed controversial plans to convert 154 McDonald Road into flats (Ref. 13/02458/FUL).…
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The New Town & Broughton Community Council (NTBCC) has backed controversial plans to convert 154 McDonald Road into flats (Ref. 13/02458/FUL).…
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FINE VIEW AND A BROUGHTON PERSPECTIVE
Featured to the right is a portrait of John Hutchison (1833–1910), a distinguished Scottish sculptor who, like the architect Robert Rowand Anderson (…
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Featured to the right is a portrait of John Hutchison (1833–1910), a distinguished Scottish sculptor who, like the architect Robert Rowand Anderson (…
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NORMAL SERVICE RESUMES SOON
Rain – possibly lots of it – is forecast for tomorrow. The BBC reckons heavy showers will wet Edinburgh around lunchtime and last until late…
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Rain – possibly lots of it – is forecast for tomorrow. The BBC reckons heavy showers will wet Edinburgh around lunchtime and last until late…
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LEITH WALK AGAINST DISCRIMINATION
For the last two days, Spurtle has been covering a grubby outburst of racial discrimination aimed at English-born Keith Hales on Leith Walk (Breaking…
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For the last two days, Spurtle has been covering a grubby outburst of racial discrimination aimed at English-born Keith Hales on Leith Walk (Breaking…
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NEW TRANSPORT BODY AND THAT QUEASY FEELING
City of Edinburgh Council today announced plans to integrate the capital's transport system under a new organisation called Transport for Edinburgh (…
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City of Edinburgh Council today announced plans to integrate the capital's transport system under a new organisation called Transport for Edinburgh (…
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SUB-STANDARD BEHAVIOUR – BUNTING STIRS RACISM ON LEITH WALK
Community activist Keith Hales put up some St George's Cross bunting outside his business on Leith Walk this morning. The gesture was ahead of Leith…
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Community activist Keith Hales put up some St George's Cross bunting outside his business on Leith Walk this morning. The gesture was ahead of Leith…
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