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NTBCC – MIXED RESPONSE TO LEITH WALK IMPROVEMENT PLANS

The New Town and Broughton Community Council  (NTBCC) has given a general welcome to the notion of improving Leith Walk, but has serious doubts…
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MORE BROUGHTON STREET ROAD WORKS

Road works at the top of Broughton Street/York Place started on Friday 11 January and are expected to remain in place for another two weeks, writes…
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CRANACHAN MUFFINS

While concentrating on a half-hearted January detox and the trials of returning to normality after the Christmas and New Year festivities, every year…
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A-BOARD AND AN ANACHRONISM

Over recent months we have been amused and edified by literary quotations on the A-board of Broughton Street's Villeneuve Wines.Staff have selflessly…
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THIEVES ROB MAN AT KNIFEPOINT

A man was robbed at knifepoint this morning close to the Warriston entrance of St Mark's Park.The 42-year old was walking at around 7.30am when two…
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360º VIEWS

It's being dismantled now, but while it lasted the Big Wheel in Princes Street Gardens afforded spectacular and unusual views over the city.We have…
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POLICE CONCERNED FOR MISSING ELM ROW MAN

Police are concerned for the safety of Sanjay Dhital, a 23-year-old Nepalese student at Telford College. He disappeared from his Elm Row flat on 26…
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LINK ON THE BLINK – A SOLUTION

In Issue 214, published yesterday, we drew attention to a wonderful picture of Greenside and Broughton by the Scottish photographer George Washington…
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LIGHTS OUT ON BROUGHTON AND ALBANY STREETS

The temporary traffic lights installed at the junction of Broughton and Albany Streets are to be removed on Friday. In their stead will be the former…
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PLANNING UPDATE (7.1.13)

Planning consent is sought to convert a basement suite of 4 offices into a 2-bedroom dwelling at 12 Cumberland Street North East Lane (Ref. 12/04564/…
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