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COO, LOOK WHO’S BACK!

The doos are home on Elm Row. Shona Kinloch’s eight brass figures were removed from the site in 2006 as preparations began on the tramline extension…
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POLICE APPEAL AFTER DISTURBANCE ON GEORGE STREET

Police Scotland today issued the following press release. We reproduce it below unedited and in full. ***** Detectives are appealing for witnesses…
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ELDER STREET EAST

And so it started …. No. 20 in an occasional photo series celebrating #Spurtleshire #street-name #signs. #Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news…
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SUMMERY St MARK'S PARK

Gormley in the foreground. Beaverhall not far behind. #Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news
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SAXE-COBURG STREET

The scenic route. No. 19 in an occasional photo series celebrating Spurtleshire street-name signs. #Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news…
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THE LONG AND THE SHORT OF IT

You can travel the world on a Hebridean beach. Each outgoing tide leaves behind stories: flotsam, jetsam, bookshelves and messages in bottles. Or…
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GREAT KING STREET

Signs of wear and tear. No. 18 in an occasional photo series celebrating Spurtleshire street-name signs. #Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news…
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PROBLEMS WITH SMELL FOR TACO BELL?

Those managing the former Bank of Scotland premises at 6 Picardy Place find themselves with a problem Tex-Mex-style food chain Taco Bell wants to…
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GABRIEL'S ROAD

After the mushrooms. No. 17 in an occasional series celebrating Spurtleshire street-name signs. #Edinburgh #hyperlocal…
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MUSEUM OF FIRE HERITAGE OPENS DOORS TO LOCALS

On Saturday 17 June, the Museum of Scottish Fire Heritage in Dryden Place had a preview opening for local residents. The museum tells the story of…
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