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POLICE WARN McDONALD RD SPEEDERS

Plain-clothed policemen have been hiding behind wheelie bins on McDonald Rd to catch speeding motorists, reported a local newspaper on 30 March.The…
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FROM FLANKER TO FASHIONISTO

Former Scotland rugby international Donnie Mcfadyen is now designing men's vintage clothing, and selling it through Threadbare on Broughton St.He…
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CITY CONSULTS ON NEW OPEN SPACES STRATEGY

In line with amended national planning policy, the City of Edinburgh Council has completed an audit of open spaces across the capital.It is now…
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OPEN SPACES – THE PLOTS THICKEN

Two potential sites for new allotments have been identified in Broughton.The sites are shown in the Leith Neighbourhood Partnership Action Plan –…
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DEVELOPERS MARCH ONWARD AND UPWARD

When architects Sir Frank Mears Associates presented pre-planning application proposals for land between Broughton Rd and Heriothill, local…
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WORLD'S POOR NEED EDINBURGH'S BOOKS (AND MORE)

Organisers of the 2010 Christian Aid Book Sale are appealing for contributions. They hope to receive books, of course, but also many other items of…
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REPLACEMENT RECYCLING REQUISITES READILY AVAILABLE

Has your red recycling bin become so cracked and brittle that cardboard falls out of it? Has your recycling sack split with the strain of Liberal-…
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McDONALD RD PLANS – LATEST

The following details arose from the pre-planning application meeting at McDonald Rd Library on 22 March. For locals' initial reactions see Issue 181…
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LOCAL PEDANT CHOKES ON SMALL PRINT

Food at the National Library of Scotland has improved hugely since Jane St-based caterers Galway Gourmet took over.‘Jaundiced of Claremont’ reports…
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NTBCC FLAGS UP TRAM PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS

The New Town and Broughton Community Council today responded to the Council's draft (Tranche 1) Traffic Regulation Orders on how Edinburgh streets…
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