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ASPECTS OF EDINBURGH

 John Ross Maclean reviews a ‘veritable symphony of pleasures’ On 25 June, Blackwell’s Bookshop on South Bridge hosted the launch of…
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WATER OF LEITH FLOOD PREVENTION – HOW RELIABLE, HOW WATERPROOF?

Parts of Edinburgh struggled to cope with a sudden downpour on 24 June.  Over half the month’s anticipated rain fell in three hours on the west…
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OUT OF THE ASHES

Edinburgh-based Star Pubs & Bars Ltd seeks planning consent for new signage at 46–48A Broughton Street (Ref. 19/03014/ADV). The former…
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BLINK AND YOU’RE SPLATTED

This was originally going to be a short article about Broughton’s grain basket on East Claremont Street. There was to be a bad joke about…
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LOCAL ROADWORKS – REVISED TIMETABLE

Edinburgh Council has issued a revised carriageway resurfacing programme prior to tramworks starting in the autumn. We have extracted those…
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WHEN SOMEBODY LOVES YOU

Many thanks to Bellevue resident Mairghread Cunningham, who yesterday spotted this handbill attached to a lamppost beside the bus stop at the foot of…
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COCKBURN CONSULTS ON 'OUR UNIQUE CITY'

The Cockburn Association held a consultation in McDonald Road Library on 26 June, the first of five aimed at establishing recommendations for a new…
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ISSUE 286 – OUT SOON!

As you read this, copies of the July Spurtle are already illuminating obscure corners of the barony, glinting like gold, bouncing like sunbeams off a…
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HEAVY RAIN – NEWS GETS CARRIED AWAY

As rain fell on Monday, the Edinburgh Evening News reported breathlessly about ‘unbelievable scenes’ across the city. Images liberally borrowed…
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NEW SCHEME TO PLANT MORE TREES

A new scheme has been launched to plant more trees in Edinburgh, and take better care of the ones we already have. Tree Time is a joint…
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