PRINCES STREET
The high life. Photographed at lunchtime today.
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SLOW PROGRESS ON CLADDING
The Housing (Cladding Remediation) Scotland Act 2024 was passed in May last year and came into force on 6 Jan 2025. It allows Ministers to assess and fix buildings ‘within scope’, and to evacuate buildings if necessary.
ISSUE 347 – PUBLISHED TOMORROW!
As you read this, advance copies of the February Spurtle are already appearing across Broughton like buses whispering over setted potholes in the small hours of the night.
NEW DRAFT GUIDANCE ON PURPOSE-BUILT STUDENT ACCOMMODATION
Yesterday, councillors on the Planning Committee voted to take forward draft non-statutory guidance on purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) for public consultation.
JOHN DICKIE:—FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS
The funeral service for John Dickie, founding editor of the Spurtle, will take place at Warriston Crematorum’s Lorimer Chapel at 10am on Monday 20 January.
JANUARY SKYLINE
Cold and clear.
And vice versa.
But mostly cold.
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THE WIDE BLUE YONDER
The view from Calton Hill this lunchtime.
Very cold. Very clear. Intoxicating.
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IT'S OVER
But some people just can't let go.
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