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POLICE WARN McDONALD RD SPEEDERS
Wednesday 31 March 2010 - 08:51
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
Monday 29 March 2010 - 11:14
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
Friday 26 March 2010 - 22:18
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
Friday 26 March 2010 - 15:38
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
Friday 26 March 2010 - 13:40
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)
Friday 26 March 2010 - 13:13
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
Wednesday 24 March 2010 - 16:13
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
Tuesday 23 March 2010 - 15:14
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
Monday 22 March 2010 - 11:30
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
Friday 19 March 2010 - 20:17
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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