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LEITH STREET CHOP

The Greenside Link is no more. In still conditions during the small hours of this morning, contractors succeeded in cutting it at either end and…
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NOT GONE YET

The Leith Street pedestrian bridge between the former St James Centre and the Q-Park over the road was still in place this morning. It had been…
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TIME FOR A CHANGE

When does autumn begin and end? The answer depends on whether you’re a meteorologist or an astronomer. Weather buffs divide up the year…
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PICARDY PLACE IS CHANGING

 WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT  Together for Edinburgh is the team behind the ‘regeneration’ of Edinburgh’s East End.*  In a recent…
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BARKING UP THE WRONG TREE

 MISTAKEN IDENTITY AND MISSED OPPORTUNITIES? Essential Edinburgh have been granted permission to remove a Japanese cherry from St Andrew…
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CYCLISTS PUSH BACK AT LEITH STREET TIGHT SQUEEZE

Measures for the temporary (44-week) closure of Leith Street are now in place, but the promised access for cyclists between Calton Road and Waterloo…
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THINGS FALL APART

'THE HEAVY OF YOUR BODY PARTS AND THE COOL AIR OF THE AIR CONDITION'  — REVIEW Before viewing Glasgow-based artist Ross Little’s film, one…
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LOCALS SOUND CAUTIOUS NOTES ON TRAMS

 COUNCILLORS VOTE TO GO AHEAD, GAIN MORE INFORMATION, AND TAKE FINAL DECISION NEXT AUTUMN Grave warnings about pressing ahead with the tram…
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PRAISE FOR FESTIVE IMPROVEMENT

 INFRASTRUCTURE-LITE St ANDREW SQUARE WELCOMED In September's Spurtle (Issue 266, p.2), we reported that the New Town & Broughton…
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BIG DAY FOR OLD ROYAL HIGH SCHOOL

Today, we will report the Development Management Subcommittee (DMS) hearing on a revised proposal for the old Royal High School on Regent Road (Ref.…
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