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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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ISSUE 266 – OUT SOON!

It’s nearly September, and the new Spurtles are ripening on the vine in a printshop near you. Bursting with juicy interest, our luscious…
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REPORT BACKS TRAM EXTENSION

 FINAL DECISION IN NOVEMBER 2018 The outline business case (OBC) for extending the tramlines by 4.6km from York Place to Newhaven can now…
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THOMAS CAMERON: DREAM SEQUENCE

 RHYS FULLERTON REVIEWS Thomas Cameron’s debut exhibition at The Sutton Gallery in 2015 was a huge success and resulted in a sell…
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