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HOW HUGE, HOW MANY, HOW COME? BINS EXPLAINED FOR THE BOGGLED

One topic which arises frequently in correspondence with locals is how the Council decides how many bins to put in any particular street, writes Fred…
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LATEST NEWS ON OLD ROYAL HIGH

Today, we received official notification of St Mary's Music School's interest in the old Royal High School.The press release confirms what we…
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NEW SHOOTS ON HOWE STREET

A new business looks set to fill the space at 46 Howe Street formerly occupied by News Corner (Ref. 15/00928/ADV) Pad Lifestyle Ltd have…
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PSYCHOGEOGRAPHIES 5

TOTEMS AND THE TRIBE: DAVID HILL ON CUMBERLAND STREET, GREAT KING STREET AND DRUMMOND PLACE  Shadows cast by terrains long ago trodden can…
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FAIRGROUND PITCH

When it comes to the shows, what appeals most to me about them is their discomfiting collisions. I love that unnerving interface of noise and…
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WHO SAID WHAT AT THE HUSTINGS 2015

Last night’s General Election hustings event was a well-attended, quiet and rather bloodless affair. Around 150 people filled St Mary’s Parish…
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NEW TUNE FOR OLD ROYAL HIGH SCHOOL

A new, funded scheme for the old Royal High School (RHS) on Regent Road is waiting in the wings.Sources in the know tell us that St Mary’s Music…
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WANTED, DEAD OR NOT ALIVE

We’ve all heard of guerrilla gardeners. Now, though, there’s a new unorthodox horticulturalist in town: the vigilante devegetator. Spurtle…
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JOHN LEWIS PLANS FOR BUILDING DISRUPTION

John Lewis seeks planning permission for changes that will allow the shop to keep trading while the St James Quarter is developed around and below it…
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VANDALS SPOIL LOCAL FUN

Little Bo-Peep is no more. The recent arrival who appeared at the end of Bellevue Place just before Easter was trashed by vandals last night.We…
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