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GIVE US BACK OUR GRASS!

Photos posted online of the latest desecration of St Andrew Square have met with a huge response. Yesterday, we asked readers if there was anything…
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'SUMMER COCKTAIL' AT THE UNION GALLERY

As its name suggests, Summer Cocktail comprises an invigorating blend of styles and strengths which leave one feeling slightly less in touch…
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KEEN GREENS SAY YEA TO RAE

Edinburgh Greens yesterday selected their candidate to stand in the Ward 12 (Leith Walk) by-election on 10 September.She is Susan Rae, who lives in…
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CLICK AND COLLECT AND COLLECT

Months ago, Mrs Left-Handed Tea Drinker sent me on a mission. She entrusted me with the task of buying our Little Left-Handed Tea Drinker Nephew…
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BROUGHTON STREET CLOSURE PROVES BIT OF A TRIAL

The closure of Broughton Street between York Place and Albany Street is scheduled to continue until midnight on 17 July.  Work began on 4 July…
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LEITH WALK COMINGS AND GOINGS

Edinburgh Labour Party last night chose Marion Donaldson to stand in the City of Edinburgh Council by-election for Leith Walk (Ward 12) on 10…
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PSYCHOGEOGRAPHIES 11

DRYDEN STREET, TERRACE, GAIT  Dusk’s belated tryst with the summered street. Lamplight exhaled onto listless setts, shadows soothed into…
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UNACCEPTABLE BATLEYS NOISE AND DISTURBANCE BLOCKED

Batleys’ half-baked proposal to extend opening hours at their 30 McDonald Place cash and carry have been refused (Ref. 15/02378/FUL).As reported here…
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BIN A LONG NIGHT

They may have been drunk. They may have been anti-social.  But those responsible for tipping over two fully laden communal bins on McDonald Road…
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BIG IDEAS IN SMALL SPACES

The inaugural Edinburgh Police Box Festival continues today with a variety of more or less odd micro-happenings across the city. For a map of…
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