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WORKING LIFE – THE BIGGER PICTURE

As a personal statement of obsessive business drive, it is unlikely to appeal to Lord Sugar. Somehow, we doubt Donald Trump will affect its easy-…
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SUNDAY CAMERAMBULATION

Spurtle's been out and about in the neighbourhood this weekend, looking for unusual angles as usual.Can you tell where we were? The photos don’t…
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SO LONG – BIN NICE KNOWING YOU

Red and blue recycling buckets may be binned if councillors sign-off the business case for new kerbside arrangements (see foot of page). The…
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ARTISTS FIGHT END OF PART-TIME COURSE

Working Lines – an exhibition of prints and drawings – previews on Howe Street this evening.It features the work of four artists, one of whom is well…
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TALE OF THE RIVER BANK

The Water of Leith Conservation Trust (WLCT) has won £10,000 as part of Clydesdale Bank's Spirit of the Community Awards. The awards recognise…
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HI-TEC AND OLD HOMES – IS YOUR FLAT THERMALLY WELL-BEHAVED?

Broughton flats are providing important energy information for researchers at Edinburgh Napier University’s Scottish Energy Centre, writes Jon…
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ATOS GETS A TASTE OF ITS OWN MEDICINE

Comedian and political activist Mark Thomas fronted the launch of a 6-month Assessing the Assessors campaign this afternoon on York Place. The event…
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PLANNERS REFUSE STUDIO DWELLING 'NUISANCE'

A retrospective application for change of use to turn a consented garage into a studio dwelling on Scotland Street Lane East (behind 8 Bellevue…
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WIT, FLIRTATION, DASTARDLY BEHAVIOUR ... AND A GREAT CAUSE

'Silly things do cease to be silly if they are done by sensible people in an impudent way.' But not, it seems, in the hands of Austentatious. The…
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MIXED RESPONSE TO FLAGS AGAINST RACISM

Twenty-one members of the public turned out yesterday evening for a stroll from Picardy Place to just north of Pilrig Street. Part parade, part…
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