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EDWARDIAN NEWS FROM THE MEWS, 6

Hotels, Hydropathics, &c. Continental hotel and restaurant, Meuse Lane (on St David Street.) Luncheons, Dinners, and Suppers at Popular Prices…
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EDWARDIAN NEWS FROM THE MEWS, 5

1902 WANTED, girl to wash bottles, and also one to label.—James Robertson & Co., York Lane.[1] Edinburgh Evening News, 4 January 1902…
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UPSETTING NEWS FROM WARRISTON

Another of Warriston Cemetery’s gentle giants has fallen. The latest example, when seen from Warriston Road, appears to have been rooted in the bank…
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NEIGHBOURS MOBILISE AGAINST ‘OVERBEARING’ DEVELOPMENT

Some 30 local residents are circulating objections to planning proposals for two properties at 108/14 and 116 Dundas Street (20/05645/FUL; 20/…
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EDWARDIAN NEWS FROM THE MEWS 4

FIRE IN AN EDINBURGH WORKSHOP. A fire broke out in a joiner’s workshop situated in Swinton Row, Broughton Street, Edinburgh, yesterday afternoon.[1…
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NOT ALL DREICH

A day of greys. A day of greys and drizzle on the brink of sleet. A day of grey birds skating on thin ice. A day of honey-coloured homes…
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ROSEBANK ANGEL’S LOCAL LINKS

The photograph shown here of a ‘winter angel’, posted on Twitter at the weekend, prompted some interest among readers. Several got in touch to ask…
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EDWARDIAN NEWS FROM THE MEWS 3

LEITH POLICE COURT. (BAILIE M’KELVIE ON THE BENCH.) THURSDAY Robert Mearns, labourer, Greenside Row, Edinburgh, was not working about the…
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SHORT-TERM UNDERTAKING

Planning permission is sought to convert two Category A-listed properties on London Street into short-term holiday-let accommodation. Both…
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STOP ALL THE CLOCKS

You may be experiencing a chronological meltdown. Your dreary minutes may seem to last for hours. Dull hours for days. Each week may be…
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