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LOCALS ABHOR AN INFORMATION VACUUM

As first reported back in September, MMMARS Dundas Limited aims to demolish the existing structure and erect a new mixed-use development (residential…
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NO NEWS IS GOOD NEWS

To avoid further binge-watching of US Presidential election coverage, one Spurtle correspondent today opted for a walk in the Botanics. In no…
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TWO-WEEK CONSULTATION ON REVISED STEAD’S PLACE PLANS

ONLINE EXERCISE STARTS TOMORROW WITH LIVE EVENT Drum Property Group and CAMVO123 Ltd will seek public feedback on new proposals for the 2.9-…
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VANDALISM OF THE SCOTT MONUMENT

As a companion piece to last month's 'Desecration of the Calton Hill', we reproduce this article from the North Briton (8 December 1877…
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ISSUE 301 — OUT TOMORROW!

As you read this, early copies of the November Spurtle are already filtering out across the barony like leaves borne on an Edinburgh autumn breeze.…
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RIGHT TYPE FOR A BASEMENT BOOKSHOP

When Spurtle interviewed Tom Hodges earlier this week, the irrepressible fizz in the Typewronger Books bottle was anxiously preparing for a special…
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COUNCIL GRAPPLES GRAFFITI

THERE'S ALWAYS CLEANING FLUID, BUT IS IT THE SOLUTION? Councillors on the Culture & Communities Cmte last month approved a Report on…
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MINISTERS REJECT HOTEL SCHEME FOR OLD ROYAL HIGH SCHOOL

MUSIC SCHOOL IS A VIABLE ALTERNATIVE Scottish Ministers have dismissed the planning appeals by Duddingston House Properties and Urbanist Hotels…
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RESIDENTS PLAN FOR BETTER BROUGHTON

Better Broughton is a new informal group set up by local residents to campaign for improvements to the corridor between Canonmills and the top…
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BUT IS IT STILL STREET-ART?

This intriguing enigma appeared in Bellevue recently. The point seems to be that either a food product is so unhealthy that to consume it displays a…
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