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EDINBURGH N&L FLOCKS TO BROCK

The SNP held Edinburgh North & Leith last night with an emphatic victory and increased share of the vote. With 73% of the electorate taking…
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PLAYGROUP’S FUTURE FINELY BALANCED

In the words of Joni Mitchell, ‘Don’t it always seem to go / that you don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone?’ Well, nobody’s yet talking…
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GARDEN ON GARDENS AND THE NEED FOR TEETH

Professor James Garden, Edinburgh World Heritage's new chair, marked the organisation’s 20th anniversary with a speech at the French Institute…
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LATEST ON ‘NEW TOWN NORTH’

On 6 December, Ediston again consulted the public about Orion Capital Managers’ ambitions for the 5.9-acre former RBS site between Dundas Street and…
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SPURTLE HUSTINGS CONTROVERSY

Controversy has attended the Edinburgh North & Leith General Election hustings run by the Spurtle on 28 November. That event is reported HERE.…
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ISSUE 291 – OUT ON THE 1st!

As you read this, copies of the December Spurtle are already to be found beautifying the barony like a newly washed flock of sheep by night all…
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HUSTINGS 2019

 EDINBURGH NORTH & LEITH Over 130 people gathered last night in Broughton St Mary’s Parish Church at Spurtle’s General Election…
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MEMBERS DISCUSS CHRISTMAS MARKET REPORT

At today’s meeting of the Policy and Sustainability (P&S) Committee, members discussed a Report written by the Chief Executive Andrew Kerr and…
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CHIEF EXEC’S REPORT MOSTLY ABSOLVES COUNCIL

Following an emergency motion by Cllr Joanna Mowat, a report (pp. 282–288) has been published for consideration by the City of Edinburgh Council’s…
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UNDERBELLY LACKED PLANNING CONSENT LAST YEAR AS WELL

 COUNCIL LEADER DEMANDS ANSWERS AS A MATTER OF URGENCY Readers are doubtless aware of the furore over Underbelly’s lack of planning…
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