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MAIR, MUCH MAIR THAN THIS

 STRANGE ENCOUNTER OF THE HARE KIND Spurtle met this unusual character propped up against the wall of Simpson & Marwick on Broughton…
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UNHELPFUL FOG OVER LEITH STREET

As contractors celebrate the end of their first year on-site at the St James Centre, with the project so far on schedule, doubts about the future of…
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TIME FOR T ON PICARDY PLACE?

To join the debate about Picardy Place, writes David Jamieson of ZONE Architects, we offer the attached solution. It's a proposal which, unlike the…
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COLOURS GALLERY EXHIBITION

 ‘FASCINATING ASSEMBLY’ REVIEWED While occasionally displaying works of art from further afield (such as this unusual bronze by…
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PICARDY PLACE IN THE SPOTLIGHT

 LAWRENCE MEETS LOCALS IN LIVELY DISCUSSION  City of Edinburgh Council’s Executive Director of Place Paul Lawrence addressed the New Town…
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CROSS WITHOUT CARE

On the face of it, the sign attached to a Princes Street pedestrian crossing seems to make rather a bold claim: ‘press the button to access a glimpse…
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LOCALS RETAIN WORLD TEAM TITLE

 VICTORY WITH A HOP, SKIP AND A THUMP Players from Drummond Tennis Club have once again beaten all comers to retain their title as team…
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NO MAJOR RETHINK ON PICARDY PLACE

 ONLY LIMITED ROOM FOR MANOEUVRE  Fundamental redesign of the proposed Picardy Place gyratory is not possible if it entails spending more…
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HEARTS, MINDS AND HOLYROOD

 BATTLE FOR OLD ROYAL HIGH ENTERS NEW PHASE Over 100 guests assembled in the Scottish Parliament building at Holyrood last night in a…
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COUNTER-TERRORISM EXERCISE STARTS TODAY

A major, multi-agency counter-terrorism exercise begins today in central and eastern Scotland and Northumbria.What follows is quoted in full from a…
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