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ARTWORK OF THE MONTH

LISA OPPENHEIM'S BILLBOARD FOR EDINBURGH November's Artwork of the Month is a dramatic photograph of a Colorado forest fire, taken by Lisa…
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MESSAGES AND BOTTLES

'Does anyone know where these come from? Does anyone know what they mean?' So asks Rhys Fullerton, who began noticing roses in bottles…
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READINGS BETWEEN THE LINES

Surely Spurtle is not alone in recalling the horror?That moment when a fragile tome was selected from the shelves of an antiquarian bookseller and…
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ZERO TOLERANCE FOR HATE CRIME POST-PARIS

Police Scotland's Deputy Chief Constable Iain Livingstone QPM this morning issued a statement to communities across the country. We reproduce it…
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COLD HANDS, WARM HEART

SWM (21 YO NM) WLTM SWF (FS VGL) 4 LTR It is November, and – after an evening spent among young people intoxicated with each other and the…
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LOCAL BUT WITH HIMALAYAN ROOTS

Just look and marvel. This delicately detailed botanical study is by Heather Raeburn, one of three artists whose joint show opens this evening…
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ALL THE WAY TO NEWHAVEN (BUT DON'T HOLD YOUR BREATH)

Councillors today voted to back the principle of extending the tramline to Newhaven. A decision on spending any money, however, will be delayed…
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RAILING ABOUT RAILINGS

UNDERBELLY CUTS FIRST AND ASKS PERMISSION AFTERWARDS Underbelly seeks approval to alter and replace the current gate and railings into East…
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END OF THE ROAD FOR WARRISTON COTTAGE

Permission has been granted to demolish the adjoining buildings at 5 Warriston Road and build in their place a 3-storey block of flats (Ref. 14/02315…
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OUR SHELTER FROM THE STORMY BLAST

This evening’s cinema screenings at the Leith Walk police box will take place inside, owing to inclement weather conditions (a superabundance of wind…
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