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NEW FLATS FOR ANNANDALE STREET – OUTLINE PLANS GO ON SHOW

‘Concept’ plans for the demolition of 52–52a Annandale Street and their replacement by flats went on display this afternoon for public consultation.…
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GEE! WHAT ARE THESE?

Doug Simpson has contacted us asking for Spurtle readers’ help in solving a local mystery. He is a Broughton Place-based photographer working on…
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BUSY DOING NOTHING

Spurtle had high hopes of The Alternative Edinburgh Walking Tour on Saturday.With five minutes to go before the scheduled start, we’d asked the guide…
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NEW TOWN TWEETS FOR CLEANER STREETS

As recently reported here, getting the right number of the right-sized communal bins in the right places is only half the battle when it comes to…
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AMMA – THE UNDERGROUND ART CONTINUUM

Meet James Craig Page: self-taught artist, pop-up speakeasy host and clairvoyant medium. Page is normally based in Dunbar, but during the…
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JUPITER PLUVIUS

‘It is wonderful to think what a turn has been given to our whole Society by the fact that we live under the sign of Aquarius – that our climate is…
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FESTIVAL FACES, FESTIVAL PLACES

If you were to accuse us of shameless voyeurism we would defend ourselves to the last ditch.The truth is, we are slightly ashamed.However, dammit, as…
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PILRIG STREET THUNDERSTRUCK

If you were in north or central Edinburgh yesterday afternoon, you cannot have failed to notice a cataclysmic thunderclap shortly after 3.00pm. …
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St MARY'S RC CATHEDRAL TO MARK BICENTENARY

On 15 August, St Mary’s Roman Catholic Cathedral at the top of Broughton Street will celebrate its 200th anniversary.To mark the occasion, it has…
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Make Garage your priority this weekend

Garage was definitely one of my highlights of last year’s Festivals, writes Ella Taylor-Smith. I plastered my Facebook with photies and went on about…
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