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THE BATTLE FOR ART AND MINDS

Louise Rhodes and Carol Hopkins examine themes of literal and psychological distance, real and imagined travel, in a joint exhibition this summer at…
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QUIET NEIGBOUR ON NOISY STREET

When was the last time you looked properly at this place – the long, rather leisurely York Buildings facing the Scottish National Portrait Gallery on…
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MP URGES: ACT NOW TO KEEP WARM LATER

Scottish Gas has recently opened its 2014/2015 Warm Home Discount scheme and other large and small energy suppliers will be following suit soon.…
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OUTLOOK SUNNY, CLOUDS POSSIBLE LATER

I have a confession to make. It may make you change your already skewed impression of me, but I’m done with hiding my secret. I'm excited about…
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NEW POLITICS, FRAGRANT AMBITION

If last night's rearrangement of the political landscape left you scratching your head, prepare yourself for another bemusement. Lynx, the teenage-…
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LEITHLATE TO LINGER LONGER

The LeithLate mini-festival is this year extending to 2 days, and spreading beyond its Leith Walk origins to pastures new, including parts of…
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MOIST ENJOYABLE

Yesterday and today, St Andrew Square has played host to Spa in the City – a weekend of free taster beauty treatments from Edinburgh's allegedly 'top…
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EDINBURGH MARATHON: THE FIRST 300 METRES

Unable to compete in this year's Edinburgh Marathon owing to a long-running sports-related lack of condition, Spurtle made do instead by witnessing…
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CROWDS THRONG TO THRILL OF THE 'GLONG!'

There was ample evidence that Edinburgh people have warmed to their shiny new trams when enthusiastic crowds attended a 'roadshow' (trackshow, surely…
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POLLING PLACES AND CONTESTED SPACES

A short-lived but interesting Twitter conversation last night revealed that some Edinburgh voters feel uncomfortable attending polling places in more…
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