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HERE'S LOOKING AT YOU, KID

Enjoying the sunshine in St Mark's Park today was this mallard, who was having some shut-eye when we photographed him beside the Water of Leith.Or,…
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ONE DOOR CLOSES, ANOTHER OPENS – PLANNING UPDATE (18.3.14)

Kingsford Development Ltd’s application to redevelop the former newsagent at 76 Dublin Street was partially refused recently due to the plan’s large…
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ART AND ABOUT

Three photographic contributors have contacted Spurtle in recent days. The first, Michael Philp of Canonmills, took this image (right) on Warriston…
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LOCALS UNEARTH BROUGHTON ROAD DETAILS

Some determined digging by local residents has begun to uncover the parties behind a sudden burst of activity on the patch of land between Broughton…
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TROLLIED

I've had enough. What is it about supermarkets that brings out the worst in people? What is it about these places that makes them so inept?…
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MEASURING UP TO EXPECTATIONS – OSBALDESTON AT THE COLLECTIVE

The Collective Gallery’s relocation to Calton Hill was always a bold but positive move, writes Rhys Fullerton. With this being one of Edinburgh’…
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IT'S OFFICIAL ... NOBODY KNOWS WHO'S BOUGHT St STEPHEN'S (OR IF THEY DO, THEY'RE NOT SAYING)

It is now nearly 3 weeks since the St Stephen's Playfair Trust (SSPT) failed to have its community bid for the 'New Town icon' accepted by the…
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CALLING ALL BUNTY'S ...

Is there a Bunty in your life, and did she lose something ‘important’ overnight last week? New Town solicitors Aitken Nairn at 7 Abercromby Place…
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WARM WELCOME SOMETHING TO CHEW OVER

How do you practise hospitality? Henri J.M. Nouwen in his Reaching Out: The Three Movements of the Spiritual Life (1975) observed: Hospitality means…
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HEBRIDES ON HOWE STREET

Have a look at these! Paintings, engravings and prints by Aileen Grant and Rona MacLean are exhibiting at Bon Papillon on Howe Street for the rest…
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