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HARD-TO-FIND ARTWORK LEAVES VISITORS STUMPED

Have you seen (or heard) the new artwork in Hillside Crescent Garden?It's been in position since June, but if you haven't noticed it don't worry: you…
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'BABY BLING' RISKS BAD TASTE IN THE MOUTH (OR WORSE)

Edinburgh trading standards officers yesterday warned parents about the dangers of substandard 'baby bling' products.Home-workers are believed to be…
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GRUMBLES OVER RUMBLES AND 'SINKING' BRIDGE – MORE TRAMWORKS WORRIES

That Leith Walk will not be getting the trams is old news, writes Liz Ballantyne. However, this area is still being inconvenienced by tramworks.…
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WOOF WAITING FOR ... DALMENY STREET DOG SHOW WITH A DIFFERENCE

Is your dog unconventionally attractive, a mongrel, ill-mannered, disobedient or a bit of an odd shape?If you can answer yes to any of these…
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PETITION AIMS TO SHORE UP CITY TENEMENTS

An Edinburgh householder has launched an online petition calling for government incentives to repair Scotland's tenements and preserve the country's…
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CASH & CARRY 'UNAWARE' OF 24-YEAR-OLD TRADING HOURS

Batleys Ltd – trading as the Bellevue Cash & Carry at 30 McDonald Place – seeks retrospective planning permission to extend its trading hours to…
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ALICIA BRUCE: THE TRUMPING OF THE SANDS

Bellevue photographer Alicia Bruce (right) is having a busy Festival, with pictures in exhibitions at Out of the Blue and the College of Art’s Tent…
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COMMUNITY COUNCIL 14-POINT PLAN ON DIVERSIONS

Following its emergency meeting with councillors and officials on 6 August (see Breaking news, 8.8.12), the New Town and Broughton Community Council…
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ON YOUR MARKS ...

'My pictures have no hidden meaning. To understand, all you have to do is look.'So writes John McLean in the disarmingly clear, five-sentence…
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THE SHOCK OF THE 'NEW TRADITIONAL' – WILL FUSSPOTS BLOCK BROUGHTON JOBS?

Zonal Retail Data Systems (ZRDS) seek planning permission at 14–16 Union Street (Refs 12/02591/FUL; 12/02598/LBC; 12/02599/CON) to demolish an…
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