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CANONMILLS – NEW FLOOD DEFENCE PLANS

City of Edinburgh Council applied on 13 January for planning permission to construct flood shutters across low-level windows below the flood defence…
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MACDONALD CALLS FOR PRE-REFERENDUM EDUCATION PROGRAMME

As the debate about an independence referendum for Scotland heated up last week (particularly on the question of who should frame its terms), Spurtle…
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THROUGH WALLS TO THE GREAT LANDSCAPE

Journeying east along the cycle track from St Mark's Park, one soon encounters a recent and rather wonderful flourishing of street-art.Starting at…
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SAVING INVERLEITH PARK – THE NEXT IMPORTANT STEP

Campaigners concerned about the future preservation of Inverleith Park have put out an urgent appeal to the public.They want as many people as…
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PILRIG CHORUS SEEK FRESH VOICES

Dust off your vocal cords. Gargle with turps or cocoa according to taste. Pilrig Chorus kick off their 2012 programme tomorrow at 7.30pm in Pilrig St…
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REED IN THE RUNNING FOR TOP ATHLETICS PRIZE

Proud Broughtonians have until Monday 23 January to vote for record-breaking Kimberley Reed in the Daily Record Young Athlete of the Year Award.…
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GLUTEN-FREE ORANGE BITES

Whether you over-indulged ever so slightly over the Christmas period and are now on the inevitable January detox or you are simply in need of…
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ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND EYRES UP POSSIBILITIES

The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) yesterday outlined the planning context and mixed-use potential for its cleared land on Eyre Place and vacant…
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OH NO, NNOT AGAIN?!

We last encountered reader Rob Hussey in Breaking news on 7.12.11.Then, he was getting hot under the collar about his local launderette's misspelling…
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RAPT RESPONSE TO DRAMATIC 'KES'

A group of S3–S6 pupils from Drummond Community High School have recently visited the Traverse Theatre to watch an adaptation by Rob Evans of Barry…
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