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NEW VISION FOR INVERLEITH HOUSE

Inverleith House in the Botanic Gardens has secured funding to deliver a three-year programme of multidisciplinary engagement between artists and…
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NEWS FROM THE MEWS 19

1868–69 ALEXANDER SELKIRK, THE ORIGINAL OF ROBINSON CRUSOE.  The following letter has been sent to Commodore Powell and the officers…
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COOKING WITH GIADA CANDERLE

TRADITIONAL POTATO GNOCCHI WITH BUTTER AND SAGE DRESSING In Italian we have a saying which goes: Giovedí gnocchi, venerdí pesce, sabato trippa…
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CALL FOR NEW UPHILL CYCLE LANE

BUSY BROUGHTON STREET NEEDS MORE ROOM FOR ACTIVE TRAVELLERS The Council has been keen in recent days on making conditions in Edinburgh as safe…
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NEW FACE OF SPURTLE FOOD

Hi! My name is Giada Canderle and I’m an Italian expat currently living in Edinburgh. My food blog and a separate series of recipes starting in…
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CALL FOR COMMENTS ON HALMYRE ST PLACE BRIEF

COMMUNITY COUNCIL SEEKS 'DEMOCRATIC CHALLENGE' Last week we reported the extended deadline for consultation about the Halmyre Street Place Brief.…
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NEWS FROM THE MEWS 17

1868–69   PETER JARDINE, Job and Post Master, Dublin Street Lane, Edinburgh. Very Superior Private Broughams, Landau Sociables, &c., to…
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HALMYRE STREET PLACE BRIEF

DEADLINE EXTENDED FOR PUBLIC’S VIEWS ON SECOND DRAFT In March, Edinburgh Council published a draft Place Brief for the partially vacant ‘backlands’…
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NEWS FROM THE MEWS 16

1866 THE SEWING MACHINE. (MACPHERSON’S PATENT.)[1] The sewing machine has now fully stood the test of time, and has fairly established not only…
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FRUIT AND VEG FEVER HITS ELM ROW

When we posted news this morning that Tattie Shaw’s is planning a phased reopening for collections, we had no idea of the tsunami of interest that…
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