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LEITH CENTRAL CC SLAMS PLANNING PROPOSAL

In an unprecedented and scathing second objection, Leith Central Community Council has written to all elected members on the Development Management…
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LEITH WALK THIS LUNCHTIME

Public patience may be wearing thin. I witnessed 2 separate passers-by tick off the driver as he unloaded at the back. Tweeted responses will follow…
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PEDESTRIAN CROSSING CASE

First of Its Kind in Scotland [From the Scotsman, 16 January 1936.] An unusual case, the first of its kind in Scotland, was heard by Sheriff M…
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ISSUE 325 – OUT TOMORROW!

As you read this, advance copies of the February Spurtle are already sidling onto shelves like cats onto radiators and pandas onto public pavements…
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'BLUE MONDAY'

On what is supposedly the most depressing day of the year, there are still reasons for hope. No. 3 in an occasional photo series celebrating…
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CALTON HILL

And there 'neath that far off lantern light … #Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news
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NO COMMENT

Leith Walk this afternoon. #Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news…
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TIME TO ACT FOR AT-RISK KING’S THEATRE

The King’s Theatre is in danger. Will Quinn, Broughton arts critic and editor of the Quinntessential Review, explains the crisis facing a cultural…
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DRUMMOND PLACE/DUNDONALD STREET

Ups and downs. No. 2 in an occasional photo series celebrating Spurtleshire street-name signs. #hyperlocal #Spurtleshire #streetnamesigns…
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COUNCIL MAY SELL EYRE PLACE PLOT

On Thursday this week (26 Jan), councillors on the Finance & Resources Cmte will consider selling off Council-owned land in Eyre Place. The 552…
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