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CLARA JOHNSON AND EDINBURGH'S SOCIAL EVIL
Tuesday 1 September 2026 - 07:22
The redoubtable Victorian brothel-keeper Katherine Johnson featured in Series 6 of the BBC's A History Through Time, which looked at the story of 20–…
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THE END OF SUMMER
Tuesday 1 September 2026 - 00:01
Goodbye to all that. #Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news #seasons 
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ISSUE 365 – OUT SOON!
Friday 28 August 2026 - 13:17
As you read this, advance copies of the September Spurtle are already spreading across the barony like bakery bags (asking you to dispose of them…
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NO NEW POWDERHALL FOOTBRIDGE UNTIL 2028
Thursday 27 August 2026 - 16:15
Culture & Communities Cmte convener Cllr Margaret Graham* has confirmed that re-establishing an operational footbridge at Powderhall remains the…
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SAXE COBURG PLACE
Thursday 27 August 2026 - 15:54
Moss'd cottage-trees bent.#Edinburgh#hyperlocal#news#apples#Autumn
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LATE SUMMER SKY
Tuesday 25 August 2026 - 12:40
Not long now. House martins prepare to flit. #Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news #Out and about
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MACPHERSON RESIGNS AS MINISTER
Monday 24 August 2026 - 15:54
In a letter to the First Minister, Ben Macpherson MSP for Edinburgh North Eastern & Leith, today resigned as Minister for Innovation, Technology…
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KIRKGATE
Saturday 22 August 2026 - 11:11
Trinity House ship of faith. Little known fact – Leith Academy began here in the cellar. Well worth a visit. #Edinburgh #…
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CANONMILLS
Wednesday 19 August 2026 - 17:33
The quiet spot. (Between Tanfield and Brandon Terrace.) #Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news #fishing…
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LEITH WALK
Tuesday 18 August 2026 - 08:16
Chinese whispers. #Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news #Out and about Folly Antiques
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