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POLICE SEEK WITNESSES AFTER TEENAGER ASSAULTED
Wednesday 1 September 2010 - 11:31
Police are appealing for witnesses after a 17-year-old woman was sexually assaulted on 20 August.The victim was returning home at around 2am when a…
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PLANNING LATEST
Wednesday 1 September 2010 - 00:00
As predicted in Issue 186, the Cameron Guest House Group has reapplied with revised plans for a hotel at 34–8 York Place.The new proposal (Ref. 10/…
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DANCE BASE – HAVE A GO FREE
Wednesday 1 September 2010 - 00:00
Dance Base are running free 'taster sessions' later this month to celebrate the launch of their new venture in the Thomas Morton Hall (Issue 186).On…
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BROUGHTON PRIMARY SCHOOL PARENT FORUM
Tuesday 31 August 2010 - 14:40
Broughton Primary School's Parent Forum holds its annual general meeting tomorrow, 1 September from 7:30pm onwards.This is one of the most important…
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SEPTEMBER SPURTLE ENTERS FINAL STRAIGHT
Monday 30 August 2010 - 22:50
Issue 186 is coming soon.Content includes: unscrambling of laughably garbled Evening News 'reportage'; local Arts initiatives; planning issues;…
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COMMUNITY FUN THIS SATURDAY
Saturday 28 August 2010 - 10:54
Two local community events are running today, Saturday.The Montgomery Park Fair runs from 11:00am until 5:00pm. And friends, neighbours and locals…
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CITY JAZZ ORCHESTRA TO CELEBRATE 20 YEARS WITH LOCAL PERFORMANCE
Saturday 28 August 2010 - 08:16
The Edinburgh Schools Jazz Orchestra (ESJO) is celebrating 20 years with a free concert on 4 September in Broughton St Mary's Parish Church (see…
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OLD BOOKS AID HAPPY ENDINGS
Friday 27 August 2010 - 20:12
Here is a brief postscript to this year’s (37th) great Christian Aid booksale (Issue 183).The recently published, superbly produced and detailed…
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LEARN SOMETHING NEW, EXPAND YOUR HORIZONS ...
Friday 27 August 2010 - 06:46
How long have you nursed a secret desire to master American tribal-style belly dancing? Now's your chance.Drummond Community High School has launched…
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FRIENDS, EDINBURGHERS, COUNTRYMEN
Thursday 26 August 2010 - 21:41
Groups of residents who 'befriend' their local parks may sound – to the cynical or uninitiated – slightly absurd. Absurd or not, such green oases and…
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