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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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NTBCC MEETS FIRST MONDAY OF THE MONTH
Wednesday 25 August 2010 - 08:06
The next meeting of the New Town and Broughton Community Council will be at 7.30pm on Monday 6 September in the Library at Drummond Community High…
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HERITAGE BODY HELPS FUND REPAIRS
Monday 23 August 2010 - 10:46
The Edinburgh World Heritage Trust has disbursed funds for the restoration of a prominent New Town corner-block.Nos 22–22a Dundas Street and the…
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POLICE SEEK WITNESSES AFTER WOMAN ATTACKED IN STOCKBRIDGE
Saturday 21 August 2010 - 21:52
A 31-year-old woman walking from the New Town to Stockbridge was attacked and left unconscious by a man on Friday 20 August between 9:00pm and 11:…
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GORMLEY PRETTIER IN PINK
Saturday 21 August 2010 - 17:46
Two Gormleys have again been targeted in fashion make-overs of dubious taste.The figure in the pool at Bell's Mill Weir (pictured right) looked a…
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THE SHOCK OF THE OLD
Friday 20 August 2010 - 16:52
Dundas Street had a 1930s feel to it this lunchtime as young people made their way uphill  in a variety of retro styles.What with the taut ping…
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THE BIGGER PICTURE IS HYPERLOCAL
Friday 20 August 2010 - 15:35
Ofcom – the independent regulator and competition authority for the UK communications industries – has noted the rising profile of hyperlocal…
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LATEST HISTORY NEWSLETTER NOW ONLINE
Friday 20 August 2010 - 11:38
In the latest edition of the Broughton History Society Newsletter, Alex Dow tells the story of his family’s connection with a dairy farm at Broughton…
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SLIDESHOW INDUCES NOSTALGIA ... AND A COUGHING FIT
Thursday 19 August 2010 - 11:06
A slideshow of 1950s images – part of City Libraries' Capital Collection – has gone online. It marks the release tomorrow of Sylvain Chomet's…
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WORLD HERITAGE SITE – YOUR VIEWS SOUGHT
Thursday 19 August 2010 - 10:19
City of Edinburgh Council seeks the public's views on its 'Draft Management Plan for the Old and New Towns of Edinburgh’s World Heritage Site'.The…
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