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SETBACK FOR LOCK-UP WITH ATTITUDE

An application to change the use of a small lock-up in East Scotland Street Lane from domestic garage to studio office has been turned down (Ref. 15/…
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SEVEN OF THE 7th

Seven of the 7th is an exhibition forming part of Gretna 100, which commemorates the Leith soldiers who lost their lives in the Quintinshill rail…
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JAW-JAW ON GEORGE STREET

Stakeholders and Council officials met today in a public meeting to discuss the latest visitor research findings on the George Street experimental…
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'CHANGE A LIFE IN A LUNCHTIME'

An Edinburgh charity helping older people and those with disabilities to live safely and independently in their own homes seeks your help.  Now…
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DRAFT PLANS FOR NEW LEITH WALK SECTION

Draft plans for the revamp and reconfiguration of Leith Walk between Pilrig Street and McDonald Road went on display yesterday.Council staff stressed…
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OVA AND OUT ON GREEN STREET

A warm summer's evening: the perfect time to relax, writes David Sterratt.  Amy, a Harris Hawk, is no exception. Earlier this week she was…
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BREATH OF FRESH AIR IN BELLEVUE

Just as summer arrives, Spitaki, a new Greek taverna, brings a taste of the Aegean to Broughton at 133 East Claremont Street!Occupying the former…
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TAXING QUESTIONS FOR LOCALS

Are you concerned about the quality of state education in Edinburgh? Or about social care for the elderly? What about how often the bins are emptied…
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PSYCHOGEOGRAPHIES 9

NEW TOWN GOTHIC—By David Hill  If New Town streets, resplendently enigmatic in their hues and mysteries, are sometimes minded to reveal a little…
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REMEMBERING THE RITZ

In Issue 241, John Ross Maclean fondly recalled the Ritz cinema, which used to stand on Rodney Street where the modern flats are now. Reader…
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