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SUPERSTRUCTURES

Submitted by Editor on Sun, 19/04/2026 - 19:03

The view from Calton Hill earlier this evening.

CFC Renaissance (Compagnie Française de Croisières) will depart Leith at 8.00pm, bound for Aberdeen then Orkney then Shetland.

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APPEAL FOR WOMAN MISSING IN EDINBURGH

Submitted by Editor on Fri, 17/04/2026 - 12:41

Police Scotland issued a press release this morning. We reproduce it below, unedited and in full.

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Appeal for woman missing in Edinburgh

Officers are appealing for the help of the public to trace a 19-year-old woman reported missing in the Leith area of Edinburgh.

Lauren Fulton was last seen around 8.30am on Friday, 17 April, 2026 in the Ferry Road area.

She is described as around 5ft 8ins, of slim build with bushy brown hair and usually wears glasses.

EDINBURGH NORTH EASTERN & LEITH HUSTINGS

Submitted by Editor on Fri, 17/04/2026 - 11:38

Reflections on the evening

Charlie Ellis

Summarising two hours of debate is unnecessary given the YouTube release [available here], so I’d like to offer a few personal reflections on what struck me most.

BIRD BRAIN

Submitted by Editor on Fri, 10/04/2026 - 14:57

Our thanks go to reader Ellen Netherby, who spotted this cormorant – the product of spilt paint and creative thinking – drying its wings on a pavement in Oxcraig Street, Granton.

‘Pareidolia’, according to Psychology Today, ‘is a phenomenon wherein people perceive likenesses on random images—such as faces, animals, or objects on clouds and rock formations. It is not a clinical diagnosis nor is it a disorder.