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COUNCILLORS VOTE TO GO AHEAD, GAIN MORE INFORMATION, AND TAKE FINAL DECISION NEXT AUTUMN
Grave warnings about pressing ahead with the tram extension came from local figures addressing the Transport and Environment Committee this afternoon. The special meeting was considering the updated Outline Business Case (OBC) for extension, and looking for the best way to proceed.
INFRASTRUCTURE-LITE St ANDREW SQUARE WELCOMED
In September's Spurtle (Issue 266, p.2), we reported that the New Town & Broughton Community Council was writing to Standard Life congratulating and thanking them for not cluttering St Andrew Square with Fringe shows this summer.
Today, we will report the Development Management Subcommittee (DMS) hearing on a revised proposal for the old Royal High School on Regent Road (Ref. 17/00588/FUL; 17/00587/LBC).
Developers Duddingston House Properties and Urbanist Group seek planning consent for:
It’s nearly September, and the new Spurtles are ripening on the vine in a printshop near you.
Bursting with juicy interest, our luscious clusters contain news of locals in a spin, good causes, high stakes, and soggy bottoms not on the telly.
You want Gardening tips? We got ‘em. Thinking of putting your foot in it? We give reasons not to.
FINAL DECISION IN NOVEMBER 2018
The outline business case (OBC) for extending the tramlines by 4.6km from York Place to Newhaven can now be read online.
It looks at benefits, impacts and likely timescales. It is appended to a separate report (see foot of page) that will be discussed in a special Transport and Environment Committee meeting on 4 September.
RHYS FULLERTON REVIEWS
Thomas Cameron’s debut exhibition at The Sutton Gallery in 2015 was a huge success and resulted in a sell-out. He returns two years later with a new collection of works, which show his progression and maturity as an artist.
OR THIN END OF THE WEDGE?
A Dubai-based individual has applied for planning permission to build 10 flats with associated pedestrian access, hard and soft landscaping, bicycle and bin storage on land 35m south of Broughton Road (Ref. 13/03603/FUL).
PLEA TO REJECT HOTEL PROPOSAL FOR OLD ROYAL HIGH SCHOOL
Spurtle has been sent the text of an open letter to Councillor Frank Ross, the Lord Provost.
The letter was dated 17 August, and signed by Dr William Moyes (Chairman of St Mary's Music School), William Gray Muir (Chairman of the Royal High School Preservation Trust), and Dr Carol Colborn Grigor (Dunard Fund).
In a world increasingly filled with bad news, it’s good to find there’s still room for a little silliness.
One such spot is on the corner of Dublin Street and Dublin Street Lane, where some unknown artist has recently spotted the comic potential of a splash of paint to create this amusing hybrid.
We’re not sure what it is or what to call it … a Semenridiculum, perhaps, or Harpobalæna.
Whatever it is, we approve. If you know of other examples, please let us know.
You will not require sunglasses during, or a cup of tea and a lie-down after, a visit to Paperwork 4 at the Edinburgh Ski Club.
This is not an exhibition of flamboyant effects, dramatic lighting, the action-packed expression of violent passions. If you want those, go and look at the non-Caravaggios up the hill.
No, what we have here is three mature artists examining with calm, unhurried concentration the subtle interplay of form, void, tone, line, pattern, and texture … and it’s fascinating.