NEW DRAFT GUIDANCE ON PURPOSE-BUILT STUDENT ACCOMMODATION
Yesterday, councillors on the Planning Committee voted to take forward draft non-statutory guidance on purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) for public consultation.
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JOHN DICKIE:—FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS
The funeral service for John Dickie, founding editor of the Spurtle, will take place at Warriston Crematorum’s Lorimer Chapel at 10am on Monday 20 January.
JANUARY SKYLINE
Cold and clear.
And vice versa.
But mostly cold.
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THE WIDE BLUE YONDER
The view from Calton Hill this lunchtime.
Very cold. Very clear. Intoxicating.
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#sunshineonSpurtleshire
IT'S OVER
But some people just can't let go.
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#coo
#moovingon
EPIPHANY ON BROUGHTON STREET
So much more convenient than camels.
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#globaltravel
#OMNiCentre
THE WEATHER IN SHORT
Bleugh.
Torrential rain across Leith Walk ward today.
Sleet and snow forecast for many in Eastern Scotland overnight.
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INCIDENT ON RODNEY STREET
On 31 December 2024 Police Scotland issued a press release relating to an incident which happened on 14 September last year.
We reproduce it below unedited and in full.
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SCOTLAND STREET
Bright and early.
These old-fashioned street lamps were illuminated not by electricity but sunshine earlier today.
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POWDERHALL PLANS DELAYED
Council proposals for new housing on the former Powderhall waste-transfer site at 165 Broughton Rd have temporarily stalled.