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Those in favour of, or against, demolition of RBS property between Dundas Street, Eyre Place and Fettes Row/Royal Crescent, and planning permission in principle for its replacement have until 18 December to make their opinions known.
An official told us today that the deadline has been extended owing to earlier problems with the Council's online Planning Portal.
A 73-year-old man was knocked down in a hit and run yesterday afternoon.
He was trying to cross Abercromby Place at the corner with Dundas Street when a silver-coloured saloon car, heading east, struck him and failed to stop.
The incident happened on Monday 5 December at around 4.10pm.
The injured man was taken to the Royal Infirmary with serious injuries. His condition remains stable.
Police Scotland are eager to hear from witnesses. They advise telephoning 101.
St ANDREW SQUARE SPARED
City of Edinburgh Council has turned down an application to cover the St Andrew Square tram stop in adverts.
JCDecaux had applied for permission to place two vinyl wraps (3200mm x 3500mm) on the shelter’s glass (visible from both sides), and also on four ‘name plates’ (Ref. 16/03547/ADV). TfE branding and information would have occupied 50 per cent of the space.
What exactly is so unsettling about this year’s Louis Vuitton window display?
God knows, this correspondent has the patience of a saint and never takes umbrage at anything, nor has he complained about any other Multrees Walk excesses of tastelessness earlier in the year.
So it’s not just grumpiness.
No, there’s definitely something odd about these puffins. Hence, much thought's gone into getting to the bottom of them.
A property on Scotland Street is taped off this morning, with uniformed police outside and other plainclothes officers in attendance.
Forensics are attending.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: 'Police in Edinburgh are investigating following the discovery of a man's body at an address in Scotland Street.
'The incident was reported to police at around 5.30am, Friday 2 December.'
'The death is currently being treated as suspicious'.
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UPDATE
The Scottish Chamber Choir will hold a festive concert in Broughton on 17 December.
Directed by Iain McLarty, the event at Broughton St Mary’s Parish Church will feature seasonal music, readings and carols, and is being staged as a fundraiser for locally based charity Waverley Care and The Soko Fund.
Full details at foot of page.
Normally, tickets cost £10, but we have two to give away to the winners of our new irritating competition.
Each clue refers to a different publicly visible spot or area somewhere in Edinburgh.
The December/January Spurtle is out from today, jingling like Santa’s sleigh and stuffed to the gunwales with newsworthy parcels.
A lot of them are to do with Planning – this year’s must-have Christmas gift whether you want it or not.
We have a beard and a bow on page 1, plus a hat, a bear and peculiar plug on page 2, not to mention film excitements, violence, seasonal stuff, Cockburny visions and radical redecoration not to everybody’s taste.
Objects for an Uncertain World, Jenny Pope at Patriothall Gallery, 19-27 November 2016.
Jenny Pope’s recent solo exhibition at Patriothall Gallery flowed through two rooms. The front gallery displayed recent drawings and sculptures exploring the dynamics between safety, comfort, and restriction, in personal space. The rear gallery displayed four installations of porcelain sculptures from recent years.
NEW EXHIBITION AT EDINBURGH PRINTMAKERS
There is a great deal to admire in this varied and wide-ranging show, with the artists tackling themes which include life, death, hope, redemption, tragedy and beauty.
Many of them have been working closely with staff and patients at St Columba’s Hospice, and their stories subtly influence the work on display.
Here are some of my favourites.
This local resident has gone missing from Annandale Street just as the weather has turned really cold.
His owners are understandably concerned.
Last spotted on East Claremont Street yesterday, he’s described as a small, short-haired puss ‘who answers to the name Ziggy’.
If you see him, please phone: 07429 454220.