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ODD GOINGS-ON IN HEART OF THE NEW TOWN
This Edinburgh property may be found at 19 York Place.
It’s perfectly pleasant, as you can see, and would probably never have drawn anyone’s attention to itself today had it not figured as the backdrop to a rather peculiar tale of supernatural visitation.
Welcome to potentially the best clay courts north of Roland-Garros!
Resurfacing (as you can see below) has already started, and if the good weather continues the lines may be in place by the end of the month.
Drummond Tennis Club offers a great opportunity for people of all ages and abilities to play tennis on what is regarded as the best surface for the game.
Sophie Blake is the resident tennis coach and is held in high esteem within the club.
Globally recognised engineering and construction firm Laing O’Rourke has chosen to sponsor Drummond Community High School.
Professionals will offer their expertise to support pupils and staff on the ‘Design Engineer Construct!’ course which Drummond has been piloting since last autumn.
S1 and S3 students began the course by collaboratively designing an eco classroom with help from industry insiders, academics and undergraduates.
Albany Street Developments Ltd seek planning permission to demolish the empty garage and offices at 21 McDonald Place and build a five-storey, 14-unit apartment block in its place (Ref. 16/01329/FUL).
On-site storage for bins, and parking for cars and cycles are part of the proposals.
The new Community Cinema in the middle of Broughton continues this coming Friday with two screenings.
One is aimed at children and families in the afternoon, the other at adults in the evening.
Spurtle toured some of the leafier parts of Broughton and beyond yesterday, and here’s a mostly feathered selection of what we saw.
First of all, a snoozing mallard in Puddocky, half-awake at the instant the shutter snapped.
In Warriston Cemetery we encountered this character, dressed in black and suitably unimpressed by the joys of spring.
Long-time Bellevue resident Neil Cameron McLeod, more recently of Bonnington, died peacefully at home on 10 March 2016, aged 86.
Neil will be missed by his family, neighbours and friends, in particular from Canonmills Baptist Church and Hearts Football Club.
There will be a service of Thanksgiving at Warriston Crematorium, Cloister Chapel, on Saturday 19 March, at 11.30 am, to which all are welcome.
Duddingston House Properties LLD has launched an appeal against City of Edinburgh Council’s recent decision on the old Royal High School (Breaking news, 17.12.15).
This was the last day possible (17 March) for DHP to make such a move.
No Scottish Government reporter has been appointed yet and there is precious little detail at this stage.
DELIVERY LORRIES IN WRONG PLACE AT WRONG TIMES
Problems continue around Batley’s cash-and-carry in Bellevue, where waiting delivery lorries clog McDonald Place and Street whilst waiting to enter the yard.
Batleys management insist that each driver has a designated time slot in which to arrive, and should not turn up before.
Family, friends and scouts of all ages recently surprised Dave Reid of the 11th Broughton St Mary’s Scouts with a presentation and reception, writes Scott Richards.
The occasion was to recognise the Group Scout Leader’s 40 years in Scouting.
In presenting his award, Regional Commissioner Isabel McNab made special mention of Dave’s dedication to Scouting in Broughton.
'He is that rare phenomenon: a one-club-player, having served with the 11th since he was a cub, scout, and then as an adult leader.'