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Just in case you’d forgotten, there will be a City of Edinburgh Council by-election tomorrow to elect two councillors for Ward 12 (Leith Walk).
Ten candidates are standing, of whom eight appeared at our hustings last month.
Some 25,526 eligible voters can rank as many or as few of these candidates as they wish.
David Sterratt takes an occasional look back at what was rattling Broughton's cages …
5 years ago
Spurtle 186 reported that The Royal British Legion Club on Rodney Street was under threat, as the Royal British Legion Scotland Edinburgh Central Branch (which owned the property) feared the quite separate Club (whose committee ran social events and the bar there) was financially insecure and would no longer be able to pay rent.
NTBCC WILL OPPOSE OLD ROYAL HIGH SCHEME
New plans for the old Royal High School were roundly criticised at last night’s meeting of the New Town and Broughton Community Council.
There was some agreement that the latest iteration of the proposal had improved on previous ones, and that the eastern accommodation block was to be applauded for its hugging of the hill.
But the six-storey western block was condemned by all for excessive height, bulk and the way it would obscure views of the Hamilton building and its landscape context.
EAST SCOTLAND STREET LANE – NEW BLOW
It may not quite match the thunderous rumblings and counter-rumblings of the current debtate about the old Royal High School.
The following account of multiple break-ins around Broughton on Friday night are enough to give anyone who loves their dried ling fish nightmares.
Fortunately, your claret and spruce beer are probably safe for the time being since it dates from 30 September 1765. The report, which appeared in the Caledonian Mercury, comprises one breathless sentence of 247 words.
As reported in Issue 244, the Union Gallery will close its doors on Monday for the last time.
After six-and-a-half years, the search is now on for larger premises in which to grow the business.
‘I would like to say an enormous, heart-felt thank you from myself and all the artists who have shown here over the years,’ wrote Alison Auldjo in announcing the development to clients last week.
‘The support and encouragement you have shown have been incredible, and we would never have achieved the things we did without your support.’
Spurtle asked the Architectural Heritage Society of Scotland what they thought of the latest plans for the old Royal High School.
They describe it as 'architecture of a very high calibre', BUT ...
Below we reproduce their reply in full, which follows a meeting of the Forth & Borders Cases Panel on 2 September.
Zsuzsa and Jerry Farrell were at the Croall Place police box this morning, drumming up support for a new initiative by local people.
Leithers Don’t Litter (LDL) aims to beautify Leith by encouraging its inhabitants to tackle mess head on. They have a three-point action plan when it comes to the problem:
Initial reactions to new plans for the old Royal High School have been mixed (Breaking news, 2.9.15).
Adam Wilkinson, Director of the Edinburgh World Heritage Trust, is robustly disappointed:
Throughout our engagement with the development team over the last few months, we have been clear that development to the west of the building will be difficult in terms of the outstanding universal value of the World Heritage Site.
New luxury-hotel plans have been unveiled for the old Royal High School building on Regent Road, and a planning application has been submitted.
Architect Gareth Hoskins says they represent a considered response to the reception which greeted plans at the public consultation stage earlier this year.
The existing Hamilton building would be restored and entirely given over to the public areas of a new hotel, managed by Rosewood Hotels and Resorts.