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St Stephen’s Playfair Trust (SSPT) is a newly formed organisation committed to saving St Stephen’s Church as a significant venue for the community and visitors from further afield.

The much anticipated new lamp posts for Belleveue Crescent are now being installed, to widespread acclaim, writes Ross Maclean.

Not that I need the Bard's permission, but tucking into a plate of haggis in honour of his birthday on the 25th is as good an excuse as any.
 
I usually run in the opposite direction from anything involving offal, but haggis is the one shining exception. It is a wonderfully savoury eat, all spicy and peppery, and with that fantastic texture that manages to be crumbly without being dry. Can you tell I'm a fan?
 

City of Edinburgh Council is reviewing its 2010 Edinburgh Parks Events Manifesto to check that the way it plans and manages events in parks is fit for purpose.

Rejecting the advice of an official, members of the Council's Development Management Subcommittee have refused permission for the McDonald Place cash-and-carry (Batley's Limited) to extend its opening hours (Ref.

The new 'virtual Broughton war memorial' which we previewed in December (Issue 225, p.3) has arrived online, and is a thing of beauty.

This Living Hand 
This living hand, now warm and capable
Of earnest grasping, would, if it were cold
And in the icy silence of the tomb,
So haunt thy days and chill thy dreaming nights
That thou wouldst wish thine own heart dry of blood
So in my veins red life might stream again,
And thou be conscience-calmed – see here it is –
I hold it towards you. 

Can high finance be artistic, life affirming and a force for good? Or is it always and inevitably destructive, predatory and poisoned with selfishness? Does it liberate or enslave?

Police want the public’s help in finding 3-year-old Mikaeel Kular, who has gone missing from Ferry Gait Crescent in Drylaw.

Described as being of Asian appearance, he is around 3ft tall, has dark hair, and is possibly wearing a beige hooded jacket, blue jogging bottoms, nightware and brown shoes.

His mother put him to bed at around 9.00pm last night (Wednesday), but he was gone this morning. He is not in the house.