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A signed letter from Charlotte Brontë to a Scottish pharmacist will be auctioned in Broughton Place next week, and has interesting connections to this area's past.

Broughton residents have secured tree preservation orders (TPOs) for five mature Norwegian Maples on Bellevue Road.

The trees line the boundary between a yet-to-be-built residential development  (Ref. 12/04302/FUL;  Breaking news, 11.12.12) and flats at Nos 115–17 to the south west.  

Sinuous, supple and highly sprung – this wonderful hare is a highlight in the current show at Bon Papillon (full image below).

The linocut is by Babs Pease, a graduate of Edinburgh College of Art now living in Dollar. She says her principal interest is not so much in the subject matter as in capturing the quality of light. For this she paints in 'luminous' watercolours, and uses a variety of printmaking techniques.

Listed building consent has been granted for plans to change the inside of 1 Gayfield Square and alter windows and doors on its north elevation (pictured right; Ref. 13/02338/LBC). 

As a personal statement of obsessive business drive, it is unlikely to appeal to Lord Sugar.

Somehow, we doubt Donald Trump will affect its easy-going tone any time soon, even on the golf course.

Spurtle's been out and about in the neighbourhood this weekend, looking for unusual angles as usual.

Red and blue recycling buckets may be binned if councillors sign-off the business case for new kerbside arrangements (see foot of page).

The Transport and Environment Committee meets on Tuesday next week, and on the agenda is a move from two receptacles to, um, two containers.

Working Lines – an exhibition of prints and drawings – previews on Howe Street this evening.

It features the work of four artists, one of whom is well known to many in Broughton and further afield in a different guise.

The Water of Leith Conservation Trust (WLCT) has won £10,000 as part of Clydesdale Bank's Spirit of the Community Awards.

The awards recognise charities and not-for-profit organisations 'which are going the extra mile'. Or in this case, the extra 22 miles.

Broughton flats are providing important energy information for researchers at Edinburgh Napier University’s Scottish Energy Centre, writes Jon Stinson.