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Police are concerned for the safety of Sanjay Dhital, a 23-year-old Nepalese student at Telford College.
He disappeared from his Elm Row flat on 26 December and has not been heard of since by family or friends.
This behaviour is said to be 'extremely out of character'.
He is described as 5’ 6” tall, of slim build with unkempt black hair and a stubbly complexion. He may now have some facial hair or a beard.
In Issue 214, published yesterday, we drew attention to a wonderful picture of Greenside and Broughton by the Scottish photographer George Washington Wilson (right): 'Edinburgh from the Calton Hill Looking to Granton'.
Many rarely seen glimpses of north Edinburgh can be picked out in the zoomable image, and we hope fresh interest in the artist may trigger a revival of ginger sideburns in the city.
Unfortunately, some readers are encountering problems with the printed hyperlink to Aberdeen University's online copy of the plate.
The temporary traffic lights installed at the junction of Broughton and Albany Streets are to be removed on Friday. In their stead will be the former layout, comprising a standard give-way junction at Albany Street and all movements available on Broughton Street.
Planning consent is sought to convert a basement suite of 4 offices into a 2-bedroom dwelling at 12 Cumberland Street North East Lane (Ref. 12/04564/FUL).
The proposals, drawn up by Leith Walk-based architects Smith Scott Mullen Associates, are described with admirable understatement as requiring 'some internal renovation with the removal of a number of walls to create a contemporary open plan interior'.
Happy 2013! The first issue of the year is now hurtling off the presses like a speeding cork shot from the bore of a champagne bottle smack into the gaping hyperlocal Nostril of Curiosity.
This month's Spurtle carries news of tough questions for a local business, furious locals and a vast plouk, dangerous improvements, welcome downgrades, an unwelcome squeeze and an overgrown triangle.
Residents in Hillside Crescent at the eastern junction with London Road have appealed directly to black cabs, private hire cars, coaches and other commercial vehicles to stop laying up at all hours of the day and especially through the night.
Residents contacted the cab companies through the dedicated police Cab Inspector to remind them of their social and environmental responsibilities (these are often listed on the companies' own websites), and that designated laying-up areas for taxis and other commercial vehicles are available nearby.
Planning consent has been granted for the erection of two new mews flats in the gardens of Nos 60 and 62 Great King Street (Ref. 12/03869/FUL). The properties will be accessed from S.W. Cumberland Street Lane.
Glen, the firework-averse dog missing from Broughton since Hogmanay, has been found safe and well (Breaking news, 2.1.13).
Hogmanay went with a bang in Broughton, which was all very good fun for we sophisticated urban types.
It wasn't so much fun for a timid, country dog who was visiting the area with friends and got the fright of his life.
Glen – a 1-year-old, black-and-white Border Collie – took off at high speed along Dundonald Street at around 11.30pm and has not been seen since. He could now be just about anywhere, but was last seen heading south towards Inverleith or Trinity.
Earlier this year, the City of Edinburgh Council consulted the public on changes to public entertainment licensing laws made by the Scottish Government. The consultation was to make sure the laws were used here in an appropriate and balanced way.
In response to that consultation, the Council has now set out a draft set of new rules, and wants to know your opinion about some of the ones intended to help community organisations.
These include: