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The Scotsman Publications Ltd and Barratt East Scotland propose building 130 residences with commercial space at 7–9 Newhaven Road, the site of the former Johnston Press printworks (Ref. 11/02671/FUL).
The application proposes reserving 0.005 hectares of the 0.98 hectare site for an as yet unspecified commercial/industrial development (possibly retail), which would operate between 9am and 5pm.
The Friends of King George V Park have secured a £2,500 Council grant towards improvements to recreational facilities for teenagers.
Work will begin on 29 August and involve: installation of an outdoor, concrete table-tennis table; creation of 'bespoke, colourful, linear seating where kids can hang out'; painting of existing equipment; and some ground levelling, paving and path laying.
Right in the heart of Broughton, but tucked away off Gayfield Square (on the lane leading down from the square itself to East London Street), is a cluster of quite newly opened creative spaces offering an eclectic mix of curated exhibitions, space for hire and artists' studios. They are well worth visiting.
A swathe of Twitter accounts acrosss Edinburgh was hacked or impersonated over the weekend, including ours: @thespurtle.
Our Twitter followers received a direct message – supposedly from us – inviting them to see a photograph of them which had made us laugh out loud. Spurtle possesses no such photographs and sent no such messages.
If you receive a DM like this from us or anybody else, do not open it. Just ignore it. If you do open it, more spam will be disseminated apparently from you.
By-election results were announced today at 12.30pm.
In the fifth and final round, 287 votes transferred to the SNP from 3rd-placed Labour beat 158 votes transferred to the Conservatives, and secured Alasdair Rankin the result. It was the first time he had been ahead throughout.
It's totally unscientific, we know.
Lacking the resources, stamina, administrative skills and expertise to run accurate citywide exit polls across all Ward 11 polling stations, Spurtle has fallen back on its website statistics to see how many hits each candidate's 'Soapbox' statements generated.
On the assumption that most people wanted to read about the candidate of whom they most approved, the order of first preference votes will go like this:
A canny parker has been causing no end of inconvenience and irritation at York Place in recent days.
The driver of the copper-coloured vehicle has noticed that after contractors resurfaced the road following tramworks in York Place, original street markings between the bus stop and traffic lights beside St Paul's and St George's Church were not restored.
The result – a substantial, free parking space on a major thoroughfare slap bang in the centre of Edinburgh – has infuriated many.
Has anyone else spotted this rather sweet creature, cuddled up beside a ghostly stone ball, at the southern end of Broughton Street Lane?
A quick search of the internet has, as usual, not led to any clear identification of the skilful artist responsible, or clues as to where other examples of his or her work may be found.
So, if you know where we can see more of the same, please let us know. Similarly, if you happen to know the artist, kindly ask them to give us a ring.
Local field athlete Kimberley Reed's sporting career goes from strength to strength. Here, father Scott Reed summarises the latest trials, tribulations and triumphs.
On 23 July, Kimberley helped Edinburgh Athletic Club to a fine win in the Scottish Young Athletes League final with a Championship record throw of 50.55m for which she was also awarded Athlete of the Match.