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THE NORTH FACE OF THE NEW TOWN

Submitted by Editor on Fri, 10/02/2023 - 16:28

No. 4 in an occasional photo series celebrating Spurtleshire street-name signs.

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LEITH CENTRAL CC SLAMS PLANNING PROPOSAL

Submitted by Editor on Tue, 07/02/2023 - 16:10

In an unprecedented and scathing second objection, Leith Central Community Council has written to all elected members on the Development Management Sub-Cmte in advance of tomorrow’s meeting.

LEITH WALK THIS LUNCHTIME

Submitted by Editor on Tue, 07/02/2023 - 15:24

Public patience may be wearing thin. I witnessed 2 separate passers-by tick off the driver as he unloaded at the back.

Tweeted responses will follow soon below.

PEDESTRIAN CROSSING CASE

Submitted by Editor on Thu, 02/02/2023 - 11:19

First of Its Kind in Scotland

[From the Scotsman, 16 January 1936.]

ISSUE 325 – OUT TOMORROW!

Submitted by Editor on Tue, 31/01/2023 - 08:42

As you read this, advance copies of the February Spurtle are already sidling onto shelves like cats onto radiators and pandas onto public pavements.

Issue 325 begins with a turning point in motorist/pedestrian relations, a flaw in the fight against shanties, disturbing bus news, and a white elephant on the loose in Bellevue.

'BLUE MONDAY'

Submitted by Editor on Mon, 30/01/2023 - 14:18

On what is supposedly the most depressing day of the year, there are still reasons for hope.

No. 3 in an occasional photo series celebrating Spurtleshire's street-name signs.

CALTON HILL

Submitted by Editor on Sun, 29/01/2023 - 18:26

And there 'neath that far off lantern light …

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NO COMMENT

Submitted by Editor on Fri, 27/01/2023 - 17:15

Leith Walk this afternoon.

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TIME TO ACT FOR AT-RISK KING’S THEATRE

Submitted by Editor on Tue, 24/01/2023 - 11:21

The King’s Theatre is in danger. Will Quinn, Broughton arts critic and editor of the Quinntessential Review, explains the crisis facing a cultural asset for the whole city.

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There remain only a few weeks for Capital Theatres, locally based stewards of the historic Leven Street venue, to keep the doors open for this and the next generation.