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Police Scotland issued the following press release this morning. We reproduce it below unedited and in full.

Officers in Edinburgh have released an image of a man they believe may be able to assist with their enquiries following a serious assault which took place in the Forth Street area around 9.50pm on Monday 7 June 2021.  As a result of the incident a man required hospital treatment.

1910

FOR SALE, the property of a Gentleman, CHESTNUT GELDING, 6 years old, 15.3½, thoroughly reliable in double and single harness and at all road traffic and steam, thoroughly seasoned and just out of work. Apply C. C. Baird & Son, M.R.C.V.S., York Lane.[1]

Scotsman, 15 January 1910

[1] Image Wikimedia commons, accessed 12.8.21.

Police Scotland issued the following press release this morning. We reproduce it unedited and in full.

Scottish boxing legend Ken Buchanan is to be commemorated with a new statue at the foot of Little King Street

Sculptor Alan Herriot’s work depicting the former WBA lightweight world champion has been known about for some time. But its location, until now, has been uncertain.

The sixth Edinburgh Climate Festival will take place next Saturday (14 August) from noon till 7pm in Leith Links East.

It’s a free, family-friendly event which aims to ‘educate, entertain and inspire the people of Edinburgh to take action against climate change’.

You can expect a market-style event with around 50 stalls hosting ‘interactive activities’. Highlights will include:

Police issued the following press release this morning. We reproduce it unedited and in full.

Police are appealing for information after a 58-year-old male cyclist was knocked from his bike by a vehicle that failed to stop on Mansfield Place, Edinburgh, on Wednesday, 4 August, 2021.

The incident happened about 7.30 am. The cyclist was taken by ambulance to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh where he remains for treatment. His injuries, at this time, do not appear serious.

Constable Alexander Marshall, Edinburgh Road Policing Unit, said:

 HIGH HOPES FOR DRUMMOND BASKETBALL COURT

Local basketball players are crowdfunding to upgrade the popular court in the grounds of Drummond Community High School.

They’re motivated in part by a desire to upgrade dated hoops (currently at the wrong height) and replace concrete with tarmac.

The following correspondence appeared in the pages of the Edinburgh Evening Courant in 1852 and 1856.

Some details may have changed in the years since, but the general problem and particular tone are unmistakably familiar to students of New Town waste disposal.

As you read this, advance copies of the August Spurtle are already brightening the barony like sunbeams on gull-proof sacks.

We begin on Page 1, as is our style, with a soggy outlook, a moggy on a bicycle, and foggy prospects for an architectural gem.

As usual, we continue with Page 2, where you can find out how much better or worse you’re doing than average, catch up on the latest Jacobite news, and learn about the nitty gritty of Broughton’s collapsing bridges, beauty, bookshops, and B-listed conversions.