History overlooked

I FOUND the Braveheart cow made by Mountgrange (News, March 14) most appropriate, given their narrow and in my opinion erroneous view of the Canongate and its history in their proposed development. A desire to redevelop the old bus station is understandable, but to want to demolish various listed buildings as well is going too far, and I for one am opposed to part of their development plans. A Guthrie Stewart, Cockburn Crescent, Balerno

This unpopular Canongate plan is way off board

THAT'S it, I have had enough now! Not only have the people of the Canongate got to put up with Mountgrange chief executive Manish Chande's Braveheart coo (News, March 14) and the proposed demolition of the Canongate, I put on the telly and our esteemed...

Does city heritage group still bite?

The words are as relevant today as when they were penned more than 160 years ago. "It is dreadful to think how precarious all the peculiar charms of Edinburgh are," wrote Lord Henry Cockburn.

Fury at eight-week cut-off for Caltongate consultation

Residents reacted angrily today after calls for more consultation on plans to transform a huge chunk of Edinburgh's Old Town were rejected.

Campaigners draw up Old Town vision

Residents opposed to proposals for a new development on the Canongate have drawn up their own vision for the area.

Locals' vision of new Royal Mile

Old Town residents in Edinburgh have come up with their own proposals for regenerating the Canongate, in response to the proposed Caltongate Masterplan.

New plan for Old Town 'will bring bonus of 1,760 jobs'

The latest plans for transforming a huge area of Edinburgh's Old Town will bring an extra 1,760 jobs to the capital, councillors will be told next week.

New age vision to transform Old Town

A BLUEPRINT which would see huge swathes of Edinburgh's Old Town transformed by a major new development has been unveiled.

The end of leith wynd

Is people power on the move?

How far were the anti-war and hunt ban protests part of a growth in activity of single issue groups?

Working to put planners on the map

As city's prosperity grows, so does concern about the quality of new buildings, placing Trevor Davies in firing line

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Walkway is still very much under consideration

YOUR report (News, January 24) says "a new walkway linking Calton Hill with a multi-million pound development in the heart of the Old Town has been shelved".

Be fair, heritage watchdogs, it was Christmas

I FREELY admit to be one of those persons, who have been known to write in to the Evening News expressing their displeasure at what looks to be a possible threat to our beautiful city.

Loss of city's character is a big tragedy

REGARDING the article on Edinburgh's world heritage status (News January 19).

£5m stairway too steep for Old Town revamp firm

A NEW walkway linking Calton Hill with a multi-million-pound development in the heart of the Old Town has been shelved.

Full article: http://www.scotsman.com/?id=117402006

Fight to block £180m scheme

PROTESTERS are planning a legal challenge to a £180 million development in the Old Town.

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Respect the past to secure city's future

CAPITAL must raise its game to keep World Heritage status, warns Zoe Clark.

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Talk is only way to stand up for area

I MUST repudiate the assertions made by Julia Logan (Letters, January 14). I have fought the corner for my constituents in planning and other issues over the last eight years.

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Canongate short on support

I WAS surprised to see our councillor Bill Cunningham take a stand on something (Letters, January 12), after eight years of sitting on the fence over other major development issues in his ward.

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Fears over 'Bingo Hall Baroque' in Old Town

FOR the past three years, my wife children and I have greatly enjoyed visiting Edinburgh, initially for the Festival but recently we have discovered the charms of the city in springtime.

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Fifty artists are painted out of the picture

SCORES of artists have been left without a place to work after the former New Street bus depot closed its doors for the last time.

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Next stop for bus depot opposed

HERITAGE watchdogs today raised fears that plans to rush through the demolition of the former New Street bus depot will leave a massive gap site in the city centre.

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Sculpture plan for bus depot

A MASSIVE outdoor sculpture would be created temporarily in the Old Town under plans put forward by a major property developer.

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THE vision of how a huge part of Edinburgh's Old Town will look under a radical redevelopment has been unveiled.

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Sound off

IT would appear that the Edinburgh public are generally unaware that the character of the Canongate itself is likely to be permanently scarred by the major redevelopment project proposed for the adjoining area.

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Sound off

I THINK it's absolutely horrendous that they should even contemplate anything like this redevelopment of the Canongate (News, November 29).

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Retain best qualities of the Canongate

I WAS interested to read the views of E Patricia Dennison in her interpretation of the history of the Canongate (News, November 29).

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Protesters target Old Town plans

A STORM of protest has erupted over plans for a £180 million modern development in the heart of the Old Town.

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Protesters right to fear for future of Old Town

PEOPLE right across Edinburgh should be concerned about the Old Town redevelopment scheme ("Protesters fight to save flats from developer's bulldozer", News, November 21).

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Protesters fight to save flats from developer's bulldozer

PROTESTERS have launched a campaign against plans for a £180 million modern office development on the Canongate.

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Outcry over plans to knock down homes on Royal Mile

RESIDENTS have slammed plans for a new £180 million development which will see their homes demolished.

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Old Town's new vision

THE vision of how a huge chunk of Edinburgh's Old Town will look under a radical redevelopment was unveiled today.

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Old Town plans will destroy site's character

FURTHER to the letter by Jeremy Lewis (October 10), I must say that I fully agree with his opinions of the proposed development of the area around Jeffrey Street.

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Next stop for bus depot opposed

HERITAGE watchdogs today raised fears that plans to rush through the demolition of the former New Street bus depot will leave a massive gap site in the city centre.

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Heritage chiefs join Mile protest

THE heritage watchdog charged with protecting the historic heart of Edinburgh has joined protests over plans to demolish a 1930s block of flats on the Royal Mile.

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Don't destroy the Canongate

I AM saddened to hear of the possible demolition of part of the Royal Mile in the Caltongate development. .

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Developers should leave Old Town well alone

I AM enraged by the planned "Calton Gate" desecration of the Old Town in the Canongate (News, October 3).

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City development must respect historic heart

IT was with some dismay that I read the article "Old Town's new vision" (News, October 3) about the council's plans to transform the area around Jeffrey Street.

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Caltongate planners look to Newcastle for inspiration

THE massive new development at the heart of Edinburgh's Old Town is to be modelled on the "lively artistic atmosphere" of Newcastle's Quayside.

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