''The Edinburgh Gazette'' is a

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(

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) of the

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, along with ''

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'' and ''

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''. It is published by

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(TSO), on behalf of

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(HMSO) in

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, Scotland. The Crown Agent is, ''

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'', the Keeper of the ''Edinburgh Gazette''.

History

Publication of ''The Edinburgh Gazette'' began on 2 March 1699 by

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, nearly 34 years after the first edition of ''

'' in November 1665. Watson printed 41 issues, the last on 17 July 1699. Captain Donaldson, the editor, said afterwards that Watson "found it in his interest to disengage himself", perhaps alluding to his imprisonment in the preceding June for printing false news on the wool export and reporting the riotous behaviour of some textile workers in ''The Edinburgh Gazette''. The publication was then transferred to John Reid. It reappeared sporadically, but did not begin an unbroken and continuous publication run until 1793.

Publication

''The Edinburgh Gazette'' is published on Tuesdays and Fridays, and it includes official notices relating to matters of state, Parliament, planning, transport, and public finance, as well as

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and

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notices. It also contains

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s. For instance,

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place notices in the ''Gazette'' about matters of local interest, such as road closures.

References

External links

''The Edinburgh Gazette'' - Official website

TSO (The Stationery Office)
1699 establishments in Scotland Newspapers published in Scotland Government gazettes 17th century in Scotland Publications established in the 1690s {{Scotland-poli-stub