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BROUGHTON STREET

Two souls with but a single thought. #Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news #lunch #hungry…
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DRY-SHOD IN KING GEORGE V PARK

We're pleased to report that – despite some minor ponding by one of the gates – the new swails proved equal to the task after the first thunderplump…
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EDINBURGH SUMMER …

and the light fandango.No. 45 in an occasional photo-series celebrating Spurtleshire street-name signs.#Edinburgh#hyperlocal#news#proculharum…
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NEW TOWN PLUMBING

Does anyone understand it? Can any reader explain this? #Edinburgh #hyperlocal#news #pipes#whatgoesupmustcomedownandviceversa…
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599 STUDENT UNITS FOR NEW TOWN QUARTER

New proposals ring alarm bells They’ve been a long time coming, but new plans for elements of the 2.4 ha New Town Quarter site between Dundas St…
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DUNARD CENTRE – MORE DETAILS

Chief Executive Jo Buckley (pictured) gave updates on the Dunard Centre’s progress at May’s New Town & Broughton Community Council meeting. We…
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ISSUE 351 – PUBLISHED TOMORROW!

As you read this, copies of the June Spurtle are already thundering towards Broughton like cats urged on by professional couriers with no sense of…
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YORK PLACE – SERIOUS SEXUAL ASSAULT

Police appeal for informationPolice Scotland released a press release this evening which we reproduce below in full. ***** Detectives are…
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ASSAULT ON BROUGHTON ROAD – POLICE APPEAL FOR INFORMATION

Police Scotland issued a press release this evening which we publish below unedited and in full.*****Around 1.20pm on Tuesday, 20 May, 2025, a 76-…
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QUINTINSHILL REMEMBERED

The Royal Scots Regimental Museum’s annual outreach exhibition opened at Out of the Blue this morning. Depute Lord Provost Cllr Lezley Cameron (right…
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