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LOCALS JUBILANT AT McDONALD RD PLANNING VICTORY

Redevelopment of empty Council-owned premises at 154 McDonald Road as 73 private bedsits (Refs 13/02458/FUL; 13/02459/LBC) has been rejected.…
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SLOWLY, STEP BY STEP – THE RECENT RESHAPING OF KING GEORGE V PARK

The Council's parks unit, responsible for the recent revamp of the play area in King George V Park, has received a complaint from a resident who…
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MARVELLING AT THE MENAGERIE

Sculptor Barbara Franc’s work – which shows at the Union Gallery on Broughton Street this month – embodies a paradox.At one level, she has an uncanny…
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YOUNG AT HEART DEFY WET SPELL

They say witches come out in all weathers, and this is indeed true in Broughton! writes Broughton Project Group secretary Meg Nelson. A Family…
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BROUGHTON PUPILS IN PRINT

Pupils from Broughton Primary School launched their own book yesterday at the National Library of Scotland.Crabbit Tales – two stories about feelings…
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CELEBRATING 20 YEARS AT THE YARD

It’s been 20 years since HRH Princess Anne first cut the ribbon on the new Scotland Yard Adventure Centre in Canonmills, writes Emma Bone. At…
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KNOCK, KNOCK ... WHOOOO's THERE?

Is this Spurtleshire's spookiest front door? The Bridge Place flat on the edge of Stockbridge is the focus of many strange artistic adornments to…
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ISSUE 224 – OUT SOON!

Spurtle’s November issue is nearly here. In it you will find: swarms, a heron, an invisible beastie, a mere hare, a meerkat, doggy teeth, pussy…
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PLEASED TO MEAT YOU, WAGYU

On the menu this week for the first time at L'Escargot Bleu is possibly the finest beef in the world. Certainly, it's the best chef Fred…
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NO LONGER IN THE LIME OF FIRE – PLANNING UPDATE (29.10.13)

An application to build a 2-storey mews house in Northumberland Street North West Lane has been withdrawn (Ref. 13/04398/FUL). We covered the…
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