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FRATER, FLOWERS, AND BEAUTIFULLY SUSTAINABLE SPACES

John Frater is an innovative plantsman, landscape and garden designer, and the man behind the popular Council-owned traffic island at the foot of…
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LAZAROWICZ PURSUES SUPERFAST PROMISE

Mark Lazarowicz MP has secured a promise of ministerial help to improve superfast broadband connectivity in parts of the capital. Lazarowicz,…
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NO END IN SIGHT FOR MILLER No. 91

The application to demolish the end-of-terrace house at 91 Annandale Street and build a modern replacement has been refused (Ref. 13/02489/FUL). As…
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NEW TOWN PARKING RESTORED, ROAD REPAIRS PENDING

York Place reopened to traffic on Friday (4 months ahead of schedule), and residents in parallel streets to the north are now keener than ever for…
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LOCALS RALLY TO DEFEND 'MAGNIFICENT' TREE

Residents and workers in properties surrounding Northumberland Street North West Lane are up in arms at a proposed new mews development in their…
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UNFLINCHING STARES, ONE REBUS AND A GLIMPSE OF ITHACA

Union Gallery’s Autumn Exhibition is a mixed bag. Containing works from some 16 (mostly familiar) contemporary artists, there is no prevailing theme…
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, REAL FOODS!

Celebrating half a century in business, Real Foods is putting out the bunting today at its Broughton Street store. First operating as a market stall…
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A TALE OF TWO PRIMARIES

Spurtle received the following email on 30 August, from a named individual with strong local connections. For a good reason known to us, they prefer…
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LOCAL PIPE BAND MARCH HOME AS CHAMPIONS

Stockbridge Pipe Band has returned triumphant from the last major competition of the season, having won the European and Cowal Championships to be…
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STOLEN BIKE – KEEP YOUR EYES PEELED

Can you help?A bike – pretty much like this one – was stolen from a storage cage in Claremont Court on East Claremont Street yesterday (4 September…
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