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LOCALS POOH-POOH BELLEVUE BIOMASS PROPOSAL

It never rains but it poohs. No sooner has Forth Ports's hugely controversial proposal for a biomass plant in Leith Docks been seen off than a new…
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ISSUE 205 – OUT SOON!

The journalistic Dundee cake which is Issue 205 has risen and browned nicely in the cooker of printing machinery, and will be served across Broughton…
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CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL ELECTION – CANDIDATES

Broughton and 'Greater Spurtleshire' fall between three City of Edinburgh Council wards. Below are the candidates for the 3 May election, with…
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NEW SHOW, NEW YORK, OLD HABITS

Broughton-based bassist Iain MacPhail and the band are in the Big Apple, the city that never sleeps or knowingly sells alcohol to under-21-year olds.…
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COMMUNITY PLANNING WATCHDOGS DEMAND LEVEL PLAYING FIELD

Concerns about the fairness of the Pre-Application Consultation (PAC) system have been raised by community council planning conveners attending a…
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YORK PLACE TRAMSTOP REVEALED – PLANNING UPDATE (26.3.12)

Interesting details have emerged as Turner Townsend seek prior approval for erection of a tramstop and associated street furniture at York Place (Ref…
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PILGRIMS' APPETITES COULD FEED BROUGHTON'S ECONOMY

Local resident Hugh Lockhart is part of a group reviving the historic Edinburgh–St Andrews pilgrimage route this summer in an initiative which could…
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HUSTINGS! LEITH WALK AND CITY CENTRE DATES

Spurtle will host two hustings this year in the run-up to the 3 May City of Edinburgh Council election.The decision to increase the number of events…
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ARTIST WILL GO BEYOND THE PAIL

David Sherry is a 38-year-old artist, originally from Newry in Northern Ireland, but later educated at the Glasgow School of Art and now resident in…
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HARD TIMES

Seventeen-year-old Felix Kimathi is an aspiring journalist who visited Drummond in 2011 as part of the Drummond–Kenya Partnership scheme. In this,…
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