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CULTURAL PEERS LEARN FROM EACH OTHER

Since October last year, Drummond Community High School has been running a Cultural Peer Project which both participants and independent observers…
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TRUE GRIT – WHERE IS IT?

City of Edinburgh Council (CEC) undertake to clear main routes of snow and ice, whilst – not unreasonably – expecting citizens themselves to make…
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BROUGHTON SNOW DISRUPTION – LATEST (2:00pm)

A decision on whether to open schools tomorrow will be made this evening around tea time. Most evening classes on school property appear to be…
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GRIT – CONSPIRACY THEORISTS ON THIN ICE

Charles Dundas has effectively kaiboshed conspiracy theorists who claim there are no grit bins in Edinburgh.The City Centre councillor this morning…
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LEADING FROM THE BACK

In Issue 189 we reported the aborted theft of lead from the roof of St Mary's Parish Church on Bellevue Crescent.Local resident Peter Verity has…
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Parallel Broughtons

Unreliable Geographies by Aeneas McHaarNo. 14: Part 2 — Pilrig, Johannesburg, South Africa26º 12’ S, 28º 2’ EPatient readers will remember how last…
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BROUGHTON'S CARIBOU: THE WHOLE KIT AND CABOODLE

In Issue 189 we looked into the murky past of Broughton's mounted caribou, but Spurtle's researches uncovered far more interesting and peculiar…
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SPURTLE DISAPPEARANCE? WE'LL BE BACK

Certain administrative and technical adjustments are about to be made to this website which may result in a short interruption to our normal service…
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NOT BETTER DEAD THAN RED

It may seem a long way off, but now's the time to start preparing for National Wear Red Day on 25 February.As part of National Heart Month, the day…
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PLANNING UPDATE – 29.11.10

All quiet on the Broughton Front, although three local applications have just been granted. The first three links below are to Spurtle's most recent…
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