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BLINK AND YOU’RE SPLATTED

This was originally going to be a short article about Broughton’s grain basket on East Claremont Street. There was to be a bad joke about…
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LOCAL ROADWORKS – REVISED TIMETABLE

Edinburgh Council has issued a revised carriageway resurfacing programme prior to tramworks starting in the autumn. We have extracted those…
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WHEN SOMEBODY LOVES YOU

Many thanks to Bellevue resident Mairghread Cunningham, who yesterday spotted this handbill attached to a lamppost beside the bus stop at the foot of…
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COCKBURN CONSULTS ON 'OUR UNIQUE CITY'

The Cockburn Association held a consultation in McDonald Road Library on 26 June, the first of five aimed at establishing recommendations for a new…
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ISSUE 286 – OUT SOON!

As you read this, copies of the July Spurtle are already illuminating obscure corners of the barony, glinting like gold, bouncing like sunbeams off a…
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HEAVY RAIN – NEWS GETS CARRIED AWAY

As rain fell on Monday, the Edinburgh Evening News reported breathlessly about ‘unbelievable scenes’ across the city. Images liberally borrowed…
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NEW SCHEME TO PLANT MORE TREES

A new scheme has been launched to plant more trees in Edinburgh, and take better care of the ones we already have. Tree Time is a joint…
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FOR SCOTTISH WILDLIFE, LOOK NO FURTHER

Readers who enjoyed the recent series of BBC Two’s Springwatch: Scottish Adventure will be pleased to learn there is an abundance of natural wonders…
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ATTEMPTED MURDER IN SPEY TERRACE

Police in Edinburgh are investigating after an attempted murder at the weekend. We quote in full: The incident happened around 4.20pm on Sunday…
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CELEBRATION OF ACHIEVEMENT

DRUMMOND REFLECTS ON AN AMAZING YEAR Every June, Drummond Community High School holds an annual Celebration of Achievement. Last week’s…
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