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POSING THE QUESTIONS ON PARKING

At Monday’s meeting of the New Town & Broughton Community Council, councillors and members of the public discussed parking, writes Caroline…
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TUTTI-FRUTTI SIGNAGE LACKS TASTE

Rockspring UK Value 2 Tanfield (Luxembourg) Sarl – snappily titled component of a property asset and fund manager specialising in commercial real-…
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CALLING ALL WRITERS!

Do you ever feel as though there’s a Moby Dick inside you that just requires a little winkling out? Has your One Day in the Life of Ivan…
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PSYCHOGEOGRAPHIES 13

GREEN THOUGHTS AND A CHILL OCTOBER —David HillDublin Street, unleashed from Drummond Place shackles, hastens up to a smoky summit. I follow in…
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ARTWORK OF THE MONTH

THROUGH A GLASS INTRIGUINGLY I’m often disappointed when visiting an exhibition by not getting the chance to see up close the artwork displayed…
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BROUGHTON'S DARK DEATHTRAPS

The following report comes from the Caledonian Mercury of Saturday 23 October 1790. It recounts in a slightly muddled fashion the consequence of…
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HELPING YOU TO HELP OTHERS

Ever thought of widening your horizons, helping others, broadening your work skills whilst between jobs or during education?Volunteer Edinburgh’s…
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LOCAL SCOUTS GO EXTRA MILE

Slightly beyond the western bounds of Spurtleshire, but distance was no object this weekend for Broughton’s Scouts (11th Troop).They set out to de-…
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NO STINK ABOUT WALNUT WHIP AT St JAMES Q&A

A Q&A session for local residents was held at the St Mary's Cathedral Parish Centre on 1 October, to enable the public to understand the project…
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LOCALS HAIL PARK IMPROVEMENTS

Local residents who organise themselves to take an active interest in their neighbourhoods can make a noticeable and very welcome difference.Take the…
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