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CRUMBS, IT'S CLOSE
In the run-up to this month’s Scottish Independence Referendum, startling new figures about voting intentions have emerged.We are not talking about…
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In the run-up to this month’s Scottish Independence Referendum, startling new figures about voting intentions have emerged.We are not talking about…
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BRIGHT IDEAS
Spurtle enjoyed this generous colourful painting which we found on its last day of exhibition at the White Space gallery on Howe Street yesterday.…
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Spurtle enjoyed this generous colourful painting which we found on its last day of exhibition at the White Space gallery on Howe Street yesterday.…
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SILENCE OF THE CLANGS
New Town residents have objected loudly to the temporary silencing of the clock chime at St Stephen’s Church. Council officers required the…
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New Town residents have objected loudly to the temporary silencing of the clock chime at St Stephen’s Church. Council officers required the…
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SUMMER QUIZ – WINNERS AND ANSWERS
The deadline for Spurtle’s Summer Quiz passed at noon today. All the entries have now been scrutinised, checked, and a clear winner has emerged.Thank…
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The deadline for Spurtle’s Summer Quiz passed at noon today. All the entries have now been scrutinised, checked, and a clear winner has emerged.Thank…
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REMEMBERING THE GREAT WAR
Of the capital’s major commemorations of the centenary of the First World War’s start, perhaps the most poignant is at the Scottish National Portrait…
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Of the capital’s major commemorations of the centenary of the First World War’s start, perhaps the most poignant is at the Scottish National Portrait…
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BELL TOLLS FOR LOCAL COUPLE
Sadly, Jean and Archie Bell of Bellevue died on 17th and 24 July, writes John Dickie. A shared obituary was published, and they also shared a…
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Sadly, Jean and Archie Bell of Bellevue died on 17th and 24 July, writes John Dickie. A shared obituary was published, and they also shared a…
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TRAVEL GUIDE PLUMBS NEW DEPTHS
The website itravelfun.com has few rivals for strangled prose and recycled wobbly-eyed gobbledegook in its guide to Europe’s most haunted places. Can…
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The website itravelfun.com has few rivals for strangled prose and recycled wobbly-eyed gobbledegook in its guide to Europe’s most haunted places. Can…
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LATE SUMMER MULCH
The Fringe has finished. The Festival is coming to a close. Some will celebrate, some will commiserate, so to ease the transition from…
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The Fringe has finished. The Festival is coming to a close. Some will celebrate, some will commiserate, so to ease the transition from…
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ISSUE 233 – OUT SOON!
As you read this, September’s print edition of the Spurtle is thundering off the press, being folded in half in a flash, and then cascading into…
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As you read this, September’s print edition of the Spurtle is thundering off the press, being folded in half in a flash, and then cascading into…
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WORK–LIFE BALANCE IS THE KEY
Nobody is indispensible, observes Jennifer Lewin, who sent us this photo today of a rear exit on Broughton Street Lane. I think the door should…
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Nobody is indispensible, observes Jennifer Lewin, who sent us this photo today of a rear exit on Broughton Street Lane. I think the door should…
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