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SHOCK OF THE FLOCK
As anyone who has ever massaged an owl will tell you, these mysterious yet seemingly approachable creatures embody an illusion. Where there appears…
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As anyone who has ever massaged an owl will tell you, these mysterious yet seemingly approachable creatures embody an illusion. Where there appears…
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BENEDICT BROUGHTON BOUND?
Following yesterday's shock announcement of Pope Benedict XVI's resignation, much speculation surrounds the reasons behind the decision and his…
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Following yesterday's shock announcement of Pope Benedict XVI's resignation, much speculation surrounds the reasons behind the decision and his…
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NOT WAVING, DROWNING ... BUT NOT FOR MUCH LONGER
Spurtle readers may have noticed a shortage of posts on this website over the last fortnight. Some have even begun to express fears that we have sunk…
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Spurtle readers may have noticed a shortage of posts on this website over the last fortnight. Some have even begun to express fears that we have sunk…
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NEW START FOR BIT OF RUFF? PLANNING UPDATE (5.2.13)
Planning permission is sought to convert the former Rufflander Safety shop into a two-bedroom ground-and-basement-level dwelling at 89 Broughton Road…
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Planning permission is sought to convert the former Rufflander Safety shop into a two-bedroom ground-and-basement-level dwelling at 89 Broughton Road…
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY FOR 'QUIET LASSIE' MARION
Congratulations to Marion McLeod, who was born in 1913 and has just celebrated her 100th birthday! writes Leitham Park Care Home's Alison…
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Congratulations to Marion McLeod, who was born in 1913 and has just celebrated her 100th birthday! writes Leitham Park Care Home's Alison…
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PLANTS NOT BINS REQUIRED FOR UNRULY TRIANGLE
Last month we featured local David Watt's article on the unruly Rodney Street triangle – a tangled and overgrown 'dumping ground' crying out for some…
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Last month we featured local David Watt's article on the unruly Rodney Street triangle – a tangled and overgrown 'dumping ground' crying out for some…
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VINYL SURVIVOR
In the month which saw high-street stalwart HMV plunge into administration, Broughton is lucky to retain perhaps the finest of Edinburgh’s few…
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In the month which saw high-street stalwart HMV plunge into administration, Broughton is lucky to retain perhaps the finest of Edinburgh’s few…
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ONE LUMP OR TWO – PLANNING UPDATE (21.1.13)
One Caitlin Thomson has applied for planning permission to position 2 'original' Edinburgh police boxes on north-central Edinburgh pavements. Both…
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One Caitlin Thomson has applied for planning permission to position 2 'original' Edinburgh police boxes on north-central Edinburgh pavements. Both…
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INEXPERIENCED OSSIAN – LOST IN THE COLD
This handsome ginger cat is called Ossian, and he's gone missing. The two-year-old male – distinctive for his unusual curly coat – did what most of…
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This handsome ginger cat is called Ossian, and he's gone missing. The two-year-old male – distinctive for his unusual curly coat – did what most of…
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SCOTT – GONE BUT HOW FORGOTTEN?
Anyone out there ever heard of Lieutenant Colonel Francis James Scott? We don't know where he was born (he appears to be settled much later at Mount…
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Anyone out there ever heard of Lieutenant Colonel Francis James Scott? We don't know where he was born (he appears to be settled much later at Mount…
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