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GAYFIELD GLUM ABOUT MISSING 'THUMBS'

A new face has been added to the list of Broughton's absconding moggies.This handsome male hails from Gayfield Street, where he was last seen on the…
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PLANNING UPDATE – 5.9.11

Just outwith Broughton but arguably straddling the flexible frontier of Greater Spurtleshire, a site 14m to the east of 75 Albert Street is being…
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McGILL REJECTS TORY REBRAND

Local Conservative activist and serial candidate Iain McGill appeared on the BBC's Newsnight Scotland last night. He was one of 3 guests reacting to…
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YORK PLACE TRAM PLAN SPURS LOCAL OBJECTORS

The New Town and Broughton Community Council (NTBCC) are fighting a proposed extension of the tramline beyond St Andrew Square to York Place.They…
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END OF THE WORLD IS NOT NIGH

Spurtle's front-page story in Issue 198 ('Edinburgh World Heritage Endangered?') has met with a mixed response from Edinburgh World Heritage (EWH)…
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REED 'GRAND SLAMS' AHEAD OF YOUTH COMMONWEALTH GAMES

Local athlete Kimberley Reed has enjoyed a return to top form in the run-up to next weekend's Commonwealth Youth Games, writes father Scott.On 27…
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KIDS TARGETED AS LOCAL CHURCH PUTS SPLAT INTO RELIGIOUS PLATFORM

This morning we featured messy streets, this afternoon it's messy churches ... Bellevue Crescent's Broughton St Mary's in particular.Children of all…
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SLIM PICKINGS FOR VERMIN, 'SCHLIMMBESSERUNG' FOR THE REST OF US

Two flaws have emerged in the use of pest-proof bags being trialled by the Council in parts of the city.First, for whatever reasons, certain…
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KARAOKE, CULTURE AND ORANGE-FLOWER PATHS TO THE EVERLASTING BONFIRE

As Alexander Theroux once said, 'September: it was the most beautiful of words, evoking orange-flowers, swallows and regret'.I don’t really know who…
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GALLERY PREVIEWS

In September's Issue 198 we had room enough for barely a microdot's worth of gallery news. Below are more extended highlights. Further previews and…
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