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HELPING GOOD CAUSES IS A WALK IN THE PARK (AND A CUP OF COFFEE)

Broughton residents are spoilt for choice in September, with a variety of good causes vying for attention. Energetic souls can attend all three.The…
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LOCAL MAN IS A LUCKY SAUSAGE

Keen Claremont carnivore Matthew Crehan is celebrating today. The local man has won a Q-Guild promotional competition, entitling him to £1,000-worth…
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ISSUE 198 – OUT SOON

Issue 198 is almost ready, bringing you the usual heady mix of national and international news squeezed through an editorial sieve so fine that only…
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LINES, TRAM LINES AND NEOLOGISMS

In an idle moment this morning, Spurtle invited Twitter followers to suggest a portmanteau word for recent, unhappy goings-on in Edinburgh.We set the…
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THOUGHTS ON WISDOM AND SLIP-SLIDING AWAY

When contractors working on private property at the south end of Bellevue Street removed part of a retaining wall, their actions had the unforeseen…
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FREE PLAYWRIGHT WORKSHOP

A free workshop on 'How to be a Playwright' will take place at McDonald Road Library on 5 September, 6.30–8.00pm.It will be presented by successful…
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BROUGHTON ART IN ITS GLOWING HEART

Barony Street-based Fee Dickson is a pub cook and an artist/illustrator, and this summer she is combining these complementary elements by showing her…
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PLANNING UPDATE – 23.8.11

The Scotsman Publications Ltd and Barratt East Scotland propose building 130 residences with commercial space at 7–9 Newhaven Road, the site of the…
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YOUNG PEOPLE AT CENTRE OF LOCAL PARK IMPROVEMENTS

The Friends of King George V Park have secured a £2,500 Council grant towards improvements to recreational facilities for teenagers.Work will begin…
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TWO'S COMPANY, THREE'S A HUB

Right in the heart of Broughton, but tucked away off Gayfield Square (on the lane leading down from the square itself to East London Street), is a…
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