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THE MORNING AFTER ...

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PRENTICE PROUD OF PUPILS

Headteacher Norma Prentice spoke of her great sense of pride in pupils’ commitment and hard work at Drummond Community High School’s end-of-term…
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SNOG IN THE PARK – PART 2

One week to go till T in the Park, and the excitement is building, writes Whisky Kisser Iain MacPhail. Regular Spurtle readers will be aware that…
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There's no reason not to splash out on entertainment in and around Broughton this month ...

Torrents of thunder, lightning and hail can only mean one thing: it’s July, and time for another edition of Oot! Just think, it’ll soon be Christmas.…
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ISSUE 196 – OUT SOON!

A combination of (paid) work commitments, family duties and heatstroke has resulted in a comparatively quiet month for the Spurtle online. However,…
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EDINBURGH'S UGLY FACE

Police have appealed for witnesses after a man racially abused a mother and her baby on the No. 22 bus yesterday.The man boarded the bus at Great…
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LOCALS TAKE PLANNING APPEALS TO SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT

In separate cases, two locals are lodging appeals against what they consider unjust rejections of planning proposals by the City of Edinburgh Council…
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BANK OF SCOTLAND FUNDS BROUGHTON CHARITY

Waverley Care – the Mansfield Place-based charity – has been awarded £20,000 by the Bank of Scotland Foundation.Part of the Bank's Small Grants…
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SNOG IN THE PARK – PART 1

It's less than two weeks to go till Broughton-based band Whisky Kiss take the stage at the 85,000 sell-out T in the Park Festival. Band bassist and…
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PLANNING UPDATE – 27.6.11

Substantial new proposals are in place for 14–16, 20, 24, 26 Beaverhall Road. They amount to a mixed use development comprising residential and…
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