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ST VALENTINE'S DAY VELOCIPEDE

A bicycle chained to railings on Bellevue Terrace was romantically adorned with a bunch of plastic red roses yesterday afternoon.Was this two-wheeled…
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'EVENING NEWS' AND TOO-SMALL LANGUAGE

Do you ever worry that the English language's 750,000 words are not quite enough?Staff at the Edinburgh Evening News must fear exactly that, since…
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CONMAN PROVES PC CLOD

A suspected conman phoned an Albany Street firm of solicitors at 10:00am on Wednesday 9 February. He claimed to represent 'Midlothian Police' and…
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SKY'S THE LIMIT FOR WORLD HERITAGE SITE ROOFTOP POLE PROPOSAL

Vodafone and 02 seek planning permission for ‘6 pole-mounted antenna to accommodate rooftop cabinets’ above Centrum House at 108–14 Dundas Street (…
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OTTERLY REMARKABLE

On 1 February (Breaking news), we congratulated – through gritted teeth – a local ornithologist on his extraordinary skill in attracting numerous…
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INVASION OF THE CONE-HEADS

[img_assist|nid=1514|title=|desc=|link=node|align=center|width=640|height=553]Look left, look right, look left again, look you!The first of the Welsh…
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PLANNING UPDATE – 7.2.11

Permission is sought to build a new dwelling house (Ref. 11/00287/LBC) behind 17 Great King Street (fronting Northumberland Street NE Lane; pictured…
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STREET ART BEGS QUESTIONS

Interesting graffiti continues to enliven drab corners of Broughton.The amusing and inexplicable ‘Made in China’ (right) has been created on paper,…
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STOP FLOPPING AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE!

Feeling limp, like a piece of tired lettuce found at the back of the fridge? Get instantly crisper and greener with the help of Mr Motivator!The…
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Your concise guide to what's on (and off) in Broughton and beyond ...

February already – oh, how time flies! No doubt there will be many private celebrations of Groundhog Day around Spurtleshire on the 2nd, but what…
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