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PLANNING UPDATE – 10/1/11

Very little to report this week, presumably because many developers remain immobilised by surfeits of figgy pudding.Of local interest, though, are…
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DECISIVE MOMENTS PRECEDE WILDMAN'S CHANGE OF SCENE

Michael Wildman's extraordinary photographs of nudes and landscapes have featured regularly at Axolotl Gallery on Dundas Street. Now that he is…
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NEW 'JOB CLINIC' FOR PARENTS

Juggling children, child care and earning a living can be a nightmare, but help is at hand. Edinburgh City Libraries today announced the launch of a…
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EXACT MAPS, WRONG ADDRESS, RIGHT READER

In Issue 190 we drew attention to the National Library of Scotland's fascinating collection of Ordnance Survey maps which appear online overlaid upon…
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SIGN OF THE TIMES

Snapped at 8 Picardy Place. See Issue 190 (p.2).[img_assist|nid=1440|title=|desc=|link=node|align=right|width=412|height=640]
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PLANNING UPDATE – 5.1.11

The Planning Subcommittee has agreed to vary Condition 3 of Logie Green Development Ltd's planning permission Ref. 08/01365/FUL and Condition 1 of…
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HAVE YOU SEEN THIS 'ELEPHANT'? REWARD!

Spurtle overcame various technical printing gremlins last night and is now being distributed across Broughton. As if by prior arrangement it has just…
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Your concise guide to what's on (and off) in Broughton and beyond ...

As the month of empty pockets creeps up behind us, silent but deadly like an owl with a grudge, what distractions can we find in Spurtleshire to ease…
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WANT NOT? WASTE NOT!

Scottish Hydro and Fresh Start have come together to run a ‘present recycling’ scheme from 6 January at the Start Eco Zone in the St James Centre…
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ISSUE 190 AVAILABLE NOW

Technical problems and English bank holidays have delayed distribution of the printed edition, but January's Spurtle (Issue 190) is very much alive…
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