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BROUGHTON SNOW DISRUPTION – LATEST (2:00pm)

A decision on whether to open schools tomorrow will be made this evening around tea time. Most evening classes on school property appear to be…
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GRIT – CONSPIRACY THEORISTS ON THIN ICE

Charles Dundas has effectively kaiboshed conspiracy theorists who claim there are no grit bins in Edinburgh.The City Centre councillor this morning…
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LEADING FROM THE BACK

In Issue 189 we reported the aborted theft of lead from the roof of St Mary's Parish Church on Bellevue Crescent.Local resident Peter Verity has…
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Parallel Broughtons

Unreliable Geographies by Aeneas McHaarNo. 14: Part 2 — Pilrig, Johannesburg, South Africa26º 12’ S, 28º 2’ EPatient readers will remember how last…
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BROUGHTON'S CARIBOU: THE WHOLE KIT AND CABOODLE

In Issue 189 we looked into the murky past of Broughton's mounted caribou, but Spurtle's researches uncovered far more interesting and peculiar…
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SPURTLE DISAPPEARANCE? WE'LL BE BACK

Certain administrative and technical adjustments are about to be made to this website which may result in a short interruption to our normal service…
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NOT BETTER DEAD THAN RED

It may seem a long way off, but now's the time to start preparing for National Wear Red Day on 25 February.As part of National Heart Month, the day…
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PLANNING UPDATE – 29.11.10

All quiet on the Broughton Front, although three local applications have just been granted. The first three links below are to Spurtle's most recent…
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'IT AIN'T HALF COLD, MUM!'

Owing to the combination of inclement weather conditions (howling blizzards) and unfavourable local circumstances (howling wolves chasing Spurtle…
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NEW TOWN AND BROUGHTON COMMUNITY COUNCIL UPDATE

The 'latest' minutes of the NTBCC's October meeting, and an agenda for its forthcoming 6 December meeting, are now available as pdfs in Extras.
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