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NEW THREAT TO LOCAL POSTAL SERVICES

[This article is being updated as politicians react. See bottom of the page for latest developments.]Local postal services are about to further…
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PLANNING LATEST – 25.10.10

The Osbourne Hotel at 51–9 York Place has been granted planning permission for alterations to the existing hotel, including an extension to the rear…
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NIBBLES, ANYONE?

Ichthyotherapy is the kind of spa treatment which draws excited gasps from some people, and reduces others to high-pitched squeals of revulsion.…
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HORRID, FRIGHTFUL, REPUGNANT AND SHOCKING

The headline above contains terms not usually associated with positive publicity, but in this case they exactly describe the effects for which Axo…
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SADDLE UP THIS SATURDAY

The Danish Cultural Institute (DCI) are running free cycle lessons for 6–10-year olds this Saturday.Bicycle instructor Darren Mirfield will lead 40-…
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SPURTLE GOES PELL MELL TO REVIVE TRAFALGAR DAY

For the second year running, Nelson's signal has not been displayed at the Royal Navy and Royal Marine Club on Broughton Road.The running-up of flags…
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MULTREES WALK DEBACLE – WIGHTMAN COMMENTS

Emailing from an owl-filled wood somewhere in Lochaber, land issues writer and researcher Andy Wightman has responded to recent events in Multrees…
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PRECIOUS JEWELLERY TO GO UNDER THE HAMMER

A charity auction raising money for The British Heart Foundation Scotland, Marie Curie Cancer Care, and BLISS-caring for babies born too soon will…
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PLANNING UPDATE – 18.10.10

Residents in McDonald Place and McDonald Rd must be feeling under siege at the moment as two potential local developments demand their attention.…
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NEW BROUGHTON OLD PICTURE?

Elizabeth Fraser (née Simpson) has contacted Spurtle from Sydney, Australia. She was born at 7 New Broughton in 1931, then 'a slum', and now seeks a…
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