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LAZAROWICZ CONFIRMS VOTING POSITION

Mark Lazarowicz has reconfirmed whom he will back for the Labour Party leadership.'I'm voting for Ed Miliband,' he told Spurtle.Balloting – which…
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REMINDERS ON FUNDING SOURCES

Scottish  organisations can apply for up to five years' funding from the Big Lottery Fund (BIG), an organisation designed to tackle need and…
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DANCE BASE – FREE TASTER SESSIONS

As detailed in Issue 186, Dance Base will start running 21 additional classes per week from its newly refurbished centre in Leith – the Thomas Morton…
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PRICKLY ELEMENT IN BENEDICT'S WELCOME

Great excitement at Narcissus Flowers yesterday. Cathedral House had commissioned Broughton Street's finest to fashion six Caledonian-themed posies…
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CURIOUS THRONG FLOCKS TO CITY CENTRE

Expect major traffic disruption and long delays today as Edinburgh braces itself, with pleasurable anticipation, for one of the most exciting events…
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PLANNING UPDATE – 13.09.10

Controversial plans to build two 3-storey dwellings in the garden of 27 Great King St have been approved (Ref. 10/01744/FUL). Thirteen letters of…
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SCOTTISH ART AT CLOSE QUARTERS

The Edinburgh viewing for Sotheby's latest Scottish Sale of fine art began this morning in the Mansfield Traquair Centre, Mansfield Place.Desirable…
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BIG SOUNDS, HUGE ENERGY, GREAT FUN

The inaugural Broughton Jazz Festival brought big sounds and huge energy to Bellevue Crescent yesterday.Individual musicians attended workshops at…
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BROUGHTON COMMUNITY JAZZ FESTIVAL – TODAY!

Following last night's club performances in bars on London and Broughton Streets, Broughton's Community Jazz Festival kicks off today in Broughton…
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CAN YOU PUT GROCERY IN THE PICTURE?

Bellevue resident Fiona Manson has contacted Spurtle in search of local photographs.Her grandfather, Robert Bruce, ran a grocery for many years until…
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