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HOPETOUN CRESCENT
Thursday 9 May 2024 - 15:08
Edinburgh's most uneven wall? No. 35 in an occasional photo-series celebrating Spurtleshire street-name signs. #Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news #…
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NO NEWS IS BAD NEWS
Wednesday 8 May 2024 - 11:00
THE FUTURE OF LOCAL JOURNALISM IN SCOTLAND As part of the UK-wide Indie News Week and the ‘No News is Bad News’ campaign from the Public Interest…
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OPINIONS DIFFER ON GREENSIDE VIEWS
Tuesday 7 May 2024 - 00:01
CSG Projects Ltd wants to build a Richard Murphy-designed 5-bdrm home on land it owns between the office at 12 Blenheim Pl and Greenside Parish…
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MORNING HAS BROKEN
Sunday 5 May 2024 - 05:57
This morning, to celebrate International Dawn Chorus Day, Spurtle despatched its Avian Affairs correspondent to the tranquil slopes of Upper…
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A MUSICAL NUISANCE
Friday 3 May 2024 - 09:40
Edinburgh Council and Edinburgh street performers have recently been discussing how to better manage street performances in the city centre. The…
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CALTON ROAD
Wednesday 1 May 2024 - 16:06
Welcome to Edinburgh. @edinhelp #Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news…
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ISSUE 339 – PUBLISHED TOMORROW!
Tuesday 30 April 2024 - 14:55
As you read this, advance copies of the May Spurtle (Issue 339) are already filtering across the barony like birch pollen from the nose of a…
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CATHEDRAL LANE
Thursday 25 April 2024 - 17:04
Aciter et Fideliter. No. 34 in an occasional photo-series celebrating Spurtleshire street-name signs. [Bottom image by Dnalor_1, Wikimedia Commons…
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PROPOSED STUDENT ACCOMMODATION IS NO MECCA FOR PERMANENT RESIDENTS
Tuesday 23 April 2024 - 09:46
Leith Central Community Council opposes plans to convert the  bingo hall at 26 Manderston Street into purpose-built student accommodation (24/01162/…
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SMITHIES ON EYRE PLACE
Monday 22 April 2024 - 15:12
Gone now, but I can still smell the place's signature scent of beer, bleach and stale cigarette smoke. #Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news…
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