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SUNRISE, SUNSET, HOLES, HAPPY BOTTOMS, AND THE EVERLASTING BONFIRE

One of this Spurtle correspondent’s favourite places outwith Broughton is the Edinburgh Central Library on George IV Bridge. And one of the…
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GOOD NEWS FOR THE BOTANICS

EFFICIENT INSTITUTION EXCELS Broughton’s back garden has received a ringing endorsement from top-level experts appointed by the Scottish…
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BAD TIME TO BE A BEAR

FASHION, FRIPPERIES, AND YOUNG LADIES' CHANGING EDUCATION In the Statistical Account of Scotland’s section on Edinburgh, there appear many…
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DEAD ROMANTIC

I arrived home yesterday evening to find a box of roses on the doorstep. Not the chocolate kind, the flower kind. Apparently they come in boxes as…
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WORLD ON YOUR DOORSTEP AT DRUMMOND CHS

There are exciting times ahead as we prepare for our first ever Diversity Evening celebrations on 10 March writes Drummond CHS headteacher Sue Cook.…
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FEBRUARY AND THE POWER OF POSITIVE THINKING

Today was a day for unexpected optimistic glimpses.Some were a way off, like this one of Fife … kingdom of perpetual sunshine.From Calton Hill, there…
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STILL MISSING, STILL MISSED

The hunt is still on for Alfie – the young cat who went missing from Bellevue Place back in September.Anyone around Broughton with a passing interest…
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E-MAILS TO KEEP CANONMILLS QUAINT

Those who want to protect the old, low-rise building at 1–6 Canonmills Bridge from demolition and redevelopment have launched a new phase of their…
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SANDY HILL PLANS REFUSED

Councillors on the Development Management Sub-Committee this morning unanimously voted to refuse planning permission for eight semi-detached…
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ODD POCKET OF HISTORY

Dear old gent passing by, / Something nice takes his eye. / Everything's clear, attack the rear. / Get in and pick a pocket or two. So advised…
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