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ISSUE 334 – PUBLISHED TOMORROW!

As you read this, advanced copies of the November Spurtle are already spreading across Broughton and beyond like bats flitting before a storm. Issue…
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MORE STUDENT HOUSING FOR BEAVERLANDS

Dunedin Street (Edinburgh) LLP proposes to build new purpose-built student accommodation with associated amenity space, cycle parking, landscaping…
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BARONY PLACE

One of Broughton's more colourful corners. No. 27 in an occasional photo series celebrating Spurtleshire's street-name signs. #Edinburgh #…
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COUNCIL REPORT FAILS TO SWAY EAST LONDON STREET RESIDENTS

In August this year, locals petitioned councillors about what they say is disruptive over-use of East London Street by HGVs and Lothian Buses. In…
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'RESEARCH LAB' PROPOSAL FOR 154 McDONALD ROAD

The Kingsford Group seeks temporary planning permission for a single-storey ‘modular working research lab related to Net Zero living’ in the front…
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ISSUE 333 – COMING SOON!

As you read this, advance copies of the October Spurtle are already appearing across the barony. Issue 333 begins with latest developments in 2…
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SIX SIMPLE WAYS TO IMPROVE LOCAL PLANNING DEMOCRACY

Community council calls for collaborative approach For many people who approach it – occasionally and without previous experience or specialist…
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HIDDEN OPEN DOORS

The annual Doors Open Days offer public access to buildings which are not usually accessible. In several senses,  they reveal much about the…
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THE ODD COUPLE

North Clyde Street Lane. No. 26 in an occasional photo series celebrating Spurtleshire street-name signs. #Edinburgh  #hyperlocal #news…
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WANDERING INTO PATRIOTHALL

Stockbridge in Edinburgh has a reputation for being a ‘posh’ residential area and an attractive destination, especially at the weekends. Visitors’…
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