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SHORT-TERM LETS – WHAT'S NEXT?

The date by which anyone running a short-term let (STL) in Scotland needs to have their paperwork in order is 1 October 2023. If they don’t, they…
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ISSUE 332 – OUT TOMORROW

As you read this, advance copies of the September Spurtle are not spreading across the barony like confused tourists in unsuccessful search of a…
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YORK LANE

Ups and downs. No. 25 in an occasional photo-series celebrating Spurtleshire street-name signs. #Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news…
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PERSEIDS

Brandon Terrace.  No. 24 in an occasional series celebrating Spurtleshire street-name signs. #Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news…
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COUNCIL ACCEPTS EAST LONDON STREET PETITION

A petition signed by over 160 East London Street and other residents was presented to the Transport & Environment Committee yesterday. The TEC…
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CHANCE ENCOUNTER

Having arrived on the street unfortunately wearing the same outfit, they decided to ignore each other. #Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news…
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BRIGHT AND AIRLIE

No. 22 in an occasional photo series celebrating Spurtleshire street-name signs. #Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news
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‘SCOTTISH BEACON’ LIT TODAY

The Broughton Spurtle and 19 other independent local and hyperlocal news publications serving urban and rural communities across Scotland have joined…
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DONALD, WHERE‘S YOUR FIVERS?

A TAILOR’S ADVENTURE IN EDINBURGH A cautionary tale for visitors, from the Edinburgh Evening News, 3 Oct 1898. The Edinburgh detective staff are at…
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ISSUE 331 PUBLISHED TODAY

Warning! Contains superheroes. Find your printed copy in shops, services and libraries throughout Broughton and beyond. Or download your colour pdf…
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