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BROUGHTON'S FLESHERS – WE TAKE ANOTHER BUTCHER'S HOOK

Reading your article about the butcher shop sign being uncovered in Rodney Street (Breaking news, 26.10.14) made me recall that Rodney Street had…
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PILRIG PARK ZORRO – MORE QUESTIONS THAN ANSWERS

In Issue 235 we mentioned briefly the appearance in Pilrig Park of an unusual black squirrel. Nearby residents have named it Zorro. Local man Pav…
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CHUGGERS 2 MUG 0

‘Do you want to help save the world?’ was the question I was asked as I walked past St Mary’s Cathedral at the top of Broughton Street. It wasn’…
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SPECIAL POTATO FEATURE: HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE

News was thin on the ground in Broughton today, or if it wasn't, no-one at the Spurtle had time to pick it up. Under the ground, though, it was…
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DIGITAL DISPLAY DEPARTS

In Issue 235 we reported the surprisingly prompt reaction of City of Edinburgh Council concerning the moving digital display in a Crichton Place…
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GREEN EYES – MISSING NO MORE

We’re delighted to report that  the young female cat with huge green eyes reported in Breaking news (23.10.14; Issue 235) has been reunited with…
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EILDRITCH AND UNCHANCY ... GASTROUS GOINGS-ON IN BROUGHTON

Out and about today across Broughton, Spurtle was glad to see that the barony is entering into the Hallowe'en spirit with a variety of more or less…
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LAZAROWICZ SLAMS 'UNACCEPTABLE' DELAYS

Mark Lazarowicz MP intervened in a parliamentary debate on Tuesday to draw attention to lengthy delays in applications for the new Personal…
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NO EXTENSION OF BATLEYS RACKET

Back in the summer, we reported on Batleys' application to vary the conditions of its planning permission (Ref. 14/02893/FUL; Breaking news, 23.7.14…
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ISSUE 235 – OUT SOON!

The new Spurtle is pretty much done, dusted and trundling into boxes ready for distribution across Broughton early in November.Crime news and price-…
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