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DARK DEEDS IN SPURTLESHIRE

FLOUR, MURDER AND THE WATER OF LEITH Pamphlets have been part of our culture for hundreds of years. The religious controversies of the early 16th…
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BE RESPONSIBLE …

Wait until they're not looking. Nelson Street today. #Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news
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WINTER SIESTA

Image courtesy of Tim Smith. #Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news
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THE NORTH FACE OF THE NEW TOWN

No. 4 in an occasional photo series celebrating Spurtleshire street-name signs. #Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news
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LEITH CENTRAL CC SLAMS PLANNING PROPOSAL

In an unprecedented and scathing second objection, Leith Central Community Council has written to all elected members on the Development Management…
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LEITH WALK THIS LUNCHTIME

Public patience may be wearing thin. I witnessed 2 separate passers-by tick off the driver as he unloaded at the back. Tweeted responses will follow…
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PEDESTRIAN CROSSING CASE

First of Its Kind in Scotland [From the Scotsman, 16 January 1936.] An unusual case, the first of its kind in Scotland, was heard by Sheriff M…
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ISSUE 325 – OUT TOMORROW!

As you read this, advance copies of the February Spurtle are already sidling onto shelves like cats onto radiators and pandas onto public pavements…
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'BLUE MONDAY'

On what is supposedly the most depressing day of the year, there are still reasons for hope. No. 3 in an occasional photo series celebrating…
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CALTON HILL

And there 'neath that far off lantern light … #Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news
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