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SATURDAY CAMERAMBULATION

We’ve been out and about in central Broughton today. We braved rain, and two celebrities who managed to evade the Spurtle lens by the simple…
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DAY FOR PARENTS TO CHECK OUT PRIMARY SCHOOLS

Have you reached the stage where your darling and intelligent child has learnt everything there is to know about wrecking your house and/or…
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LOCALS LAMENT LOSS OF DRUMMOND ELMS

A steady stream of locals has contacted Spurtle this week, concerned by the felling of trees at the top end of Drummond Community High School…
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WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?

It seems an obvious question at first glance, but supplying an answer gets trickier the more you think about it.City of Edinburgh Council is asking…
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POMEGRANATE CONTROVERSY – MORE PUFF THAN SUBSTANCE

As originally reported here in August, Pomegranate restaurant has been refused retrospective planning consent for changes to the exterior of its B-…
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OTTOMAN GRANDEUR ON HENDERSON ROW

In Issue 223 we highlighted the recent arrival on Henderson Row of Le Troubadour, an antiquarian bookseller specialising in titles to do with…
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FUN FUND-RAISER FOR 'FALLEN ANGELS'

If you've travelled anywhere around Broughton on foot over the last few weeks, chances are you've walked past one of these 'fallen angels'. The…
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JOHN BELLANY – IMAGES OF MORTALITY

The death of internationally renowned Scottish artist John Bellany at the end of August saddened many admirers in Edinburgh and across the country.…
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BROUGHTON DATE FOR FAMILY HALLOWEEN

The Broughton Project Group (BPG) has announced plans for a green Family Halloween event on 31 October. It will take place in the Barony Community…
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PICARDY PLACE CONSULTATION DELAYED – PLANNING UPDATE

Henderson Global Investors last month announced a public pre-application consultation event to air plans for the King James Hotel's removal and…
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