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BROUGHTON GOING TO POT?
Monday 4 July 2011 - 14:14
‘Jaundiced of Claremont’ – a Broughton resident with many and varied strong opinions – recently remarked to the Spurtle that the sure sign of a…
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SNOG IN THE PARK – PART 3
Monday 4 July 2011 - 12:43
Iain MacPhail continues with tales of the road, in the build-up to T in the Park this coming weekend. Warning: this blog contains images of a…
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KENYANS LEARN, TEACH AND LAUGH WITH DRUMMOND COMMUNITY
Sunday 3 July 2011 - 14:46
Jambo, Jambo! Or hello and welcome in Kiswahili!This was the greeting that Drummond Community High School gave our friends from Muthambi Girls and…
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PRENTICE PROUD OF PUPILS
Friday 1 July 2011 - 14:19
Headteacher Norma Prentice spoke of her great sense of pride in pupils’ commitment and hard work at Drummond Community High School’s end-of-term…
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SNOG IN THE PARK – PART 2
Friday 1 July 2011 - 14:10
One week to go till T in the Park, and the excitement is building, writes Whisky Kisser Iain MacPhail. Regular Spurtle readers will be aware that…
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There's no reason not to splash out on entertainment in and around Broughton this month ...
Friday 1 July 2011 - 13:06
Torrents of thunder, lightning and hail can only mean one thing: it’s July, and time for another edition of Oot! Just think, it’ll soon be Christmas.…
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ISSUE 196 – OUT SOON!
Thursday 30 June 2011 - 19:11
A combination of (paid) work commitments, family duties and heatstroke has resulted in a comparatively quiet month for the Spurtle online. However,…
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EDINBURGH'S UGLY FACE
Thursday 30 June 2011 - 14:22
Police have appealed for witnesses after a man racially abused a mother and her baby on the No. 22 bus yesterday.The man boarded the bus at Great…
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LOCALS TAKE PLANNING APPEALS TO SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT
Thursday 30 June 2011 - 10:40
In separate cases, two locals are lodging appeals against what they consider unjust rejections of planning proposals by the City of Edinburgh Council…
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