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NEW GLENOGLE BATHS – OPEN TODAY, FREE TOMORROW

The newly refurbished Glenogle Baths were unveiled today to an invited audience of Councillors, Council officials, local people who had campaigned…
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OLD GULLS LEARN NEW TRICK

The culprits disobligingly took off as soon as Spurtle's roving eye on the sky whipped out his camera this morning, but there's no mistaking the…
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EDINBURGH ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY COUNCILS FLEXES MUSCLES ...

The Edinburgh Association of Community Councils held its ninth AGM on 21 June, and Spurtle acquired the draft minutes on the last day of the month (…
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PUPILS GO EXTRA MILE IN TWO ELDERLY CARE HOMES

Big-hearted pupils from Drummond Community High School have been working with two local care homes to bring happiness and companionship to elderly…
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CEC'S WASTED OPPORTUNITY?

City of Edinburgh Council communication officers are keen to raise awareness of recycling opportunities across the capital, and have contacted…
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THAT PHOTO EXCLUSIVE IN FULL

In Issue 184 we reported Andrew Dickie's spectacular new addition to the list of late late-presented Christmas trees.Here it is in all its splendour…
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LABOUR OF LOVE

In Issue 184 we reported the rose garden at the corner of Bellevue Place, officially owned by the Council, unofficially maintained and repaired at…
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ISSUE 184 – GRAB YOUR COPY ON 1 JULY!

Issue 184 will be printed this evening, ready for distribution on 1 July through such Broughton outlets as  pubs, clubs, learned societies,…
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LOVELY SPAM, WONDERFUL SPAM, LOVELY SPAM

Here at the Spurtle we relish all communications from readers, the more criminally intended the better.This evening, an unsolicited offer came from a…
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GLENOGLE REOPENING SOON

Glenogle Baths will reopen to the public on Friday 2 July after a 20-month refurbishment, reports David Mackie.  All the new facilities will be…
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