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LEITH CENTRAL COMMUNITY COUNCIL

Leith Central Community Council meets on Monday evening at 7.30pm in the Nelson Hall at McDonald Road Library.The draft agenda is available in Extras…
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EDINBURGH'S 'FIFTH ELEVATION' - COUNCIL CONSULTS

Planners at City of Edinburgh Council are circulating a draft of revised planning guidelines on Building Heights and Roofscapes.You can download a…
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CYCLISTS WHEELY ANNOYING ON PAVEMENTS

Here at the Spurtle we are pro-bicycles, but the behaviour of those cyclists who insist on using the pavement is becoming a pain.Not only are they a…
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HISTORY SOCIETY GOES ONLINE

Broughton History Society (BHS) now has an online presence.A link to their new page in the Spurtle website can be found at the foot of the menu on…
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NEW HEAD PRAISES DRUMMOND COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL

Drummond Community High School's 'new' Head Teacher Norma Prentice outlined a year of challenges and successes at Tuesday's Celebration of…
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BROUGHTON LOOMS LARGE IN FILM FESTIVAL OPENER

A Spurtle stringer tonight contacted Mission Control with exciting news of major local interest.The opening film at this year's Edinburgh…
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RISING FIELD STAR HITS NEW HEIGHTS

Local athlete Kimberley Reed is progressing almost faster than we can report it.Since featuring in Issue 183, she has won gold in the Girls B Hammer…
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YOUTHS RESTORE GLOSS TO BROUGHTON BACKSTREET

Broughton Street Lane benefited from a 2-day clean-up on 14–15 June.The Council Task Force and Specialist Services Team joined young people in…
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INTERNATIONAL VISITORS ANIMATE EDINBURGH

Numerous animators and other former Django staff from around the world reassembled in the Cumberland Bar last night in advance of The Illusionist's…
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TRAFFIC DELAYS!

The lights at the Broughton Street/Picardy Place/York Place junction were out of action at 10.15am this morning. Wardens were directing traffic but…
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