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ISSUE 340 – OUT SOON!

As you read this, advance copies of the June Spurtle are already spreading across Broughton like crytospiridium through the lower digestive tract of…
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BROUGHTON SUNSET

Bellevue Chapel. No rain tomorrow?Try praying.Yellow warning thunderstorm: https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/forecast/gcvwr3zrw#?date=2024-05-28#…
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WATER OF LEITH – THE MORNING AFTER THE NIGHT BEFORE

The level of the Water of Leith has dropped considerably since we videoed it last night but remains higher than we’ve have seen it for many years.…
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RAINY DAY IN THE NEW TOWN

Summer's in the air.  #Edinburgh#hyperlocal#news
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CALTON HILL – SUNSHINE, HAZE AND BIRDS

Sunshine and haze over Calton Hill this morning, where Friends met under the expert guidance of the Scottish Ornithology Club's Stephen Welch to…
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BROUGHTON STREET

Encouraging how Broughton Pharmacy community library has flourished since modest start in Sept 2019: see p.2 in Issue 289. Now a well-used local…
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St MARK'S PARK

Bit of a back-to-front Diana and Actaeon moment here. For reference follow THIS LINK. Am glad to report no hind quarters were torn apart afterwards…
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St MARK'S PARK

11.30pm, Saturday 11 May. A breathtaking natural spectacle: the aurora borealis. Or not. #Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news…
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HOPETOUN CRESCENT

Edinburgh's most uneven wall? No. 35 in an occasional photo-series celebrating Spurtleshire street-name signs. #Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news #…
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NO NEWS IS BAD NEWS

THE FUTURE OF LOCAL JOURNALISM IN SCOTLAND As part of the UK-wide Indie News Week and the ‘No News is Bad News’ campaign from the Public Interest…
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