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CHRISTMAS PUZZLE – Day 2
Saturday 2 December 2023 - 00:00
AC – 119 From 1–25 December, 1 clue comprising letters, number & image will appear each day on our website. Solutions have something in…
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HUNGER CLOSE TO HOME
Friday 1 December 2023 - 12:00
Broughton may look and feel like a relatively affluent area. But behind the scenes, a surprising number of people here struggle to make ends meet and…
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CHRISTMAS PUZZLE – Day 1
Friday 1 December 2023 - 00:00
PS – 87 From 1–25 December, 1 clue comprising letters, number & image will appear each day on our website. Solutions have something in common…
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BRUNSWICK PLACE
Thursday 30 November 2023 - 16:43
Quick march. No. 29 in an occasional photo series celebrating Spurtleshire street-name signs. #Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news…
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ISSUE 335 – OUT SOON!
Thursday 30 November 2023 - 00:00
As you read this, advance copies of the December/January Spurtle are already dusting Broughton like the first snowflakes of winter. Only with words…
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STUDENT HOUSING REFUSED
Wednesday 29 November 2023 - 09:43
London-based HUB Residential Ltd’s application to develop 73-bedroom purpose-built student accommodation at 26 Dunedin St (23/05027/FUL) has been…
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THE MEDDLING PROFESSOR
Saturday 18 November 2023 - 13:21
Spurtle readers may be interested in a new article (by me) on the political theorist and writer Professor Bernard Crick, writes Charlie Ellis. ‘The…
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NORTHUMBERLAND STREET
Wednesday 15 November 2023 - 16:47
Near of far, or vice versa, or both. No. 28 in an occasional photo series celebrating Spurtleshire street-name signs. #Edinburgh #hyperlocal #…
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‘DULL LUMP’ IN WRONG PLACE
Friday 10 November 2023 - 15:24
Edinburgh-based Colliers, representing Dogma Square Properties, seeks planning consent for a 4-storey block in the car park behind Canon Court. The…
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HOME LIFE IS GROOVIER WITHOUT THE EFFLUVIA
Thursday 9 November 2023 - 12:22
The Development Management Sub-Committee yesterday refused an application to remove/vary conditions on the potential running of a Taco Bell at…
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