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THE LEVY AS LEVERAGE – MIXED RESPONSE
Thursday 14 March 2024 - 00:01
The Edinburgh Reporter interviewed Edinburgh Council Leader Cllr Cammy Day last month as elected representatives tackled setting the city’s next…
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ISSUE 337 – PUBLISHED TOMORROW!
Thursday 29 February 2024 - 08:39
As you read this, advance copies of the March Spurtle are already spreading across Broughton like fresh mildew on the shower curtain of civilisation…
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POWDERHALL’S PATH OF POTENTIAL
Tuesday 6 February 2024 - 02:55
Searching for a bridge I was vaguely aware of, I found myself standing on it without knowing, writes Charlie Ellis. The structure is the slightly…
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GAYFIELD PLACE LANE
Monday 5 February 2024 - 17:13
The ghost of Christmas. No. 31 in an occasional photo series celebrating Spurtleshire street-name signs. #Edinburgh #dhyperlocal #news…
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THE OPENING OF THE EAST BRANCH LIBRARY
Thursday 1 February 2024 - 00:01
From the Edinburgh Evening News, 19 January 1904. SIR HERBERT MAXWELL'S ADVICE ON READING.  The new East branch of the Edinburgh Public Library,…
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ISSUE 336 – PUBLISHED TOMORROW!
Wednesday 31 January 2024 - 10:02
As you read this, advance copies of the February Spurtle are already spreading across Broughton like spilt potnoodles on a Bellevue pavement. Page 1…
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POLICE SCOTLAND APPEAL FOLLOWING ASSAULT ON BUS
Tuesday 30 January 2024 - 12:45
Police Scotland issued a press release this morning which we reproduce below unedited and in full. --------- Police Scotland have released images…
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HARD TALK ON THE WALK
Monday 29 January 2024 - 09:44
Public libraries have been squeezed and under threat for many decades; a manifestation of a long-running assault on the public domain, writes Charlie…
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POWDERHALL JUNCTION – NEW PLANS
Tuesday 23 January 2024 - 16:24
A community engagement event to discuss latest plans for the Broughton Road/McDonald Rd/St Mark’s Path junction will take place on Wednesday 24…
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CHRISTMAS PUZZLE – WINNERS AND SOLUTIONS
Thursday 4 January 2024 - 12:35
Thank you and congratulations to the long-suffering readers who took part in Spurtle’s recent Christmas Puzzle. Special congratulations go to Sam…
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