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VINTAGE FUNDRAISER FOR FORWARD-LOOKING CHARITY

Canon Street-based charity Hearts & Minds will host a Vintage Fashion Show on 26 March to raise funds and publicise its work across Scotland with…
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COUNCIL CLARIFIES GEORGE STREET CONSULTATION

Spurtle has received clarification on the Council’s consultation process regarding plans to semi-pedestrianise George Street, create a one-way system…
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LIGHT AND SPICY PRAWN CURRY

It's definitely brighter in the mornings, and there have been entire days of sunshine, so Spring must be around the corner. Which means it’s almost…
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WRONG-SIZED HOARDING IN WRONG PLACE?

Richard Rennie, an Easter Road resident, has written to councillors and the Council’s Planning Department objecting to Forrest Group Ltd’s…
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MORE DOES THAN DON'TS ON CAIRNGORM ADVENTURE

The frequently venueless lads and lassies of Broughton St Mary's Scouts (Breaking news, 3.2.14; Issue 227) held their Sochi-inspired winter camp at…
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THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX

I arrived home from work one night in December to find that my blue recycling box, which I’d left on the kerbside earlier that day, had disappeared…
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DEVELOPER'S PLANS FOR MARY ANN

Three new 3-bedroom residential properties are proposed for vacant land 10m west of 13 Broughton Place Lane (Ref. 14/00646/FUL). The plot is towards…
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IN QUESTIONABLE TASTE

What do you make of this? The Other Place on Broughton Road has announced that ‘The Other Challenge’ is now to be a permanent feature of the…
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ISSUE 227 – OUT SOON

Spurning convention and the relentless march of time, Spurtle was not published on the first of the month at the weekend. Instead we propose…
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WARNING! GONNAE NO DAE THAT!

What is it with St Mary’s RC Primary School on East London Street? The place has a good enough reputation among those locals who attend, but to the…
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