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WEALS WITHIN WHEELS – 'FUNPARK' AT THE UNION GALLERY

When three artist friends embarked on a mid-week trip to Blackpool last January, they had in mind a bracing view of the sea, some fish and chips, and…
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PARK IMPROVEMENTS – KEEP OUT!

The eastern section of King George V Park is fenced off today and out of bounds. Although not exactly a hive of activity this morning, this part of…
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BROUGHTON KNEES AND A NORWEGIAN KILT TRIP

Twenty-two Scouts and six leaders (56 knees in total) from local troop Broughton St Mary's departed for their summer camp in Stavanger, Norway today…
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BUSY TIMES IN St MARK'S PARK

Despite last year's poor summer and this year's long winter and wet spring having contributed to calamitous collapses in Britain's bee population, St…
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KINGSFORD RESPONDS ON 154 McDONALD ROAD COVERAGE

Spurtle was in contact yesterday with Kingsford Estates, the developer behind proposals for 154 McDonald Road. We invited them to respond to our…
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INVASION OF THE LITTLE PEOPLE – PLANNING UPDATE (2.7.13)

The thunder of tiny feet shows no signs of abating locally, particularly now that the Edinburgh Nursery seeks to expand, again – this time at 119…
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LOCAL CHEERS NEW BUDGET LOO

While walking through Rodney Street Tunnel, writes Jamaica Street Lane resident John MacDonald, I noticed that the new Council toilet was being fully…
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KINGSFORD SUBMITS PLANS FOR 154 McDONALD ROAD

Proposals have now been submitted for the former Broughton Higher Grade School at 154 McDonald Road (Refs 13/02458/FUL; 13/02459/LBC).  See…
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BROUGHTON ROAD ASSAULT – POLICE SEEK WITNESSES

Police seek witnesses following a serious assault on Broughton Road at the weekend. A 31-year-old woman was attacked at around 1.30am on Sunday…
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'FUNPARK' – BURNING BRIGHT AND COMING SOON

Readers may remember Norrie Harman's uncompromising tour de force Way Out West at the Union Gallery last summer. One year on, and he's back. And,…
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