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ELECTION HAGGIS
Thursday 7 April 2011 - 16:50
Alarm bells rang when we read the opening headline 'Shirley-Anne Somerville – A Strong Voice for Leith & North Edinburgh'. We thought the SNP's…
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WHISKY KISS: THE NEW YORK SNOG BLOG
Wednesday 6 April 2011 - 14:53
Broughton-based 'ceilidh-vs-DJ band' Whisky Kiss are playing in New York (Breaking news 7.3.11) this month. Bassist Iain McPhail (second from left)…
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DANGEROUS DOGS NOT CURTAILED
Monday 4 April 2011 - 16:37
A reader informs us that the Control of Dogs (Scotland) Act came into force in February, putting responsibility for control on owners and adult…
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ELECTION HUSTINGS 2011: HOW THE CANDIDATES FARED
Monday 4 April 2011 - 14:27
Those attending the hustings on 23 March may be forgiven for thinking there was something wrong with the church's central heating. However, the…
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COLOURFUL SWANS IN BROWN STUDY
Monday 4 April 2011 - 14:10
[img_assist|nid=1639|title=|desc=|link=node|align=middle|width=640|height=531]The superb painting above is currently on show at the Gallery on the…
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ISSUE 193 – ON ITS WAY
Sunday 3 April 2011 - 13:02
April's issue of the Spurtle will be published online on 4 April, and distributed in classic paper and print throughout Broughton's barbers and hair…
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NEW WATER OF LEITH ARTWORKS MAKE WAVES
Friday 1 April 2011 - 18:43
A German-based artist plans to complete and install six original works along the Water of Leith sculpture trail this summer. But it is a development…
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What's sprung is spring. What's spring cannot be unsprung this month in Broughton and beyond ...
Friday 1 April 2011 - 13:04
Spring has sprung, which means you’ll want to be out and about rather than cooped up in your homes this month. Fortunately, we have found a few…
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HAPPY THE MAN, AND HAPPY HE ALONE
Thursday 31 March 2011 - 16:21
Happy the man, and happy he alone,He who can call today his own:He who secure within can say,'Tomorrow do thy worst, for I have lived today.Be fair,…
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COLLECTION CONFUSION IN BELLEVUE
Thursday 31 March 2011 - 14:58
Locals have been left puzzled by an organisation appealing for old clothes, mobile telephones and laptops.The 'Clothing Collection Team' (CCT) have…
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