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HAVE YOU SEEN THIS 'ELEPHANT'? REWARD!
Thursday 6 January 2011 - 09:29
Spurtle overcame various technical printing gremlins last night and is now being distributed across Broughton. As if by prior arrangement it has just…
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Your concise guide to what's on (and off) in Broughton and beyond ...
Wednesday 5 January 2011 - 12:45
As the month of empty pockets creeps up behind us, silent but deadly like an owl with a grudge, what distractions can we find in Spurtleshire to ease…
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WANT NOT? WASTE NOT!
Wednesday 5 January 2011 - 11:55
Scottish Hydro and Fresh Start have come together to run a ‘present recycling’ scheme from 6 January at the Start Eco Zone in the St James Centre…
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ISSUE 190 AVAILABLE NOW
Wednesday 5 January 2011 - 10:52
Technical problems and English bank holidays have delayed distribution of the printed edition, but January's Spurtle (Issue 190) is very much alive…
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Parallel Broughtons
Wednesday 5 January 2011 - 10:12
Unreliable Geographies by Aeneas McHaarNo. 15: Lake Eyre, Australia28º 22' S, 137º 22' ENot many places rival the grandeur of Broughton’s former…
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SPURTLE ISSUE 190 – COMING SOON!
Friday 31 December 2010 - 09:42
Issue 190 is just about ready, and will hit the streets of Broughton next week once they have been hosed down, cleared of revelling visitors and…
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TESCO LICENCE – NTBCC CALLED FOR RESTRICTION
Friday 24 December 2010 - 12:38
When we first reported Tesco's successful application for an offsales licence at Picardy Place, we were seeking clarification on the New Town and…
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TANAT-JONES COMMENTS ON TESCO OFFSALES LICENCE
Wednesday 22 December 2010 - 21:18
Lucy Tanat-Jones, leader of the Broughton Street Traders Association, has now commented officially on the granting of an alcohol offsales licence to…
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PLANNING UPDATE – 21.12.10
Wednesday 22 December 2010 - 11:49
The recent spate of conversions on Albany Street continues with Roxburgh Investment Ltd's application for listed building consent to create four…
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PICARDY PLACE TESCO WINS OFFSALE LICENCE
Wednesday 22 December 2010 - 11:28
On 20 December, City of Edinburgh Council granted an application by Tesco for an alcohol offsales licence at its soon-to-open Express store on…
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