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WHO IS IT? WHO DUNNIT?
Saturday 9 October 2010 - 20:44
Spurtle is bored by unimaginative tagging and mural abuse, annoyed when attractive architecture gets spoiled by scribbles.But Spurtle enjoys and…
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FREE PLAY JUST THE TICKET
Friday 8 October 2010 - 15:41
Lottery – described as a short, comic and poignant play – will be performed at McDonald Road Library on 4 November, 6:30pm.It tells the story of…
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POLLING CARD NON-DELIVERY - THE SLOT THICKENS
Friday 8 October 2010 - 09:17
In Issue 187 we reported the mystifying non-delivery of polling cards to local addresses in May, or possibly the mystifying non-non-delivery of…
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HELP SPURTLE DECIDE
Thursday 7 October 2010 - 16:57
As discussed in Issue 187, Broughton's 'Our future ... our city ... help us decide' budget consultation took place in Drummond Community High School…
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DRUMMOND STUDENTS IN THE COMMUNITY
Thursday 7 October 2010 - 13:18
Nine senior students and two members of staff at Drummond Community High School are busy planning, organising, fundraising for and delivering…
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NEVER MIND THE INTERVIEW, HERE'S THE SEX PISTOLS
Thursday 7 October 2010 - 12:24
The words 'Broughton Street' and 'rock legends' don't immediately spring to mind at the same time. However, today is an exception.This morning we…
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LUSCIOUS AND LOCAL CLUSTERS OF THE VINE
Wednesday 6 October 2010 - 16:50
It may surprise some readers to know that grapes can be grown in Edinburgh. It certainly came as an eye-opener to this correspondent when I ate some…
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PLANNING UPDATE – 4.10.10
Wednesday 6 October 2010 - 09:48
Another quiet week on the Planning Front.The Conan Doyle pub's application (Breaking news 18.8.10) to repaint the frontage, erect a new sign and…
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WANTED: 1 HELPFUL COORDINATOR
Monday 4 October 2010 - 16:21
Calling all business owners on Broughton Street!A helpful coordinator is required by the Broughton Street Traders’ Association to help Lucy Tanat-…
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Parallel Broughtons
Friday 1 October 2010 - 09:38
Unreliable Geographies by Aeneas McHaar No. 12: Claremont House, Esher, Surrey, England 51º 21’ N, 22’ W   Claremont Crescent appears in an…
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