As you read this, advance copies of the October Spurtle are already populating Broughton shop shelves and plastic dispensers like playful New York sports fans cheering on European golfers from the galleries.
Issue 355 tees off with two fresh starts, a temporary let-off, and a hue and cry over poos and pees in the wrong places.
On Page 2 we share news of an awkward spot to lie down, an awkward truth shaping Edinburgh’s housing policy, the passing of a rebirth, and the nebulous pursuit of the art of the possible. Plus brushes, ebikes, mobiles, more loo news and security gates.
Cup of tea, Page Number Three, looks at Halmyre Street and the Law of Unintended Consequences. We bask in a cold chill, tremble before buffalo and errant youth, and celebrate cultural organisations’ ability to keep the Wolf at the door.
To conclude, we consider the colour brown, a boomeranging monopole, black spots, and how to define ‘busy’ on busy thoroughfares. In Edinburgh, it’s not as easy as you’d think.
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