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BROUGHTON STREET TO REOPEN EARLY

Good news on Broughton Street! SGN this morning announced that work to replace gas mains has been going well … so well in fact that they now…
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ROUND IN CIRCLES ON TRAMS

City of Edinburgh councillors are currently considering the business case for extending the tramline to Newhaven. They will debate a report on…
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POLICE SEEK HELP FROM PUBLIC

 INDECENCY OFFENCE ON GEORGE STREET  Police in Edinburgh released a press release this morning. We reproduce it below unedited and in full…
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COLLISION SETS PULSES RACING

ALARMING SMASH AT YORK PLACE. — A collision between a 3-ton motor lorry and a tramcar at the crossing of York Place, Edinburgh, and Broughton…
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ENTHUSING INFUSIONS

A head for figures is helpful in any business. A PhD in Economics and a career in finance can’t do any harm either. But for Adam and Isabelle…
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NEW TOP FLOOR FOR WAVERLEY MALL

The Development Management Sub-committee this afternoon granted planning permission for Moolmoor (Waverley) Limited’s proposal for a new building on…
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NEW CHALLENGE FOR LEITH WALK

The dust has not yet settled on the Stead’s Place proposal, controversially refused planning permission last week. Already, though, another…
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BROWN BIN DEADLINE EXTENDED

Do you have a garden? Do you want to dispose of your garden waste rather than compost it or lob it over the wall into next door’s? Then – if you…
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CRAFTED IN CONCRETE

The Concrete Wardrobe emporium was first established in 2000 in the Cowgate as a ‘pop-up’ outlet within a gift shop named The Concrete Butterfly.…
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ISSUE 281 – OUT TOMORROW!

As you read this, copies of the February Spurtle are already being distributed across Broughton and beyond. From the snow-capped peaks of George IV…
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