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ATTENTION, NIGHT OWLS!

Spurtle is sitting on a news-egg. It will hatch at midnight tonight. Locals are going to be cross. #Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news…
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THE BEAVERLANDS

No. 5 in an occasional photo series celebrating Spurtleshire street-name signs. #Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news…
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TIME TO SAVOUR PROPER COFFEE

Charlie Ellis tells us how to find a decent brew and rues the loss of a promising newcomer Speciality coffee houses have reached a degree of…
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UNDAUNTED

Nicola Sturgeon pictured at Quintinshill Train Crash Memorial Service at Rosebank Cemetery in 2015. #Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news…
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GUNS AND ROSES

VALENTINE THOUGHTS IN A TIME OF WAR [Taken from the Scotsman, 14 February 1941. A condensed version of this article appeared under a different…
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DUBLIN STREET: BEWARE OF THE DOG

A deep cavity opened up last week between No.5 Dublin Street and Dublin Street Lane North. For the next 5 working days it will be the subject of…
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DARK DEEDS IN SPURTLESHIRE

FLOUR, MURDER AND THE WATER OF LEITH Pamphlets have been part of our culture for hundreds of years. The religious controversies of the early 16th…
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BE RESPONSIBLE …

Wait until they're not looking. Nelson Street today. #Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news
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WINTER SIESTA

Image courtesy of Tim Smith. #Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news
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THE NORTH FACE OF THE NEW TOWN

No. 4 in an occasional photo series celebrating Spurtleshire street-name signs. #Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news
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