PROGRESS ON POWDERHALL STABLES
The education and arts trust Out of the Blue (OOTB) has entered into a rent-free pre-lease agreement with the
IAN ANDREW ROBERT BROWN
(7 April 1934–31 October 2025)
Ian Brown, who died last year aged 91, was a retired eye surgeon and an engagingly eccentric f
ISSUE 358 – PUBLISHED TOMORROW!
As you read this, advance copies of the February Spurtle are already spreading across Broughton like tears down the cheeks of a sair-hertit Livingston fan.
Drummond's dangerous disgrace
Dear Spurtle,
Having lived in Bellevue Road for over 20 years, I can't remember a time when the crossing opposite Drummond Community High School was functional.
I do remember the light in the middle never worked. And the day that the raised island sections were removed, which I hoped would mean it all was being removed.
But no, a lamppost was left unlit and unmarked in the middle of the road. I complained to the Council who added a round Keep Left sign to the lamppost. Over the intervening years, more temporary signage has been added, and flattened, and added again.
You don't need a degree in Transport Management (although I do have one) to realise the current arrangement is unsafe and unsightly.
How much longer must we endure 'Drummond's Disgrace'?
Richard Hamer
BROUGHTON HISTORY SOCIETY
Leslie Hills will talk about 28 Queen Street.
Date and time
Venue
McDonald Road Library
BROUGHTON HISTORY SOCIETY
Leslie Hills will talk about '28 Queen Street'.
Date and time
Venue
McDonald Road Library
PUZZLING PLACES AND PEOPLE
Whole greater than parts
This is a puzzle.
Each clue links to both a place and, with one exception, a named individual.
There are 12 places and 11 individuals and something else to name.
Confusingly, as well as the 12 places mentioned above, all the clues are linked to a single, different place.
BOOK LAUNCH
An event to mark the publication of Barclay Price's A History of Dundas Street, Edinburgh. Book online HERE or in the shop. Tickets are £6.00, or buy the book and get in free.
Date and time
Venue
Golden Hare Books, 68 St Stephen Street, Edinburgh EH3 5AQ.
LOOKING AT CALTON HILL HISTORY IN MORE DEPTH
The Calton Hill Conservation Trust has arranged a series of events for locals looking at the archaeological potential of the area.