| Broughton Spurtle

As you read this, advance copies of the November Spurtle are already appearing across Broughton like confiscated bangers on the floor of an Edinburgh custody suite.

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Submitted by Editor on Fri, 31/10/2025 - 09:07

In the run-up to Halloween, we have been presenting some more or less unsettling images of life in Edinburgh.

Today we conclude with an unpleasant episode on Chambers Street.

Spurtle contributor A.

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Submitted by Editor on Thu, 30/10/2025 - 00:00

In the run-up to Halloween, we present some more or less unsettling images of life in the capital.

This image of a cù-sith (or 'fairy dog') was captured in the basement of a Broughton Street property in December 2007.

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Submitted by Editor on Wed, 29/10/2025 - 00:00

In the run-up to Halloween, we present some more or less unsettling images of life in the capital.

Jane Tweedie, Notes and Short Lines on Edinburgh (1946):

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Submitted by Editor on Tue, 28/10/2025 - 00:00

In the run-up to Halloween, we present some more or less unsettling images of life in the capital.

Visit-Tips, November 2024 (source and location redacted):

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Submitted by Editor on Mon, 27/10/2025 - 09:26

In the run-up to Halloween, we present some more or less unsettling images of life in the capital.

VOLUNTEERS SOUGHT FOR NEW TURF ROLL-OUT

Submitted by Editor on Mon, 27/10/2025 - 08:37

Responding to the Erosion Emergency announced on 12 September (Issue 355), the

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Submitted by Editor on Sun, 26/10/2025 - 08:53

In the run-up to Halloween, we present some more or less unsettling images of life in the capital.

Robert Burns, The Banks o' Doon:

'How can ye chant, ye little birds

And I sae fu' o' care!'

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