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If the October Spurtle were a tin of assorted Broughton-related chocolates, it would knock a tin of Quality Street Broughton-related chocolates into a cocked hat. For variety and depth of coverage on all topical issues relating to an area of north-central Edinburgh big enough to throw a medium-sized tablecloth over, it is unrivalled.
Readers of a certain vintage, with a taste for Italian design and English detective thrillers, will glow privately at the sight of this car.
The Volvo P1800 was launched in 1961 and is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. Instantly recognisable at the time for its sleek, ultra-modern styling, and distinctive rear window, it was the unforgettable choice of Simon Templar, 'The Saint' (licence plate ST1), as played by Roger Moore in the TV series which began in 1962.
In what some may regard as a sharp rap over the knuckles, developers hoping to change shop premises at 28 Howe Street into a Sainsbury's Local have been told to think again.
During last weekend's Doors Open Day, many locals will have reacquainted themselves with the modest charms of the Glasite Meeting House on Barony Street.
This deliberately unassuming building is no longer used for religious gatherings, but is the national headquarters of the charitable Architectural Heritage Society of Scotland (AHSS).
A police constable plods purposefully towards the camera on Dundas Street. So far so reassuring. But then the doubts set in.
Why has he drawn his truncheon? Why is he wearing an English helmet. What's with the odd-looking collar and tie?
In Issue 189 and Breaking news (2.12.10) we investigated the origins of this area's corpseless head. Now another Canadian link has been discovered with very similar provenance.
During Doors Open Day yesterday, Spurtle happened upon the totem pole shown right in Abercromby Place.
In the latest twist to a protracted planning saga, architect Richard Murphy has been denied permission to create a rooftop terrace at 4 Bellevue Terrace.
The proposed works had included: internal alterations; removal of existing windows and their replacement with larger, metal-framed ones; formation of a new roof terrace; new materials for sloping roof areas.
Pilrig Chorus – the mixed voice adult community choir based at Pilrig St Paul's Church – is raising money for charity, and wants help from across Broughton and beyond.
Mark Johnstone has spent the last 14 years working in London, but has recently returned to Edinburgh for a change of scene, pace, and career.
Having abandoned his job as a Bond Street jewellery retailer, he is now living within sight of the Bellevue bedroom window which was his as a boy, and has reinvented himself as a photographer.
Is there no end to the mobile phone-related antennae sprouting from Edinburgh's roofs? No.
Arqiva Ltd and Vodafone UK Ltd seek permission to erect 3 antennae on existing poles, and to replace a cabinet, on the roof of the Category B-listed Waverley Exchange at 12 East London Street (Ref. 11/02999/FUL).