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ISSUE 326 — OUT SOON!
Tuesday 28 February 2023 - 13:29
As you read this, advance copies of the March Spurtle (Issue 327) are already spreading across the barony to cries of amazement from startled readers…
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THE LOST NAMES OF SPURTLESHIRE
Friday 24 February 2023 - 16:00
GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN For the last 10 years, Spurtle has been photographing the street-name signs of Spurtleshire. The aim has been to record…
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BIN-HUBS WOULD DAMAGE THE WORLD HERITAGE SITE
Thursday 23 February 2023 - 09:27
INDEPENDENT REPORT IDENTIFIES 'SIGNIFICANT' ADVERSE EFFECTS Last year, the New Town & Broughton Community Council along with relevant residents…
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OLD TOWN HAIKUS
Wednesday 22 February 2023 - 19:04
Spotted on a wall off Chambers Street today: fleeting thoughts anchored in a transient moment. The rapidly fading poems read:   THIS IS A CRAYON…
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DEVELOPER APPEALS EYRE PLACE STUDENT HOUSING PROPOSAL
Monday 20 February 2023 - 00:00
NO HEARING, NO PUBLIC PLATFORM FOR LOCAL VOICES CA Europe Operating Company has taken its applications for town houses and student housing at 72–4…
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ATTENTION, NIGHT OWLS!
Sunday 19 February 2023 - 21:13
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
Sunday 19 February 2023 - 18:01
No. 5 in an occasional photo series celebrating Spurtleshire street-name signs. #Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news…
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TIME TO SAVOUR PROPER COFFEE
Friday 17 February 2023 - 16:34
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
Thursday 16 February 2023 - 19:28
Nicola Sturgeon pictured at Quintinshill Train Crash Memorial Service at Rosebank Cemetery in 2015. #Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news…
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GUNS AND ROSES
Tuesday 14 February 2023 - 00:00
VALENTINE THOUGHTS IN A TIME OF WAR [Taken from the Scotsman, 14 February 1941. A condensed version of this article appeared under a different title…
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