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REIMAGINING COMMUNITY CONSULTATION
Saturday 18 June 2022 - 18:05
As highlighted in April's Spurtle, there is widespread public disillusion with how some Council officials and elected representatives seek and…
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ISSUE 308 – OUT TOMORROW!
Tuesday 31 May 2022 - 20:51
As you read this, advance copies of the June Spurtle have already spread across the barony like fresh hail through a spring T-shirt. Gird your…
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LOCAL GOVT ELECTION RESULTS, 2O22
Friday 6 May 2022 - 22:04
The results for Spurtleshire below are drawn directly from the Council's website. At this stage, we offer no analysis, other than to note that…
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ATTEMPTED MURDER ON BALFOUR PLACE
Wednesday 4 May 2022 - 14:15
Police Scotland issued a press release this morning. We reproduce it below unedited and in full. ******* POLICE APPEAL FOR INFORMATION Detectives…
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ISSUE 317 – OUT TOMORROW!
Saturday 30 April 2022 - 10:48
As you read this, advance copies of the May Spurtle are already spreading across the barony like half-frozen political canvassers ducking into shops…
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OPEN ALL HOURS FOR 21 YEARS
Thursday 28 April 2022 - 11:40
If you’re passing Canonmills Newsagents this sunny Wednesday, pop in and congratulate Anwar and Ruby. Today, they’re celebrating 21 years in charge…
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CITY CENTRE HUSTINGS, 2022
Saturday 23 April 2022 - 23:15
A PARTIAL ACCOUNT ‘More like Just a Minute than University Challenge’ was how chair Carol Nimmo proposed Wednesday’s hustings for the City Centre…
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MORE YORK PLACE DISRUPTION – BE PREPARED
Friday 8 April 2022 - 12:04
A temporary road closure will be in place next week from 9 am on Tuesday 12 April to 5 am on Wednesday 13 April. ‘Surfacing and lining work’ means…
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STAFFORD CENTRE SEEKS VOLUNTEERS
Wednesday 6 April 2022 - 08:03
The Stafford Centre, on Broughton Street, is looking for two new volunteers in its work with people living in the Edinburgh area who experience…
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COCKBURN ISSUES 'MANIFESTO FOR THE CITY'
Tuesday 5 April 2022 - 08:10
The Cockburn Association, Edinburgh’s oldest heritage watchdog, has launched a Manifesto for the City in advance of next month’s Local Government…
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