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ISSUE 199 – OUT SOON!
Friday 30 September 2011 - 09:56
If the October Spurtle were a tin of assorted Broughton-related chocolates, it would knock a tin of Quality Street Broughton-related chocolates into…
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NO SAINT, BUT STILL PRACTICALLY PERFECT
Thursday 29 September 2011 - 14:36
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…
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HOWE STREET SUPERMARKET PLAN DERAILED – FOR NOW
Wednesday 28 September 2011 - 11:58
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…
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WELL-KENT BUT SELF-EFFACING BROUGHTON LANDMARK
Wednesday 28 September 2011 - 10:46
During last weekend's Doors Open Day, many locals will have reacquainted themselves with the modest charms of the Glasite Meeting House on Barony…
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WHAT'S GOING ON 'ERE, THEN?
Tuesday 27 September 2011 - 12:36
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…
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NEW CANADIAN LINK DISCOVERED
Monday 26 September 2011 - 13:51
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…
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REPORTER SLATES ROOFTOP TERRACE PLAN
Monday 26 September 2011 - 09:31
In the latest twist to a protracted planning saga, architect Richard Murphy has been denied permission to create a rooftop terrace at 4 Bellevue…
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CHORUS OF SUPPORT FOR WAVERLEY CARE
Wednesday 21 September 2011 - 10:41
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…
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A MAN WHO'S CLICKED WITH BROUGHTON
Tuesday 20 September 2011 - 17:36
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…
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PLANNING UPDATE – 19.9.11
Tuesday 20 September 2011 - 08:34
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…
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