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ANYONE SEEN STITCH?
Thursday 8 December 2022 - 23:28
Stitch is 1.5 years old and for the first time has gone missing from his home garden in Claremont Bank. Last seen at 4.30pm on Tuesday 6 December.…
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TOUGHER STANCE ON POOR PARKING
Thursday 8 December 2022 - 11:56
Edinburgh Council’s Transport & Environment Cmte on 8 December unanimously agreed to stiffen enforcement protocols as part of a first-draft…
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ON THE TRACK OF BERNARD CRICK
Wednesday 7 December 2022 - 08:58
RESEARCHER SEEKS EDINBURGH CONNECTIONS It’s now 14 years since the death of one of Spurtleshire’s most esteemed residents, the political theorist…
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HAP-HAPPIEST SEASON OF ALL
Friday 4 November 2022 - 08:39
It’s almost that time of year again. Don’t know about you, but there’s nothing I love more than busying myself with plans for the big day. Yes, I…
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ISSUE 323 — OUT TOMORROW!
Monday 31 October 2022 - 14:21
As you read this, advance copies of the November Spurtle have already ensconced themselves in local businesses and libraries like nesting hedgehogs…
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DOG DO IN GAYFIELD SQUARE
Saturday 29 October 2022 - 15:08
Over 100 local residents and at least 50 of their canine companions attended this afternoon’s Halloween Parade in Gayfield Square. Some humans and…
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BONES AND GROANS IN GAYFIELD SQUARE GARDEN
Thursday 27 October 2022 - 09:10
WICKED WOOFS FOR ALL THE FAMILY Over 20 Broughton/Leith Walk businesses are participating in the second annual Gayfield Square Halloween Dog Parade…
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ISSUE 323 – OUT TOMORROW!
Friday 30 September 2022 - 06:11
As you read this, advance copies of the October Spurtle are already settling on local shelves like autumn leaves in great crunching heaps of red,…
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20 MPH LIMIT SAVES LIVES, REDUCES SERIOUS INJURIES
Thursday 29 September 2022 - 15:24
Edinburgh’s 20mph speed limit has reduced collisions by 40% and casualties by 39%, including a 23% reduction in fatalities and a 33% drop in serious…
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WAVERLEY STATION
Thursday 29 September 2022 - 07:38
It must be a grand piano.  
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