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STAND-OFF ON RODNEY STREET
Sunday 12 March 2023 - 11:55
CHARLIE ELLIS CONSIDERS EDINBURGH’S BATTIEST BUS ROUTE As I sat in Hata (5 Rodney Street), sipping a satisfying cortado, I witnessed a stand-off.…
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Sunday 12 March 2023 - 11:55
CHARLIE ELLIS CONSIDERS EDINBURGH’S BATTIEST BUS ROUTE As I sat in Hata (5 Rodney Street), sipping a satisfying cortado, I witnessed a stand-off.…
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DREAMING SPIRES
Friday 10 March 2023 - 17:41
Between earth and skies. No. 6 in an occasional photo series celebrating Spurtleshire street-name signs. #Edinburgh #hyperlocal #Roy Campbell…
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Friday 10 March 2023 - 17:41
Between earth and skies. No. 6 in an occasional photo series celebrating Spurtleshire street-name signs. #Edinburgh #hyperlocal #Roy Campbell…
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GREENSIDE PLACE – SERIOUS ASSAULT
Saturday 4 March 2023 - 00:00
Police Scotland have issued a press release which we reproduce below unedited and in full. -------- Police in Edinburgh have released images of a…
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Saturday 4 March 2023 - 00:00
Police Scotland have issued a press release which we reproduce below unedited and in full. -------- Police in Edinburgh have released images of a…
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ART AND NATURE … AND FREE TREES
Friday 3 March 2023 - 16:45
CHARLIE ELLIS WANDERS BESIDE THE WATER OF LEITH The relationship between art and nature is evident on the Water of Leith. This is expressed most…
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Friday 3 March 2023 - 16:45
CHARLIE ELLIS WANDERS BESIDE THE WATER OF LEITH The relationship between art and nature is evident on the Water of Leith. This is expressed most…
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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