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YOUR COMMUNITY COUNCIL WANTS YOU!

Peter Williamson, current Chair of the New Town & Broughton Community Council, has provided a short updated piece which may be of interest to…
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17 FEBRUARY

Welcome to Edinburgh. #Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news #weather #joy  An Edinburgh…
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CALTON HILL YESTERDAY

Cold but companionable. #Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news #Calton Hill #Arthur's Seat…
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PRINCES STREET

The high life. Photographed at lunchtime today. #Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news #pigeons #winter…
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SLOW PROGRESS ON CLADDING

The Housing (Cladding Remediation) Scotland Act 2024 was passed in May last year and came into force on 6 Jan 2025. It allows Ministers to assess and…
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JOHN DICKIE REMEMBERED

John Dickie, founding editor of the Broughton Spurtle, died on 28 December 2024, aged 83. His funeral took place at Warriston Crematorium on 20…
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ISSUE 347 – PUBLISHED TOMORROW!

As you read this, advance copies of the February Spurtle are already appearing across Broughton like buses whispering over setted potholes in the…
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NEW DRAFT GUIDANCE ON PURPOSE-BUILT STUDENT ACCOMMODATION

Yesterday, councillors on the Planning Committee voted to take forward draft non-statutory guidance on purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) for…
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JOHN DICKIE:—FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS

The funeral service for John Dickie, founding editor of the Spurtle, will take place at Warriston Crematorum’s Lorimer Chapel at 10am on Monday 20…
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