HANDS OFF THE NEW TOWN’S TREES!
Monday 8 June 2026 - 00:01
—Michael Upton— In the Spurtle on 29 May , Mike Worobec argued for two changes to the New Town’s communal gardens; first, an ‘expert-led’ programme…
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THE PASSING YEARS
Sunday 7 June 2026 - 19:45
This afternoon in Dean Cemetery. Reflecting on time and the slow erasure of memory. #Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news #local history
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WESTERN NEW TOWN
Thursday 4 June 2026 - 09:57
High Plains Drifter. #Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news #wrenchslinger #scaffolderwithnoname
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ISSUE 362 – PUBLISHED TOMORROW!
Sunday 31 May 2026 - 13:16
As you read this, advance copies of the June Spurtle have already spilled out onto the barony’s streets like exuberant Arsenal fans celebrating a
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EDINBURGH’S LOST VISTAS
Friday 29 May 2026 - 00:01
How the ‘emerald necklace’ became a green barrier —Mike Worobec— Few cities in the world are so intellectually and aesthetically deliberate as
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FREEDOM TO ROAM
Thursday 28 May 2026 - 10:13
Currently at anchor off Inchkeith lies the 70m x 13m Benetti superyacht Freedom. Yesterday afternoon, while she stood closer to Cockenzie, Spurtle
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TESCO BROUGHTON ROAD – ONWARD AND UPWARD
Wednesday 27 May 2026 - 09:52
Part of Tesco Broughton Road’s over-the-counter pharmacy range has become an interesting exercise in physical self-improvement and intimate…
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REDBRAES WEIR
Sunday 24 May 2026 - 13:18
Cool people prefer shade. #Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news #weather
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YORK LANE
Wednesday 20 May 2026 - 16:27
Quetzalcóatl, god of wind. No. 52 in an occasional photo-series celebrating Spurtleshire street-name signs. #Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news #Aztec
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