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SIGNED, SEALED, AND DECIPHERED

City of Edinburgh Council's election team staff began checking an estimated 55,000 postal votes this morning in advance of the count proper.To help…
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SUNDAY DRIVERS FACE DELAYS AND DIVERSIONS

The 6th BUPA Great Edinburgh Run will take place over 10km on Sunday 2 May.As well as driving an estimated 10,000 amateur athletes into the arms of…
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ISSUE 182 ARRIVING SOON

Issue 182 is printed and ready for distribution. Between now and Saturday you'll find it appearing in all the usual pubs, clubs, shops and galleries…
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CONVERGENCE OF THE TWAIN

David Carfrae of Canonmills says he is an admirer of Thomas Hardy's poem about the RMS Titanic.He suggests the Iceberg was a bigot.We're not sure…
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MYSTERIOUS MACINTYRE TRACED

With the help of readers, Spurtle has now traced the low-profile Independent Edinburgh North and Leith candidate Cameron MacIntyre to an address in…
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HAVE YOU SEEN MACINTYRE?

Cameron MacIntyre is a male, Independent candidate for the Edinburgh North and Leith constituency in the Westminster General Election 2010. He did…
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HAVE YOU SEEN PINSKY?

Pinsky is a male black-and-white cat who went missing on 21 April from Bellevue Road. He has no collar but is microchipped.Please check your sheds,…
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HELP WHEN A NOISE ANNOYS

Are you constantly disturbed by the sound of bills landing on your doormat, politicians knocking on doors, young neighbours studying into the small…
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SPRING BULBS NOT GREEN

In Issue 181 (Briefly, p.3) we reported how CEC have begun 'finding and fixing' defective street lamps at night, when broken ones are easier to spot.…
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ONE-TRACK MIND

Council Leader Jenny Dawe's April encyclical waxes lyrical about the imminent arrival of Edinburgh's first tram.It is to be displayed at an…
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