Letters

Friday, 20 October 2023
Dear Spurtle, We had two new land-fill bins installed in our street on Wednesday. When I came out the flat this morning, both lids had been blown…
Wednesday, 23 August 2023
  Dear Spurtle, The peace and quiet of Broughton neighbourhoods seems to be increasingly disturbed by various dogs making their presence heard. Of…
Tuesday, 15 August 2023
Dear Spurtle,  I saw this van parked by the Water of Leith last week. It's nice to see the National Bard immortalised by a business venture, and…
Tuesday, 08 August 2023
Dear Spurtle, Referring to 'Tracking down the Broughton screech' (Spurtle No. 331, August 2023, page 2), it is not clear what the unholy screech…
Thursday, 08 June 2023
Dear Spurtle, When I was about 10 years old, I used to travel from Pilton up to the Ritz Cinema on a Saturday morning to sing the song of the ABC…
Friday, 26 May 2023
Dear Spurtle, I keenly read most articles in your editions, and the article on your front page on Lothian Buses use of E London St (Issue 328)…
Sunday, 30 April 2023
Dear Spurtle, Someone is putting bird food out on the cyclepath near Wariston allotments which is attracting rats in broad daylight. While it is…
Thursday, 13 April 2023
Dear Spurtle, Very very upset at the closure of Narcissus.  A great disaster personally as well as for the local (and greater) community.…
Sunday, 05 March 2023
Dear Spurtle, On the very boundary of Greater Spurtleshire, readers may have come across this picturesque urban Installation at the junction of Elm…
Wednesday, 08 February 2023
Dear Spurtle, So the Council has a plan, that's a first, to cut car journeys by 30% and so increase public transport by 30%. A bold idea. So why oh…
Thursday, 26 January 2023
Dear Spurtle, My life in East London Street is a never-ending cycle of disturbance. Every night, I'm woken up at midnight, 3am, and 5am by the…
Dear Spurtle, I wrote this in desperation at yet another non-collection of our pre-paid garden waste bins. Does anyone else suffer this lack of '…
Tuesday, 01 November 2022
  Dear Spurtle, With reference to the recent hoo-ha over a pink front door in historic Drummond Place, Edinburgh Council needs to address the very…
Friday, 28 October 2022
  Dear Spurtle, I see that the colours of New Town front doors must be ‘in keeping with the historic character’ of the area. At…
Tuesday, 11 October 2022
Dear Spurtle, You report in the October issue (p.1) that Police followed a protestor who had held up a blank placard at the royal funeral procession…
Wednesday, 05 October 2022
  Dear Spurtle, I’m writing to report a mysterious occurrence on Brandon Terrace. I'm a long-time resident of this locale and, for the last 20…
Saturday, 01 October 2022
  Dear Spurtle,  The improvements to the streetscape in Elm Row have been going on for the best part of two years, which is an inordinate…
Tuesday, 13 September 2022
Dear Spurtle,  Since Her Majesty the Queen's death, there has been extensive reporting from The Royal Mile on the television news. At 06:30 on…
Thursday, 01 September 2022
Dear Spurtle, I was most surprised to read an article about Broughton St Mary's Parish Church in Issue 321 of the Spurtle under the "Briefly" column…
Dear Spurtle, As most of us know, the bin people are on strike, having been offered a below-inflation pay rise. I can see their point. However,…