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HEADS YOU WIN
Tuesday 12 July 2011 - 22:17
'Head to head' – an exhibition focusing upon 'the human head' – at first sounds slightly offputting. One half-expects to enter a room full of bloody…
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DOWNPOURS AND DOWNFALLS
Sunday 10 July 2011 - 09:17
Sustained pelshings and thunder-plumps took their toll yesterday, with homes across Broughton suffering leaky roofs, burst downpipes, and overflowing…
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SOMETHING FISHY IN BELLEVUE
Saturday 9 July 2011 - 10:59
Spotted yesterday on Bellevue Place: a chrome-effect car badge combining the ancient Alpha or icthus symbol of Christianity with feet and the surname…
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SNOG IN THE PARK – PART 5
Friday 8 July 2011 - 18:11
Brace yourselves Broughton! This Sunday morning our quiet and respectable corner of town will be visited by Scotland’s biggest limo.…
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LOCAL VENUE TO BRING FRINGE BENEFITS
Thursday 7 July 2011 - 23:58
Leith on the Fringe (LOTF) have launched a bold, new extension to the Edinburgh summer festival season. Organisers plan to tempt tourists, culture…
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EDINBURGH CENTRAL COUNCIL WARD BY-ELECTION
Thursday 7 July 2011 - 13:55
The crucial Council by-election for Edinburgh Central will be held on 18 August.Candidates have between 12 July and 27 July to register officially,…
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SNOG IN THE PARK – PART 4
Wednesday 6 July 2011 - 16:48
One day to go until T in the Park opens and, right on cue, the heavens open, writes Iain MacPhail. Whisky Kiss have booked Scotland’s biggest limo,…
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YORK PLACE COLLISION – POLICE SEEK WITNESSES
Tuesday 5 July 2011 - 18:21
Lothian and Borders Police are appealing for witnesses after a woman was critically injured in a collision with a black taxi traveling east on York…
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PLANNING UPDATE – 4.7.11
Tuesday 5 July 2011 - 16:37
The dogged efforts of Mr Osman Simsek (Breaking news, 11.10.10; 4.2.11) to change the use of his shop premises at 3 Elm Row to a hot food takeaway…
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BROUGHTON GOING TO POT?
Monday 4 July 2011 - 14:14
‘Jaundiced of Claremont’ – a Broughton resident with many and varied strong opinions – recently remarked to the Spurtle that the sure sign of a…
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