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HALF-SUNK WITHOUT TRACE

… UNTIL NOW  Cabinet papers newly released under the 30-year rule cast a surprising light on Edinburgh’s seascape.  Inchmickery stands…
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ISSUE 261 – OUT TOMORROW!

Get out your brolly! It’s about to start raining Spurtles.April's issue will begin to precipitate on the streets tomorrow, bringing a topical…
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BBC INTERVIEWS DRUMMOND PUPILS

Jodie Hannan, Headteacher of Drummond Community High School, writes:BBC News interviewed S5 pupils Mohsin Syed, Katherine Dempsie, Maria Correia,…
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COUNCIL CANDIDATES NAMED

The deadline for nomination of candidates in the forthcoming Council elections (4 May) passed yesterday. Candidates in the three wards that…
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MUM’S THE WORDS

It’s that time of year when reminders of motherhood seem to be on every corner. And Broughton Street’s A-board artists are being as inventive as…
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A QUESTION OF TRUST

BANDSTAND PLANS STILL LEAVE UNANSWERED QUESTIONS Partially eclipsed by high-profile hoo-has over the old Royal High School, the Ross Development…
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MAINS WORK BEGINS ON LEITH STREET

MORE FUN AND GAMES AT CITY CHOKE-SPOT Phased utility works lasting 16 weeks began this morning, and will affect traffic on Leith Street. …
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RIVAL VISIONS COMPETE FOR SUPPORT

OLD ROYAL HIGH SCHOOL FUTURE DIVIDES OPINION As the 24 March deadline approaches for comments on latest plans for the old Royal High School,…
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STERN WORDS ON OLD ROYAL HIGH

As Spurtle prepared to attend and report on this evening's meeting at Central Hall, we unexpectedly received the following statement by Robert A.M.…
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TOUGH QUESTIONS ON LEITH STREET

Locals reacted with scepticism, alarm and irritation to a briefing on why Leith Street will be closed for 44 weeks from September and how temporary…
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