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HIS DARK MATERIALS

 PUTTING SOME NAMES TO FACES As the façade of the new John Lewis ‘infill’ building on Leith Street nears completion, we thought it might be…
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IN VINO FALLACIA

 TASTING NOTES FOR THE LOGICALLY CHALLENGED Plurium interrogationum is the Latin term for a question containing a disguised or concealed…
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GARDENERS TAKE PRIDE

Well done, the Botanics! Staff here are already world leaders in exploring, conserving and explaining the world of plants for a better future.…
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AN INVITATION FROM THE MOSQUE

Muslims at Annandale Mosque invite Spurtle readers to join them as they break their fast during the month of Ramadan. The event – from 9.00pm on…
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SERIOUS SEXUAL ASSAULT

 POLICE SEEK WITNESSES Police in Edinburgh are appealing for witnesses following a serious sexual assault in the north of the city. We…
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FRIENDS REUNITED

Good news to start the week! Cato the Bengal wanderer (pictured right, on the left or right) has returned safe and sound to his home in…
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GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS

 BROCK RETAINS EDINBURGH NORTH & LEITH The SNP’s Deidre Brock was returned to Parliament with a reduced majority in yesterday’s General…
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DODGY ELECTION BAR CHARTS 4

 NEW ENTRANTS AND THE FINAL TALLY  The election leaflets have been pouring in, and along with them more dodgy bar charts, including a…
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CALLING ALL WONKS

Are you an election wonk? Does your heart beat a little faster at the first sniff of a Dimbleby? If so, then Friday’s press release from…
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GLIMMER OF HOPE IN BROUGHTON

While Britain woke to news of horror and tragedy this morning, in Broughton there was a glimmer of hope. The Revd Graham McGeoch had earlier…
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