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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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WHERE HAVE ALL THE METERS GONE?

Many locals have noticed the mysterious disappearance of parking meters over recent weeks. Only the plastic-wrapped stumps remain, offering…
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STROKES THAT BIND

HENRY JABBOUR AT THE UNION GALLERY Like many others locally, we’ve missed the Union Gallery since its removal from Broughton Street to larger…
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FOOTNOTE ON FORRESTRY

LOCALS GET THE LAST WORD Forrest’s Croall Place extravaganza provokes mixed reactions among Spurtle team members. Some regard it as a…
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TIME TO TRIM THE FRINGE

Spurtle has been studying heavily redacted emails which shed light on Edinburgh Council's struggle to find performance and events spaces in the city-…
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IN VINO MENDACIUM

The hock it is. Whatever the usually authoritative Villeneuve Wines A-board on Broughton Street may say to the contrary, we’re not convinced.…
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TOMBS WITH A VIEW

A stroll about Old Calton Burying Ground has set us thinking. What had Abraham Lincoln to say in troubled times? We offer five quotations…
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