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ISSUE 244 WILL BE OUT SOON!

As you read this, September’s Spurtle (Issue 244) is clattering off the press like a trainload of young Spanish language students disembarking at…
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BEWARE OF THE BOBBLE HAT

A brief wander about the streets of Edinburgh this morning afforded the perfect antidote to an otherwise delightful summer’s day in the capital.First…
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FLOCKING TO HADDINGTON PLACE

On display at McNaughtan’s Bookshop & Gallery from Tuesday next week will be work by the Edinburgh-based illustrator Camillia Seddon. Seddon…
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POLL CARD BLUNDER DISAPPOINTS YOUNG VOTERS

An as yet undisclosed number of young people who had hoped to vote in next month’s Ward 12 (Leith Walk) by-election will not be able to do so.The…
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KINGSFORD WITHDRAW PLAYGROUND SUBSTATION PLAN

Kingsford Developments Ltd’s plans to build a new electricity substation and ‘summer house’ outside 154 McDonald Road have been withdrawn today (Ref…
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NEWS JUST IN AND A BIT LATE

With a new story simmering on the back burner at Spurtle HQ, and a Ward 12 by-election hustings to prepare for this evening, we have no time to bring…
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HUSTINGS ADVICE TO CANDIDATES

Below is the advice issued to Leith Walk (Ward 12) by-election candidates this evening in advance of tomorrow's hustings event from 7.15–9.15pm in…
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CANONMILLS DEMOLITION REJECTED

In a remarkable turn of events, City of Edinburgh Council’s Development Management Subcommittee today refused permission for the demolition of the…
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FINE DAY FOR A FESTIVAL FANFARE

David Sterratt and Ella Taylor-Smith got to three of the Festival Fanfare concerts on Sunday, which took place at 12 locations along the Water of…
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THROUGH A GLASS BRIGHTLY

RHYS FULLERTON REVIEWS ILONA SZALAY'S WITNESS  Currently provoking strong reactions on Dundas Street are Ilona Szalay’s bold…
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