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DUBLIN STREET: BEWARE OF THE DOG
Monday 13 February 2023 - 14:51
A deep cavity opened up last week between No.5 Dublin Street and Dublin Street Lane North. For the next 5 working days it will be the subject of…
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DARK DEEDS IN SPURTLESHIRE
Monday 13 February 2023 - 00:00
FLOUR, MURDER AND THE WATER OF LEITH Pamphlets have been part of our culture for hundreds of years. The religious controversies of the early 16th…
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BE RESPONSIBLE …
Sunday 12 February 2023 - 16:23
Wait until they're not looking. Nelson Street today. #Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news
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WINTER SIESTA
Saturday 11 February 2023 - 15:09
Image courtesy of Tim Smith. #Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news
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THE NORTH FACE OF THE NEW TOWN
Friday 10 February 2023 - 16:28
No. 4 in an occasional photo series celebrating Spurtleshire street-name signs. #Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news
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LEITH CENTRAL CC SLAMS PLANNING PROPOSAL
Tuesday 7 February 2023 - 16:10
In an unprecedented and scathing second objection, Leith Central Community Council has written to all elected members on the Development Management…
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LEITH WALK THIS LUNCHTIME
Tuesday 7 February 2023 - 15:24
Public patience may be wearing thin. I witnessed 2 separate passers-by tick off the driver as he unloaded at the back. Tweeted responses will follow…
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PEDESTRIAN CROSSING CASE
Thursday 2 February 2023 - 11:19
First of Its Kind in Scotland [From the Scotsman, 16 January 1936.] An unusual case, the first of its kind in Scotland, was heard by Sheriff M‘…
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ISSUE 325 – OUT TOMORROW!
Tuesday 31 January 2023 - 08:42
As you read this, advance copies of the February Spurtle are already sidling onto shelves like cats onto radiators and pandas onto public pavements…
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'BLUE MONDAY'
Monday 30 January 2023 - 14:18
On what is supposedly the most depressing day of the year, there are still reasons for hope. No. 3 in an occasional photo series celebrating…
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