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NO GOOD DEED GOES UNPUNISHED

The last good deed I did was in 2007, until two weeks ago.I woke up and was in a good mood. The mother-in-law was due to leave in a few hours’ time,…
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WENDELIEN VAN OLDENBORGH'S 'BEAUTY AND THE RIGHT TO THE UGLY'

REVIEWED BY RHYS FULLERTON Beauty and the Right to the Ugly (BRU for short) is a major new work, conceived specifically for Collective’s…
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PAN SPOTTED ON CALTON HILL

As predicted on Friday, Duddingston House Properties Ltd and Urbanist Hotels Ltd have now submitted a proposal of application notice (PAN) to the…
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MURDER, MISSIONARIES AND BROUGHTON'S PLACE IN JAMAICA

An interesting item for sale at Lyon & Turnbull later this month stands at the junction of three stories published by Spurtle in recent years.…
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COUNCIL RECONSIDERS CIVIC SPACE

City of Edinburgh Council looks set to develop a more coherent strategy for the use of public space. A report will go before the Corporate…
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DRUMMOND PUPIL CLICKS WITH JUDGES

Drummond Community High School S6 student and deputy headboy Greig Howitt, 17, has been highly commended in the youth category of the Scottish…
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THE CARNIVAL IS OVER

We’ve said it again and again and again and again. Whilst Essential Edinburgh’s gimcrack stunts have a certain short-term carnival glamour…
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TURNER IN JANUARY

REVIEWED BY RHYS FULLERTON Every January, the Scottish National Gallery puts on an exhibition to rival most. The Henry Vaughan bequest,…
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FOOT AND MOUTH – ONE YEAR LATER

A year ago I started writing my online musings for the Spurtle. I began by bemoaning the late indicators of Broughton, those who don’t value the…
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TIME TO FIX EDINBURGH'S DISGRACE?

The pre-application notification for major redevelopment of the former Royal High School on Regent Road will be submitted to City of Edinburgh…
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