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SUMMER QUIZ – WINNERS AND ANSWERS
The deadline for Spurtle’s Summer Quiz passed at noon today. All the entries have now been scrutinised, checked, and a clear winner has emerged.Thank…
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The deadline for Spurtle’s Summer Quiz passed at noon today. All the entries have now been scrutinised, checked, and a clear winner has emerged.Thank…
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REMEMBERING THE GREAT WAR
Of the capital’s major commemorations of the centenary of the First World War’s start, perhaps the most poignant is at the Scottish National Portrait…
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Of the capital’s major commemorations of the centenary of the First World War’s start, perhaps the most poignant is at the Scottish National Portrait…
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BELL TOLLS FOR LOCAL COUPLE
Sadly, Jean and Archie Bell of Bellevue died on 17th and 24 July, writes John Dickie. A shared obituary was published, and they also shared a…
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Sadly, Jean and Archie Bell of Bellevue died on 17th and 24 July, writes John Dickie. A shared obituary was published, and they also shared a…
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TRAVEL GUIDE PLUMBS NEW DEPTHS
The website itravelfun.com has few rivals for strangled prose and recycled wobbly-eyed gobbledegook in its guide to Europe’s most haunted places. Can…
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The website itravelfun.com has few rivals for strangled prose and recycled wobbly-eyed gobbledegook in its guide to Europe’s most haunted places. Can…
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LATE SUMMER MULCH
The Fringe has finished. The Festival is coming to a close. Some will celebrate, some will commiserate, so to ease the transition from…
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The Fringe has finished. The Festival is coming to a close. Some will celebrate, some will commiserate, so to ease the transition from…
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ISSUE 233 – OUT SOON!
As you read this, September’s print edition of the Spurtle is thundering off the press, being folded in half in a flash, and then cascading into…
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As you read this, September’s print edition of the Spurtle is thundering off the press, being folded in half in a flash, and then cascading into…
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WORK–LIFE BALANCE IS THE KEY
Nobody is indispensible, observes Jennifer Lewin, who sent us this photo today of a rear exit on Broughton Street Lane. I think the door should…
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Nobody is indispensible, observes Jennifer Lewin, who sent us this photo today of a rear exit on Broughton Street Lane. I think the door should…
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TELLING IT LIKE IT MIGHT BE
In Spurtle’s wanderings about Broughton over recent weeks, we have noticed an overwhelming number of window and lamppost stickers urging us to vote…
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In Spurtle’s wanderings about Broughton over recent weeks, we have noticed an overwhelming number of window and lamppost stickers urging us to vote…
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HURRY! LAST FEW DAYS FOR PROBLEM-SOLVERS
Only five-and-a-half days remain in which to send in your answers to Spurtle’s super-duper summer brainteaser.Follow this link to find out what all…
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Only five-and-a-half days remain in which to send in your answers to Spurtle’s super-duper summer brainteaser.Follow this link to find out what all…
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COUNCIL CONSULTS ON SLOWER CITY
The whole of Broughton could be covered by a 20mph zone under plans mooted by City of Edinburgh Council. Bellevue already has such a speed limit…
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The whole of Broughton could be covered by a 20mph zone under plans mooted by City of Edinburgh Council. Bellevue already has such a speed limit…
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