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ART RETROSPECTIVE LOOKS FORWARD TO NEW MUSIC

From the moment you step into the room, you know from the sounds and the amount of objects crammed into the space that this is going to be an…
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RESIDENTS BRISTLE OVER BARONY PLACE BOUNDARY

Barony Street Residents Association (BSRA) has reacted with alarm to demolition of a boundary wall separating the communal garden tucked behind…
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THE REFERENDUM AND SOME PANEFUL QUESTIONS

After politically themed cupcakes from Cuckoo's Bakery and politically themed cushion covers from a local soft furnisher, it’s now time for me…
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TONGUE-TIED AT THE OBSERVATORY

Marie-Michelle Deschamps has created a new installation and sound-work called Don’t trip over the wire ... ! for the Collective Gallery,…
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ANONYMOUS BOOK SCULPTOR'S NEW FLIGHT OF FANCY

A work donated by the ‘Anonymous Book Sculptor’ raised over £2,000 at auction in the Macmillan Art Exhibition and Sale earlier this week.…
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CALM AMID THE STORM

At a time of year when one can easily feel overwhelmed by the volume of marketing hoopla surrounding cultural events in the capital, it comes as a…
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HILL HAILS COUNCIL TIDY CAMPAIGN

Broughton-based commedian Craig Hill demonstrated a number of ways to use a brush this lunchtime.The technique shown on the right was probably the…
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NEW FLATS FOR ANNANDALE STREET – OUTLINE PLANS GO ON SHOW

‘Concept’ plans for the demolition of 52–52a Annandale Street and their replacement by flats went on display this afternoon for public consultation.…
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GEE! WHAT ARE THESE?

Doug Simpson has contacted us asking for Spurtle readers’ help in solving a local mystery. He is a Broughton Place-based photographer working on…
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BUSY DOING NOTHING

Spurtle had high hopes of The Alternative Edinburgh Walking Tour on Saturday.With five minutes to go before the scheduled start, we’d asked the guide…
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