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LONG TO REIGN UNDER US

Who recognises this? Correct. It’s John Stevenson Rhind’s famous 10ft-high bronze statue of Queen Victoria, Empress of India at the Foot of the…
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BATTLE OF THE BINS IS NEARLY OVER

Put out the biodegradable bunting! Garland your Council dustperson with flowers! Containerised waste and gull-proof bags should reach most…
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SPREADING THE WORD ABOUT 'HAVE YOU HEARD?'

Spurtle readers responded with great enthusiasm last week to a rash of ‘public diary entries’ or ‘messages from an unknown confidante’ adhering to…
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NEW TENNIS COURTS FOR WARRISTON

Planning permission has been given for Warriston Community Tennis Club’s construction of a full-sized tarmacadam tennis court and adjoining mini-…
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"OBSERVERS' WALKS" ON CALTON HILL

RHYS FULLERTON REVIEWS TRIS VONNA-MICHELL’S THE ARTIST AND THE GRAVEDIGGER: AFTER D.O. HILL.‘The photograph is a grave for the living dead. It tells…
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CHILD'S PLAY – NO CHUCKLING MATTER

‘Kill'em! Strangle'em! Don't let go! Kill'em! Kill'em! Kill'em ALL!!’So says Chucky in the 1988 horror film Child’s Play, capturing rather…
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SOFT FURNISHINGS CAN'T CUSHION HARD FEELINGS

Over the last few weeks (most recently in Issue 232, published today) we have featured the unreliable political implications of politically themed…
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BROUGHTON IN BLOOM

For a downhill peregrination across Broughton in Bloom, Ross Maclean – himself no mean gardener – recommends the following itinerary.1. Start at the…
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A SWIFT HALF

On a rare evening outing to the pub, I only had time for a swift half or two and I intended to make the most of it and choose my venue wisely. I…
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ISSUE 232 – OUT SOON!

August’s Spurtle (Issue 232) is printed, folded, bundled into tens, and now being loaded onto a caravan of GPS-guided delivery-llamas ready for…
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