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TROUBLE IN THE TROUSER DEPARTMENT
What do you make of Artisan Roast’s latest A-board on Broughton Street? Spurtle has been taking soundings, and most of those women we’ve consulted…
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What do you make of Artisan Roast’s latest A-board on Broughton Street? Spurtle has been taking soundings, and most of those women we’ve consulted…
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COMMUNITY BIDS FOR St STEPHEN'S
Those behind the proposed community buy-out of St Stephen's Church have taken the first big step. St Stephen's Playfair Trust lodged an offer of £505…
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Those behind the proposed community buy-out of St Stephen's Church have taken the first big step. St Stephen's Playfair Trust lodged an offer of £505…
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SPURTLE – 20 YEARS' INDEPENDENT STIRRING
Twenty years ago this month, Spurtle's first edition hit the streets of Broughton.We're marking this community's engagement with the news, and its…
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Twenty years ago this month, Spurtle's first edition hit the streets of Broughton.We're marking this community's engagement with the news, and its…
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PILRIG PARK NEEDLES REVEAL LONG-TERM NEGLECT
The discovery last weekend of used hypodermic needles in a wooded section of Pilrig Park has shocked locals. Many parks close to city centres…
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The discovery last weekend of used hypodermic needles in a wooded section of Pilrig Park has shocked locals. Many parks close to city centres…
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FROM STEAM TO STORAGE – PLANNING UPDATE (15.2.13)
In a move which will thrill broad-minded packing crates across the capital, the Class 11 Sauna/Health Club at 4 Broughton Market has…
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In a move which will thrill broad-minded packing crates across the capital, the Class 11 Sauna/Health Club at 4 Broughton Market has…
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YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED – IMPORTANT DINGS TO REMEMBER
Tram testing and driver training during daylight hours in the city centre will increase markedly between now and the service launch date in May. In…
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Tram testing and driver training during daylight hours in the city centre will increase markedly between now and the service launch date in May. In…
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SPOT THE DELIBERATE MISTAKE
The Iron Duke, in bronze, by Steell is a familiar sight to most Broughton residents, but what's wrong with it? It has stood in Waterloo Place since…
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The Iron Duke, in bronze, by Steell is a familiar sight to most Broughton residents, but what's wrong with it? It has stood in Waterloo Place since…
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14 FEBRUARY ... LEST YE FORGET
How anyone could forget it's St Valentine's Day is beyond the Spurtle, with references to the year's greatest romantic heffalump-trap displayed in…
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How anyone could forget it's St Valentine's Day is beyond the Spurtle, with references to the year's greatest romantic heffalump-trap displayed in…
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POST OFFICE PLANS TO QUIT St JAMES CENTRE – YOUR VIEWS SOUGHT
The Post Office seeks your views on its plans to move the St James Centre branch to Princes Mall on Waverley Bridge this August. The proposal comes…
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The Post Office seeks your views on its plans to move the St James Centre branch to Princes Mall on Waverley Bridge this August. The proposal comes…
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SELLING IT LIKE IT IS ... -ISH
Imagine my surprise the other day at passing a sign outside a Broughton Street corner shop which read ‘FREE CASH’. Free cash? Were my eyes…
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Imagine my surprise the other day at passing a sign outside a Broughton Street corner shop which read ‘FREE CASH’. Free cash? Were my eyes…
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