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MODERNISED WASTE COLLECTION – END IN SIGHT FOR THE NEW TOWN
After years of consultation, dispute, trial-runs, false starts and unforeseen delays, a new mixed strategy for 'Modernising Waste Collection' in the…
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After years of consultation, dispute, trial-runs, false starts and unforeseen delays, a new mixed strategy for 'Modernising Waste Collection' in the…
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ISSUE 221 – OUT SOON!
It's almost August, the Festival is nearly upon us, and Spurtle’s Issue 221 is about to burst onto Broughton's boulevards in a 4-page format…
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It's almost August, the Festival is nearly upon us, and Spurtle’s Issue 221 is about to burst onto Broughton's boulevards in a 4-page format…
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MARMALADE ICE CREAM
Marmalade on toast is one of my favourite things for breakfast, which is odd since I'm really not a fan of oranges and rarely, if ever, eat them.…
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Marmalade on toast is one of my favourite things for breakfast, which is odd since I'm really not a fan of oranges and rarely, if ever, eat them.…
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ART IN THE OPEN AND FREE TO ENJOY
John MacDonald stumbled across this impromptu exhibition at Bridge Place near the Falshaw Bridge last week. Twenty-six black-and-white photocopies –…
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John MacDonald stumbled across this impromptu exhibition at Bridge Place near the Falshaw Bridge last week. Twenty-six black-and-white photocopies –…
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THINKING MORE ON 154 – DEBATE CONTINUES ABOUT McDONALD ROAD SCHOOL 'ANNEXE'
Last week we published correspondence about the future of 154 McDonald Road between local resident and former Broughton Primary School parent David…
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Last week we published correspondence about the future of 154 McDonald Road between local resident and former Broughton Primary School parent David…
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CALLING BROUGHTON BUSINESSES – GET A LOCAL EDGE!
Ever since we found out Tesco planned to moved in on Picardy Place, Spurtle has been looking for ways to support and strengthen independent shops and…
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Ever since we found out Tesco planned to moved in on Picardy Place, Spurtle has been looking for ways to support and strengthen independent shops and…
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'HANDS OFF OUR POSTIE!' LOCAL GRIEVE VOICES BELLEVUE GRIEVANCE
Bellevue resident Mary Rose Grieve coordinated a campaign two years ago to retain a well-established, highly trusted, locally resident postman on his…
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Bellevue resident Mary Rose Grieve coordinated a campaign two years ago to retain a well-established, highly trusted, locally resident postman on his…
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WELCOME TO YOUR GORY BED
Kitsch, violent, humorous and monstrously alluring: welcome to the world of Rachel Maclean. In the run-up to the 2014 referendum on Scottish…
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Kitsch, violent, humorous and monstrously alluring: welcome to the world of Rachel Maclean. In the run-up to the 2014 referendum on Scottish…
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CAN YOU PUT A NAME TO THIS FACE?
New 'wildlife' has appeared in an East Broughton Place garden, writes Margo Sabella-Marshall, who has been using Twitter (@Margotes21) to try and…
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New 'wildlife' has appeared in an East Broughton Place garden, writes Margo Sabella-Marshall, who has been using Twitter (@Margotes21) to try and…
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LATEST ON THE BROUGHTON PRIMARY SCHOOL SQUEEZE
On 30 June, Bellevue resident David Sterratt wrote to the Council objecting to the proposed sale of 154 McDonald Road and its re-use as housing (see…
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On 30 June, Bellevue resident David Sterratt wrote to the Council objecting to the proposed sale of 154 McDonald Road and its re-use as housing (see…
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