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GORMLEY'S '6 TIMES' FACES MOUNTING PROBLEMS

Spurtle has learned that only two of the six human figures comprising Antony Gormley's '6 Times' remain in place, and that the work's future is now…
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CLOCK THIS – DECORATIVE ARTS ON BROUGHTON PLACE

Pictured is a detail of the exquisite Tudric pewter and enamel mantel clock which goes on sale at Lyon & Turnbull next week as part of the…
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COLLEGE IN KENYA

Felix Kimathi (pictured far-right) is a former pupil at Muthambi Boys School  in Kenya, and has maintained close links with the institution's…
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BRAVE NEW WORLD FOR CINE-SAVVY SCHOOLKIDS

Today marks the start of National Schools Film Week, and children from two local primaries are taking part.Billed as 'the world's largest film…
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SHRUB PLACE GAP-SITE – INTERIM ENFORCEMENT REPORT

Issue 212, published today, carries for the third month in a row a front-page story about disruption on and around the Shrub Place gap-site.By…
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ISSUE 212 – COMING SOON!

As you read this, Issue 212 of the Spurtle is thundering off the presses and being folded and stacked in huge piles at a high-security, top-secret…
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PERIOD WEATHER-PROOFING SOUGHT FOR BROUGHTON'S 'SKYFALL': PLANNING UPDATE (29.10.12)

As reported in Issue 210, the new owners of Gayfield House at 18 East London Street seek to upgrade the historic Category A-listed Broughton landmark…
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'BLOOMING', MAYBE, BUT FAR FROM MARVELLOUS

If you happened across something like this on your street, you'd possibly assume someone had been sick and step around it. You probably wouldn't…
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IN SUPPORT OF BARONY PLACE PLAN

Earlier this month we reported neighbours' opposition to plans for a new building at 4 Barony Place (Breaking news, 10.10.12).Now, showing that there…
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RAISING FUNDS FOR MARIE CURIE CANCER CARE

Many readers will remember Axolotl Gallery, whose exciting Dundas Street exhibitions were regularly reviewed by the Spurtle until the gallery's…
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