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'RECYCLED YOUTH' LEARN NEW TRICKS

Celebrating its 21st birthday in 2012, Discovery Group members at Drummond Community High School have been invited to a special awards ceremony next…
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ISSUE 206 – OUT SOON!

As balmy April gives way to balmy May, what better way to keep yourself warm and informed about all things Broughton than to stick a copy of the new…
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SINGING IN THE SPRING

Scotland's LGBT choir Loud & Proud will perform a spring concert next month celebrating the passing of winter and the coming of spring.'We're…
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BEAT THE THIEVES – REGISTER YOUR BIKE FOR FREE

The files below explain a national database – Bikeregister.com – on which you can detail your bike and its bits.Entering your cycle's unique features…
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MIXED VIEWS ON 'EDINBURGH EYE'

So incensed was the New Town and Broughton Community Council’s Planning Convener by proposals to erect a temporary London Eye-style Ferris wheel in…
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CITY CENTRE HUSTINGS REPORT

Braving perfectly foul Edinburgh spring weather, which had reduced the Spurtle posters outside to tattered mush before kick-off, 5 candidates for the…
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IN MY EYES YOU'RE EVERYTHING – HELP FIND MAGGIE

Yet another member of Broughton's restless cat population has gone walkabout, leaving emotional mayhem in her wake.This time it's Maggie, a…
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NEW WORK BRINGS WARM GLOW

Work by four  young artists will show at the Gallery on the Corner next month in what promises to be an exhilarating and colourful exhibition of…
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NO INVASION OF HADRIAN'S WALL: PLANNING UPDATE (23.4.12)

The Balmoral Hotel's application to update its signage has been granted (Ref. 12/00449/LBC).However, and much to Spurtle's relief, the proposal to…
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LEITH WALK HUSTINGS REPORT

The first of two Spurtle hustings kicked off last night, on a showery evening, with a similar event chaired by Lesley Riddoch taking place at exactly…
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