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REED IN THE RUNNING FOR TOP ATHLETICS PRIZE

Proud Broughtonians have until Monday 23 January to vote for record-breaking Kimberley Reed in the Daily Record Young Athlete of the Year Award.…
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GLUTEN-FREE ORANGE BITES

Whether you over-indulged ever so slightly over the Christmas period and are now on the inevitable January detox or you are simply in need of…
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ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND EYRES UP POSSIBILITIES

The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) yesterday outlined the planning context and mixed-use potential for its cleared land on Eyre Place and vacant…
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OH NO, NNOT AGAIN?!

We last encountered reader Rob Hussey in Breaking news on 7.12.11.Then, he was getting hot under the collar about his local launderette's misspelling…
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RAPT RESPONSE TO DRAMATIC 'KES'

A group of S3–S6 pupils from Drummond Community High School have recently visited the Traverse Theatre to watch an adaptation by Rob Evans of Barry…
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LIBRARY STRATEGY LACKS X-FACTOR?

These are not easy times for public libraries. Budgetary constraints and changing technological media are just two of the challenges facing all…
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NEW GENERATION DISCOVERS LOST WORLD

Spurtle reader and Broughton resident Sam Crehan has a long-standing interest in the 'Lost World' writings of local author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.As…
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HOW ARE THE MIGHTY FALLEN

There was a kind of grim fascination in the faces of visitors at the Royal Botanic Garden (RGBE) this morning.New Year storms have toppled at least…
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THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE TO WHAT'S NOT ON IN BROUGHTON THIS MONTH

We’re fast approaching that part of January where we’ve all finished our chocolate iPods and broken our toys, and are looking for something else to…
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SLIPPERY SUPERMARKETS AND CITY PLANNING

When the Cooperative Group applied for planning permission to open a shop at 8 McDonald Road (Breaking news, 22.2.11), they submitted very carefully…
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