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LIBRARY STRATEGY LACKS X-FACTOR?
Monday 9 January 2012 - 14:55
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
Monday 9 January 2012 - 12:58
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
Friday 6 January 2012 - 14:15
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
Friday 6 January 2012 - 10:46
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
Thursday 5 January 2012 - 00:00
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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WINDY CITY
Tuesday 3 January 2012 - 14:34
Many Broughton residents will have been woken this morning by the sound of roofing contractors dancing in the streets. Damaging high winds have…
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ISSUE 202 – COMING SOON
Saturday 31 December 2011 - 15:18
Spurtle's printed January issue will be published as soon as the fog of festive war has cleared and our printers bound cheerfully back into work –…
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UPS AND DOWNS OF A WINDY CHRISTMAS
Tuesday 27 December 2011 - 09:16
High winds across central Scotland wreaked havoc over the last few days on Broughton's roof slates and wheelie bins, mercifully toppling one Spurtle…
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24th DECEMBER
Saturday 24 December 2011 - 10:40
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