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PROP UP YOUR PROPERTY PROPERLY – ADVICE

You may have seen our article in Issue 200 about taking a proactive approach to maintaining your home ('Bricks, mortar, common sense').On the same…
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COUNCIL SEEKS WAY OUT OF HOLE

Edinburgh's cash-strapped Council is in a deep financial hole.But, determined always to look on the bright side of life, they want your ideas about…
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HUNGARY PEOPLE WITH AN APPETITE FOR EDINBURGH

Hungary is a small but beautiful Central European country which has a rich and diverse history, writes Broughton resident Bori Godley, but few…
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STREET-ART ROUND-UP

The street-artist responsible for recent cryptic works on McDonald Road and Wemyss Place has increased his or her oeuvre and extended her or his…
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MEWS NEWS ON AMBER BOOZE

In Issue 200 we published reader Bob Rickard's appeal for information about the early presence in Broughton of the Drambuie Liqueur Co. ('When…
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BATTLE OF THE BLOOMERS BREAKS OUT - PLANNING NEWS (1.11.11)

In a delicious paradox, the Chequers Too sandwich bar at 16b Broughton Street and the Tesco Local on Picardy Place are likely to join in objecting to…
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MORE GALLERY NEWS

This stunning contribution – part ammonite, part spine, part turbine  – will feature in a new exhibition at Axolotl on Dundas Street.'Forse…
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REAL FOODS FIGHT COUNCIL SIGNAGE BAN

Real Foods on Broughton Street have been taken aback by Council enforcement notices demanding that they remove all signage from the front of their…
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BANGERS, HOT CHOCOLATE, EGGNOG, STAND-UP AND HANGING DOWN – ALI G. INVESTIGATES WHAT'S ON THIS MONTH

The clocks have changed, the squirrels are thinking of going into hibernation, and the 14th annual British Sausage Week has begun, all of which can…
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SPURTLE ISSUE 200 – OUT TODAY

Spurtle's 200th issue hits the streets of Broughton and beyond today.We have acres of news featuring items on bins, bloomers and Drambuie, primary…
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