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WHISKY KISS: THE NEW YORK SNOG BLOG

Broughton-based 'ceilidh-vs-DJ band' Whisky Kiss are playing in New York (Breaking news 7.3.11) this month. Bassist Iain McPhail (second from left)…
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DANGEROUS DOGS NOT CURTAILED

A reader informs us that the Control of Dogs (Scotland) Act came into force in February, putting responsibility for control on owners and adult…
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ELECTION HUSTINGS 2011: HOW THE CANDIDATES FARED

Those attending the hustings on 23 March may be forgiven for thinking there was something wrong with the church's central heating. However, the…
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COLOURFUL SWANS IN BROWN STUDY

[img_assist|nid=1639|title=|desc=|link=node|align=middle|width=640|height=531]The superb painting above is currently on show at the Gallery on the…
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ISSUE 193 – ON ITS WAY

April's issue of the Spurtle will be published online on 4 April, and distributed in classic paper and print throughout Broughton's barbers and hair…
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NEW WATER OF LEITH ARTWORKS MAKE WAVES

A German-based artist plans to complete and install six original works along the Water of Leith sculpture trail this summer. But it is a development…
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What's sprung is spring. What's spring cannot be unsprung this month in Broughton and beyond ...

Spring has sprung, which means you’ll want to be out and about rather than cooped up in your homes this month. Fortunately, we have found a few…
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HAPPY THE MAN, AND HAPPY HE ALONE

Happy the man, and happy he alone,He who can call today his own:He who secure within can say,'Tomorrow do thy worst, for I have lived today.Be fair,…
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COLLECTION CONFUSION IN BELLEVUE

Locals have been left puzzled by an organisation appealing for old clothes, mobile telephones and laptops.The 'Clothing Collection Team' (CCT) have…
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PLANNING UPDATE – 28.3.11

A Dr Campbell of Stirling proposes to change offices at Unit 1, 12 Gayfield Square into a flat (Ref. 11/00719/FUL). The application has temporarily…
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