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PICARDY PLACE TESCO WINS OFFSALE LICENCE
On 20 December, City of Edinburgh Council granted an application by Tesco for an alcohol offsales licence at its soon-to-open Express store on…
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On 20 December, City of Edinburgh Council granted an application by Tesco for an alcohol offsales licence at its soon-to-open Express store on…
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COUNCIL GETS TO GRIP WITH PAVEMENTS
At the end of last week we urged the Council to clear snow and ice from pavements which have no grit-bins (Breaking news, 17.12.10).This now appears…
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At the end of last week we urged the Council to clear snow and ice from pavements which have no grit-bins (Breaking news, 17.12.10).This now appears…
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SPURTLE AGM RESCHEDULED
The Broughton Spurtle's Annual General Meeting – postponed earlier this month owing to a combination of inclement weather and the wrong sort of…
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The Broughton Spurtle's Annual General Meeting – postponed earlier this month owing to a combination of inclement weather and the wrong sort of…
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CRIMINAL CRIMBO – HATE, RAPE AND THE GRAPE
Campaigns running this Christmas and New Year reflect an Edinburgh reality many of us would prefer not to think about.For the second year running,…
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Campaigns running this Christmas and New Year reflect an Edinburgh reality many of us would prefer not to think about.For the second year running,…
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THE TRUE EXTENT OF BROUGHTON'S GRIT BINS – PATCHY IN THE EXTREME
The Spurtle now has a definitive list of the City of Edinburgh Council's grit-bins. You can download it by clicking on the link at the foot of this…
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The Spurtle now has a definitive list of the City of Edinburgh Council's grit-bins. You can download it by clicking on the link at the foot of this…
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HANG 'EM HIGH: A FOOTWEAR PHENOMENON
You may have heard of clootie trees. The practice is an ancient pagan survival found mostly in rural backwaters of Fife, the Black Isle and Ireland,…
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You may have heard of clootie trees. The practice is an ancient pagan survival found mostly in rural backwaters of Fife, the Black Isle and Ireland,…
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NEW COUNCIL SURVEY ON RUBBISH OPINIONS
City of Edinburgh Council's 'Modernising Waste Team' seek your opinions on how to handle rubbish collection and recycling in the city.Inevitably, at…
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City of Edinburgh Council's 'Modernising Waste Team' seek your opinions on how to handle rubbish collection and recycling in the city.Inevitably, at…
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CAPITAL RIOTS: DOUCE EDINA DISORDERED – PART 2
Sanguinary New Year disorder occurred on the night of 31 December 1811 and the early morning of 1 January 1812.According to W.M. Gilbert (1901: 55),…
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Sanguinary New Year disorder occurred on the night of 31 December 1811 and the early morning of 1 January 1812.According to W.M. Gilbert (1901: 55),…
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DOUCE EDINA DISORDERED – PART 1
The Daily Mail may view recent student disorder as a first sign of civilisation's imminent collapse south of the border, but the Spurtle is more…
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The Daily Mail may view recent student disorder as a first sign of civilisation's imminent collapse south of the border, but the Spurtle is more…
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LEITH CENTRAL COMMUNITY COUNCIL
LCCC meets tonight at 7:30pm in McDonald Rd Library. Subjects for discussion will include the Pilmeny Youth Group, Leith Decides, and election…
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LCCC meets tonight at 7:30pm in McDonald Rd Library. Subjects for discussion will include the Pilmeny Youth Group, Leith Decides, and election…
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