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RIGHT MESSAGE, WRONG PLACE?
Thursday 4 November 2010 - 09:08
In addition to Multrees Walk and the Balmoral Hotel, this stencilled slogan has recently appeared on Barony Street's Glasite Meeting House.The latter…
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SOMERVILLE HIGHLIGHTS LITTLE KNOWN COMMON DISEASE
Monday 1 November 2010 - 17:02
For the first year of her life my daughter Niamh was a normal growing baby. However, not long after she was weaned she started to lose weight, had…
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BROUGHTON'S CHANGING CHURCHSCAPE
Monday 1 November 2010 - 14:05
In Issue 188 we touched on some of the once familiar church landmarks which have now vanished from Broughton's streets. By following the links below…
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REMOTE ROUND THE CORNER
Monday 1 November 2010 - 13:39
The second of two art-graffiti in Rodney Place (see Issue 188, p. 4) is situated immediately opposite the Union Yoga building by the bus stop.We had…
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Parallel Broughtons
Monday 1 November 2010 - 12:44
Unreliable Geographies by Aeneas McHaarNo. 13: Pilrig, Johannesburg, South Africa26º 12’ S, 28º 2’ EArchibald Edward Balfour – ‘Duggy’ to his friends…
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Your concise guide to what's on in Broughton and beyond ...
Monday 1 November 2010 - 09:07
The nights are drawing in and the mornings are fair nippy these days as well, so why not take yourself along to the Filmhouse Cinema for a bit of…
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COUNCIL CONSULTATIONS – DAMNED IF THEY DO, DAMNED IF THEY DON'T?
Monday 1 November 2010 - 00:00
In Issue 187 Spurtle criticised what we feared was emerging as a contrived and meaningless consultation process between the Council and public on the…
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DYSLEXIA DRAMA (AND PRACTICAL HELP) AT McDONALD ROAD LIBRARY
Friday 29 October 2010 - 13:02
Lottery, a short, comic and poignant play will be performed at McDonald Road Library on 4 November, 6:30pm.It tells the story of former school…
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SPURTLE - ISSUE 188 COMING SOON!
Friday 29 October 2010 - 11:46
Heavy rain is forecast for the next few days, which is of course a sure sign that the Spurtle is due for distribution.On Monday 1 November, Issue 188…
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CITY-CENTRE BOBBY-DAZZLERS
Friday 29 October 2010 - 11:02
Lothian and Borders Police’s new City Centre Safer Neighbourhood Team (Issue 187) is divided into 3 beats, one of which runs from Princes Street to…
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