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LOCALS DON'T PANDER TO PRUDES

An advertisement in the Scotsman for Union Gallery's McGuire exhibition earlier this month (Breaking news 1.9.10) reduced hardened staff at the…
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GREENER LEITH GRASPS BUDGET NETTLE

The Council's flawed consultation on budget priorities is currently unravelling across the city to widespread dissatisfaction and embarrassment.We…
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ARE BISEXUALS NOT GAY ENOUGH?

'Is Lady Gaga greedy? Is Duncan James promiscuous? Is Katy Perry confused? Does bisexuality exist?'These and other questions will be addressed on…
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THE FOG OF PR

Yesterday's Guardian added usefully to our planning coverage of 22 September (Breaking news).Contrary to explicit assertions made to Spurtle in 2008…
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HIGHER MATHS – HELP IS AT HAND

Many of us remember from our own youth the times when Maths ceased to make sense and became instead an alarming jumble of random figures, odd-looking…
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PLANNING UPDATE – 20.9.10

The arrival of Tesco at 8 Picardy Place appears to have moved a step closer with the granting of listed building consent for an illuminated fascia…
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SPACES AVAILABLE FOR NEW BROWNIES

The 160th Brownies have just started their last term in the centenary year of guiding.So far, they've had a great year, working on badges such as '…
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LAZAROWICZ CONFIRMS VOTING POSITION

Mark Lazarowicz has reconfirmed whom he will back for the Labour Party leadership.'I'm voting for Ed Miliband,' he told Spurtle.Balloting – which…
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REMINDERS ON FUNDING SOURCES

Scottish  organisations can apply for up to five years' funding from the Big Lottery Fund (BIG), an organisation designed to tackle need and…
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DANCE BASE – FREE TASTER SESSIONS

As detailed in Issue 186, Dance Base will start running 21 additional classes per week from its newly refurbished centre in Leith – the Thomas Morton…
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