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PRICKLY ELEMENT IN BENEDICT'S WELCOME

Great excitement at Narcissus Flowers yesterday. Cathedral House had commissioned Broughton Street's finest to fashion six Caledonian-themed posies…
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CURIOUS THRONG FLOCKS TO CITY CENTRE

Expect major traffic disruption and long delays today as Edinburgh braces itself, with pleasurable anticipation, for one of the most exciting events…
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PLANNING UPDATE – 13.09.10

Controversial plans to build two 3-storey dwellings in the garden of 27 Great King St have been approved (Ref. 10/01744/FUL). Thirteen letters of…
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SCOTTISH ART AT CLOSE QUARTERS

The Edinburgh viewing for Sotheby's latest Scottish Sale of fine art began this morning in the Mansfield Traquair Centre, Mansfield Place.Desirable…
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BIG SOUNDS, HUGE ENERGY, GREAT FUN

The inaugural Broughton Jazz Festival brought big sounds and huge energy to Bellevue Crescent yesterday.Individual musicians attended workshops at…
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BROUGHTON COMMUNITY JAZZ FESTIVAL – TODAY!

Following last night's club performances in bars on London and Broughton Streets, Broughton's Community Jazz Festival kicks off today in Broughton…
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CAN YOU PUT GROCERY IN THE PICTURE?

Bellevue resident Fiona Manson has contacted Spurtle in search of local photographs.Her grandfather, Robert Bruce, ran a grocery for many years until…
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CURIOUSER AND CURIOUSER ABOUT CURIOUSER AND CURIOUSER

The recently empurpled shop at 93 Broughton Street (formerly the home of Alphabet Video) is to be called Curiouser and Curiouser. It will be a…
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LOST – A MUCH LOVED PENDANT

A pendant (pictured) of more sentimental than monetary value was lost locally on Sunday 29 August. It is silver, flat, about an inch long, and was…
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LOOKING FORWARD TO THE PAST

Broughton History Society's programme of evening talks begins again next week on Monday 13 September.Walter M. Stephen will talk on 'The Evolution of…
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