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CALUM CASHLEY ON THE ELECTION RESULT

Calum Cashley – the 4th-placed, SNP candidate in the General Election – today contacted Spurtle with his reaction.'I won! By far the best description…
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McDONALD ROAD – CLEAR LOCAL AGENDA EMERGES

Spurtle today received the 23 April response of the New Town and Broughton Community Council (NTBCC) to Hackland & Dore's pre-planning…
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JOHN LEWIS DETERMINED TO STAY OPEN

Sceptics have been casting doubt in recent weeks on John Lewis’s ability to stay open during dismantlement of  New St Andrew’s House next year.…
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BROUGHTON ROLE IN FRENCH SPY SPOOF

In May 2009, Abercromby Place, Heriot Row and Nelson St doubled as 1960s London during filming of the French espionage caper Imogène McCarthery (see…
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HEIN ACKNOWLEDGES VOTERS AND BLASTS CLEGG 'BETRAYAL'

John Hein, the Liberal candidate for Edinburgh North and Leith, who came sixth in last week's General Election, contacted Spurtle today with…
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DISH OF THE DAY

Keen to attract custom from all quarters of the carnivorous electorate, Crombie's of Broughton Street have been marketing their delicious-sounding '…
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WARM WELCOME FOR DIRTY STOP-OUT

Coco - the Drummond Place Maine Coon missing since 28 April – has been found safe and well.She was twice spotted on Sunday night, and finally…
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FREE TRAINING FOR LEITH BIOMASS PLANT OBJECTORS

Readers will probably have heard about controversial plans for a huge new Biomass plant in Leith.People who are against the plans may well wonder how…
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LOOPHOLES ARE NOT FOR BUILDING ON

The Scottish Government issues guidelines to developers about the proportion of any residential development to be reserved as social housing. It is a…
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KEVIN LANG ON THE ELECTION

Kevin Lang – the Liberal-Democrat, second-placed candidate for Edinburgh North and Leith – told Spurtle:'I am of course disappointed not to have won…
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