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ISSUE 276 – OUT SOON!

As you read this, the August printed edition of the Spurtle is thundering off the press like a flash flood down Dublin Street. Copies will be…
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CANON MILL LIVES TO FIGHT ANOTHER DAY

And now for some good news. The application to redevelop Canon Mill has stalled. As first reported here back in January, the Thistle…
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FAMILIAR FACES, BLACK AND WHITE

We like this striking collage of Broughton Street shopfronts, available as a greetings card from Concrete Wardrobe at No 50a.It is the work of…
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POLICE ASK FOR PUBLIC'S HELP

Separate incidents on the same day have led to Edinburgh Police appealing for witnesses. The first (Incident no. 3698) happened on Monday 23…
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SICK OF PLASTIC? BRING YOUR OWN CONTAINER!

Were you disgusted by images of the plastic-filled ocean in Blue Planet? Monty Roy of the Leith Walk police box was, and he’s sickened too by…
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MINOR CRISIS

 CAN ANY READER HELP? In the general scheme of things – the rise and fall of empires, the extinction of species, the erosion of mountain…
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THE TRUMP PROTEST IN PICTURES

Thousands marched through central Edinburgh this afternoon to protest against the arrival of President Trump in the UK in general, and Scotland in…
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ANTI-TRUMP PROTEST TOMORROW

 SLOW GOING LIKELY Expect traffic delays tomorrow as an anti-Trump protest passes through the city centre at lunchtime.An unspecified number of…
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A VIEW FROM BELLEVUE

What could be more boring than a bin?They are not objects of exquisite beauty.Homesick exiles never reminisce about them.Lovers don’t spoon together…
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DIGITAL FINGERPRINTS ON ADVERTISING CONSULTATION

City of Edinburgh Council seeks the public’s views on outdoor advertising. Its online consultation pages – with six multiple-choice questions and…
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