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HOPETOUN CRESCENT GARDEN KEEPS THE GREEN FLAG FLYING HERE ... BUT HOW?
Wednesday 27 July 2011 - 09:42
Four parks in and around Broughton have won Green Flag awards in this year's competition run by Keep Britain Tidy (KBT).Inverleith and Victoria Parks…
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SOAPBOX 2: KAREN DORAN (LABOUR)
Wednesday 27 July 2011 - 00:00
Labour candidate Karen Doran lifts the lid on the bees in her bonnet. I am delighted to have been selected to stand as the Labour Party candidate, in…
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SOAPBOX 1: JOHN CARSON (INDEPENDENT)
Tuesday 26 July 2011 - 11:58
All candidates in the City Centre (Ward 11) by-election have been invited to outline the main strands of their campaigns. John Carson (Independent)…
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SPURTLE ANNOUNCES HUSTINGS – CITY CENTRE (WARD 11)
Monday 25 July 2011 - 21:35
Spurtle will host a hustings on Tuesday 9 August from 7.15–9.15pm at Broughton St Mary's Parish Church in Bellevue Crescent.Although the Spurtle is a…
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GREEN GODDESS NO SIREN
Saturday 23 July 2011 - 00:00
Here, for reel enthusiasts, are photos of the Green Goddess sold today at Lyon & Turnbull for £5,000 (£3,000 more than expected).Apparently the…
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TO ER IS HUMAN ...
Friday 22 July 2011 - 18:29
Dear Spurtle I was somewhat surprised to see that Royal Mail are currently operating a fleet of vans in Scotland which are sign-written in Welsh.…
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VIEWS TO A KILL
Thursday 21 July 2011 - 13:34
'Carrion' is a two-person exhibition fascinated by physical and psychological vulnerability. Coincidentally, both Sarah Green and Gregor Laird focus…
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RBS BUTTS OUT
Wednesday 20 July 2011 - 16:44
You'd think there was enough of a stench hanging over the financial sector already without a national institution adding to it. But apparently not.…
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CHOCS AWAY ON BROUGHTON STREET
Monday 18 July 2011 - 00:00
Coco Chocolate launched their new venture at 71 Broughton Street on 16 July. The great, the good and the greedy gathered to meet staff and try some…
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CATS, DOGS AND SNAILS: BROUGHTON'S RAIN
Sunday 17 July 2011 - 10:50
Overnight torrents and morning showers have once again raised river levels alarmingly along the Water of Leith.Flattened foliage on the banks…
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