As you read this, advance copies of the November Spurtle are already appearing across Broughton like early voters in a faraway election of which we know nothing.
Issue 345 begins with news and views of something much closer to home about which we know increasingly more. It continues with the proposed sound of silence, a look at the pre-LEZ Old Town and a naked appeal for money.
On Page 2 we feature a fox and a failure to fix, a long list leading to NOTHING, too much or too little bark, various jams and a local samizdat involved with a splash.
The Council comes unstuck on Page 3, we look back at battles and seasonal nonsense of yesteryear, continue to harp on about money, bemoan the under-appreciated oat-biffer of Balfour Street and anticipate the satisfaction of Elm Row desire.
To conclude, Page 4 recalls one with a remarkable gift for friendship, looks forward to new starts for young people, and finishes with a proverb in dubious taste.
In short, Issue 345 is your condensed guide to the entire galaxy as experienced in that part of north Edinburgh between Stockbridge and Pilrig Heights, York Place and Canonmills. If it hops, trots, runs, scuttles or boogies like there’s no tomorrow, you’ll read about it here first.
Pick up your printed copy in shops, services, bars, libraries, cafes, vintners and purveyors of fine tea across the barony and beyond. Or, for the colourfully inclined, download a pdf from our website HERE after midnight tonight.
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