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HIGH TIME TO TRIM TOO-BIG LEITH?
NEIGHBOURHOOD PARTNERSHIP FACES CRITICISM Spurtle has nothing against Leith. We love it. We visit it daily and report aspects of it which…
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NEIGHBOURHOOD PARTNERSHIP FACES CRITICISM Spurtle has nothing against Leith. We love it. We visit it daily and report aspects of it which…
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HOLYROOD ELECTION RESULTS
Local results for the Scottish Parliamentary elections are in. They show significant gains for the Scottish National Party, Conservatives and…
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Local results for the Scottish Parliamentary elections are in. They show significant gains for the Scottish National Party, Conservatives and…
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ASSAULT ON NORTH BRIDGE
What follows is a Police Scotland press release issued yesterday afternoon. We reprint it in full and unedited. ***** Police in…
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What follows is a Police Scotland press release issued yesterday afternoon. We reprint it in full and unedited. ***** Police in…
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TEMPORARY REPAIRS NOT A PATCH ON THE ORIGINAL
Locals were unimpressed today by unsightly repairs to 20 sq.m. of East London Street. Andrew Haddow, who contacted the Spurtle, said Council…
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Locals were unimpressed today by unsightly repairs to 20 sq.m. of East London Street. Andrew Haddow, who contacted the Spurtle, said Council…
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SIMPLICITY WITH A SWISH
PRINTS BY ANNE RUSSELL – REVIEWED BY RHYS FULLERTON I’d like to start with a warning. Some of the photos of the exhibition on this page really…
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PRINTS BY ANNE RUSSELL – REVIEWED BY RHYS FULLERTON I’d like to start with a warning. Some of the photos of the exhibition on this page really…
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NEW HOPE FOR CANONMILLS BRIDGE CAMPAIGNERS?
SEPA MAY STEP IN Some people may have thought that the fight to save 1–6 Canonmills Bridge is now a lost cause (Breaking news, 29.1.16), but die…
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SEPA MAY STEP IN Some people may have thought that the fight to save 1–6 Canonmills Bridge is now a lost cause (Breaking news, 29.1.16), but die…
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REMEMBERING THE ‘STORMY PETREL’
The Great Storm of 14 October 1881 claimed the lives of 189 men, most of them fishermen from Eyemouth (129) and Burnmouth (24), but 17 originating…
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The Great Storm of 14 October 1881 claimed the lives of 189 men, most of them fishermen from Eyemouth (129) and Burnmouth (24), but 17 originating…
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PSYCHOGEOGRAPHIES 14
DAVID HILL CONSIDERS FORTH STREET AND BROUGHTON PLACE Lightness and possibility inform the morning air as I head past the metropolitan cathedral…
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DAVID HILL CONSIDERS FORTH STREET AND BROUGHTON PLACE Lightness and possibility inform the morning air as I head past the metropolitan cathedral…
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ISSUE 251 OUT SOON!
As you read this, Issue 251 of the Spurtle is speeding from the presses like rattlestanes off a tourist’s sunhat. Distribution will mostly begin…
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As you read this, Issue 251 of the Spurtle is speeding from the presses like rattlestanes off a tourist’s sunhat. Distribution will mostly begin…
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CHARITY WALK SEEKS FRESH LEGS
Freedom from Torture is a charitable medical foundation for the care of victims of torture. Its local Edinburgh group is currently preparing for…
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Freedom from Torture is a charitable medical foundation for the care of victims of torture. Its local Edinburgh group is currently preparing for…
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