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SANDY HILL SITE TOO SQUEEZED

An official report which is due to go before councillors on 10 February recommmends refusal of planning consent for housing on backland adjacent to…
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ACCUMULATED WASTE

DOGGED DOES IT WHEN IT COMES TO REPORTING RUBBISH Back in August, Transport & Environment Convener Lesley Hinds responded in person on…
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STARBUCKS FOR SHRUB PLACE

Starbucks look set to move in at 7 Shrub Place, occupying the vacant unit between Sainsbury’s and Ziggurat. The news emerged as part of a…
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WHO SHOULD MAKE FINAL DECISION ON PLANNING?

DEMOCRACY DEMANDS BUCK STOPS WITH LOCAL COUNCILLORS, SAYS FORMER PLANNING CONVENER Trevor Davies was a Labour councillor for the Broughton ward…
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ISSUE 248 IS OUT NOW!

The February Spurtle is printed and batched and already beautifying parts of Broughton as you read this.The bulk of the copies will start appearing…
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UNCONVENTIONAL ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE

Winter struck home with a vengeance this morning on Annandale Street. A routine parking manoeuvre proved more straightforward than usual due to…
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CURTAINS FOR CANONMILLS

'NOT UNATTRACTIVE' STRUCTURE NOT GOOD ENOUGH TO KEEP The appeal by developer Glovart Investments Ltd to the Scottish Government has been allowed…
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COUNCIL CONSULTS ON TOWN CENTRE

PLANS FOR LEITH AFFECT PARTS OF BROUGHTON Council officials from the Planning department are consulting on draft guidance that will shape the…
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THE GHOST OF BROUGHTON HALL

BELLEVUE HOLE UNEARTHS INTERESTING OLD RELICS ‘It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single street in possession of a good hole, must…
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ZIGGURAT SEEK SHRUB PLACE STUDENT BLOCK EXTENSION

Amost before the paint has dried on their new student accommodation at 7 Shrub Place, Ziggurat (Shrubhill) LLP have applied for planning permission…
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