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DESIGNED FOR DRIVING PLEASURE ...

And mis-used just for the hell of it. This sorry-looking BMW has appeared in St Mark’s Park over the last day or so. It had been driven…
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THE SMITH COMMISSION – ONE LOCAL'S RESPONSE

Following September’s Referendum on Scottish independence, the Prime Minister tasked Lord Smith of Kelvin with convening ‘cross-party talks and…
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THUMBS UP FOR GURKHA BRIGADE'S BIGGER BACK SIDE

An application by the Category B-listed Gurkha Brigade restaurant at 9a Antigua Street to extend its premises to the rear has been consented (Ref. 14…
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FIVE FAVES FROM UNION'S LATEST

The Christmas exhibition, newly opened at Union Gallery on Broughton Street, features work by over a dozen contemporary artists: sculptors, painters…
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HUMAN EYES PUT 25º TEST IN SHADE

A planning application to build two 3-bedroom mews flats on NW Cumberland Street Lane has been refused because the new structures would unacceptably…
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BROUGHTON REMEMBERS

Spurtle attended two services of remembrance today in Broughton. The first was held this morning at Broughton St Mary’s Parish Church on…
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REQUIESCAT IN PACE: HENRY LINTOTT'S 'AVATAR'

A REFLECTION BY RHYS FULLERTON  Standing in front of Henry Lintott’s 'Avatar…
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ON THE SLOPES OF PICARDY

At this time of reflection upon the commemoration of the Great War and its impact, I recommend From the Line: Scottish War Poetry 1914–1945,…
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CONTRASTS AT THE CORNER

The work of two artists appears in the Gallery on the Corner this month. Their styles could hardly be more different. Ross Newton revels in the…
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BROUGHTON'S FLESHERS – WE TAKE ANOTHER BUTCHER'S HOOK

Reading your article about the butcher shop sign being uncovered in Rodney Street (Breaking news, 26.10.14) made me recall that Rodney Street had…
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