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OUT AND ABOUT DOWN SOUTH
Having first checked that our travel insurance and visas were up-to-date, and that we'd had all the requisite jags, Spurtle has been travelling south…
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Having first checked that our travel insurance and visas were up-to-date, and that we'd had all the requisite jags, Spurtle has been travelling south…
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NOT A LOT OF POINT
Pointless (ˈpɔɪntləs) adj. Having little or no sense, use, or purpose. ***** For all Broughton’s beauty and splendour, there are some…
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Pointless (ˈpɔɪntləs) adj. Having little or no sense, use, or purpose. ***** For all Broughton’s beauty and splendour, there are some…
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TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH
If you think the man in this photo looks pleasantly chilled and self-confident, think again. Behind the shades, he has the deepest respect for,…
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If you think the man in this photo looks pleasantly chilled and self-confident, think again. Behind the shades, he has the deepest respect for,…
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COUNCIL DECISION MAKING SLATED AS ROYAL HIGH SCHOOL PLANS GO ON DISPLAY
Outline plans for the former Royal High School (RHS) went on public display there today as part of the pre-application notification process. The…
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Outline plans for the former Royal High School (RHS) went on public display there today as part of the pre-application notification process. The…
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STRANGE MOMENTS IN MINUTE DETAIL
These beguiling and rather odd images form part of a new exhibition – STEMS – at McNaughtan’s Bookshop on Haddington Place.They are the work of a…
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These beguiling and rather odd images form part of a new exhibition – STEMS – at McNaughtan’s Bookshop on Haddington Place.They are the work of a…
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DARK REGISTER AND ROYAL HIGH SCHOOL'S HIDDEN AT-RISK STATUS
The former Royal High School building on Regent Road is formally 'At Risk'. But this fact has been obscured from the public for three years following…
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The former Royal High School building on Regent Road is formally 'At Risk'. But this fact has been obscured from the public for three years following…
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SUPPORTED CARERS – BEING PART OF YOUNG PEOPLE'S JOURNEYS
BY BARNARDO'S GRANT GILROY Many people know about the concept of fostering and adoption – very few are aware of ‘Supported Carers’. Barnardo’s…
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BY BARNARDO'S GRANT GILROY Many people know about the concept of fostering and adoption – very few are aware of ‘Supported Carers’. Barnardo’s…
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TWO-SPEED COUNCIL TOO IN AWE OF BIG BUSINESS?
Contrast the swift response of Edinburgh Council's 'Noise Team' in silencing the chimes of St Stephen's Church – an issue which according to Spurtle'…
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Contrast the swift response of Edinburgh Council's 'Noise Team' in silencing the chimes of St Stephen's Church – an issue which according to Spurtle'…
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St STEPHEN'S BELL ... LONG TIME NO DONG
Attempts to solve the problem of the Stephen’s Church clock chime appear to have got nowhere.Locals have been divided between those who find the…
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Attempts to solve the problem of the Stephen’s Church clock chime appear to have got nowhere.Locals have been divided between those who find the…
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WIDE, BLUE, YONDER
The term ‘blue faced’, when it is not being used to describe a popular breed of longwool Leicester sheep, has an altogether more modern meaning with…
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The term ‘blue faced’, when it is not being used to describe a popular breed of longwool Leicester sheep, has an altogether more modern meaning with…
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