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SMALL DETAILS IN SPURTLESHIRE

Distribution of the printed October Spurtle (Issue 234) began this morning in the usual mixture of mist, rain and brilliant sunshine.It's a process…
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200 NEW FLATS ON BROUGHTON'S DOORSTEP

The Bonnington Partnership has announced plans for a major new development of 200 flats on Bonnington Road Lane (Ref. 14/03896/PAN).Ashley Place also…
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WHO KNEW? OLD CALTON'S LONDON TWIN

Most locals will know something of the Monument to the Political Martyrs of 1794 in Old Calton Burying Ground.  Designed by the architect…
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TESCO GETS GO-AHEAD ON DUNDAS STREET

Tesco’s plans for a new level/ramped entrance, railings, retail fit-out and other external changes at 30–30A Dundas Street have been consented (Ref.…
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ISSUE 234 – OUT SOON!

When it comes to the fast changing world of local and national events, it’s business as usual in the forthcoming October issue of the Broughton…
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STEP IT GAILY, AND GET OUT OF THE RUDDY WAY

The Left-Handed Tea Drinker has turned 20.  I’m not quite sure how I got this far but I’ve covered lots in a short space of time; from a birth,…
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PLANE TRUTHS AND QUIET REFLECTION

In Japan there is an idiom – Gyaku mo mata, shin nari – which translates roughly as ‘vice versa’, or ‘the converse is true’. It’s a maxim which…
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BINS THERE, DONE THAT

The New Town Clean Streets Campaign, launched last month (Breaking news, 11.8.14), has issued an admirably brisk and breezy report for September. We…
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GOAT CHEESE MOUSSE WITH A TRIO OF BEETROOT RELISH

Fancy something seasonal and a bit special, but easy to make and using ingredients available in Broughton? Try Magnum chef Paul Dow’s recipe…
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NEW FLATS PLANNED FOR BAXTER'S PLACE

Cornerstone Development seeks permission to convert the Edinburgh City Football Club at 7–8 Baxter’s Place into five residential flats (Ref. 14/03702…
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