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NEW TENNIS COURTS FOR WARRISTON
Planning permission has been given for Warriston Community Tennis Club’s construction of a full-sized tarmacadam tennis court and adjoining mini-…
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Planning permission has been given for Warriston Community Tennis Club’s construction of a full-sized tarmacadam tennis court and adjoining mini-…
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"OBSERVERS' WALKS" ON CALTON HILL
RHYS FULLERTON REVIEWS TRIS VONNA-MICHELL’S THE ARTIST AND THE GRAVEDIGGER: AFTER D.O. HILL.‘The photograph is a grave for the living dead. It tells…
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RHYS FULLERTON REVIEWS TRIS VONNA-MICHELL’S THE ARTIST AND THE GRAVEDIGGER: AFTER D.O. HILL.‘The photograph is a grave for the living dead. It tells…
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CHILD'S PLAY – NO CHUCKLING MATTER
‘Kill'em! Strangle'em! Don't let go! Kill'em! Kill'em! Kill'em ALL!!’So says Chucky in the 1988 horror film Child’s Play, capturing rather…
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‘Kill'em! Strangle'em! Don't let go! Kill'em! Kill'em! Kill'em ALL!!’So says Chucky in the 1988 horror film Child’s Play, capturing rather…
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SOFT FURNISHINGS CAN'T CUSHION HARD FEELINGS
Over the last few weeks (most recently in Issue 232, published today) we have featured the unreliable political implications of politically themed…
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Over the last few weeks (most recently in Issue 232, published today) we have featured the unreliable political implications of politically themed…
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BROUGHTON IN BLOOM
For a downhill peregrination across Broughton in Bloom, Ross Maclean – himself no mean gardener – recommends the following itinerary.1. Start at the…
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For a downhill peregrination across Broughton in Bloom, Ross Maclean – himself no mean gardener – recommends the following itinerary.1. Start at the…
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A SWIFT HALF
On a rare evening outing to the pub, I only had time for a swift half or two and I intended to make the most of it and choose my venue wisely. I…
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On a rare evening outing to the pub, I only had time for a swift half or two and I intended to make the most of it and choose my venue wisely. I…
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ISSUE 232 – OUT SOON!
August’s Spurtle (Issue 232) is printed, folded, bundled into tens, and now being loaded onto a caravan of GPS-guided delivery-llamas ready for…
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August’s Spurtle (Issue 232) is printed, folded, bundled into tens, and now being loaded onto a caravan of GPS-guided delivery-llamas ready for…
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MESSAGES FROM AN UNKNOWN CONFIDANTE
Returning home yesterday evening, Spurtle reader Miranda Gilhooley spotted this curious message attached to the policebox in Drummond Place.Measuring…
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Returning home yesterday evening, Spurtle reader Miranda Gilhooley spotted this curious message attached to the policebox in Drummond Place.Measuring…
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DUNDAS STREET TESCO – ONE STEP CLOSER, NOT MUCH CLEARER
Tesco Stores Ltd has now applied for listed building consent to complete a new shopfront and automatic doors, a level ramped entrance, a protective…
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Tesco Stores Ltd has now applied for listed building consent to complete a new shopfront and automatic doors, a level ramped entrance, a protective…
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WONDERS OF THE WOVEN WORD
There’s something intensely intimate about books. Especially old ones. That agreeable memory of ink and leather, polish, damp and slight decay.…
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There’s something intensely intimate about books. Especially old ones. That agreeable memory of ink and leather, polish, damp and slight decay.…
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