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DELICIOUS SUCCESS (AND THE PAIN WHICH FOLLOWS)

The sporting types at Villeneuve Wines on Broughton Street have been celebrating yesterday’s win of the 101st Tour de France by Vincenzo Nibali.The…
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REED THROWS LONG IN CHAMPIONSHIPS FINAL

Well done, Kimberley Reed! The high-flying Broughton hammer thrower last week won through to the Final of the World Juniors Championships in Eugene,…
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MP STILL CONCERNED BY POST OFFICE MOVE TO PRINCES MALL

Earlier this year, Spurtle reported the Post Office’s consultation on a likely move out of the St James Centre and into Unit 5/6 Princes Mall (…
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BONES THAT SPEAK – LONG DEAD LEITHERS RISE AGAIN

Archaeologists say skeletons discovered during tramwork preparations have told them a lot about how people lived and died in Leith hundreds of years…
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McDONALD PLACE CRASH & CARRY – HOIST WITH ITS OWN PETARD

In January of this year, City of Edinburgh Council refused permission for Batleys Limited (the wholesale cash and carry on McDonald Place) to…
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TESCO AND SUPER-DELI SET SIGHTS ON DUNDAS STREET

Tesco PLC plans to open a new ‘local’ store at 30–30a Dundas Street.The news emerged when the wheezing supermarket giant applied for planning…
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CONCRETE AND CARDBOARD – CRUMPLED TREASURES

It is a delight to discover the second exhibition of cardboard sculpture by Charlotte Duffy at Concrete Wardrobe on Broughton Street, writes John…
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LOCAL CHARITY SEEKS FOOD FOR YOUNG HOMELESS

Since 1991, Broughton-based charity The Rock Trust has worked with young people aged 16–25 who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless across…
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DEATH UNDER THE ARCHES

Mist hung under the trees of Warriston Cemetery this afternoon.Rain dripped steadily from the canopy above, gathered into rivulets, gurgled into the…
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SUMMER GRUMBLING

Summer is here and the Festival is upon us.Soon the lanyard brigade will be strutting around like they own the place. We’ll be swamped by happy…
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