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DEVELOPER'S PLANS FOR MARY ANN
Three new 3-bedroom residential properties are proposed for vacant land 10m west of 13 Broughton Place Lane (Ref. 14/00646/FUL). The plot is towards…
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Three new 3-bedroom residential properties are proposed for vacant land 10m west of 13 Broughton Place Lane (Ref. 14/00646/FUL). The plot is towards…
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IN QUESTIONABLE TASTE
What do you make of this? The Other Place on Broughton Road has announced that ‘The Other Challenge’ is now to be a permanent feature of the…
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What do you make of this? The Other Place on Broughton Road has announced that ‘The Other Challenge’ is now to be a permanent feature of the…
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ISSUE 227 – OUT SOON
Spurning convention and the relentless march of time, Spurtle was not published on the first of the month at the weekend. Instead we propose…
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Spurning convention and the relentless march of time, Spurtle was not published on the first of the month at the weekend. Instead we propose…
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WARNING! GONNAE NO DAE THAT!
What is it with St Mary’s RC Primary School on East London Street? The place has a good enough reputation among those locals who attend, but to the…
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What is it with St Mary’s RC Primary School on East London Street? The place has a good enough reputation among those locals who attend, but to the…
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COUNCIL TAKES STEPS TO REPAIR BRIDGE
Work begins bright and early on Monday morning to repair the dangerously torn surface of Powderhall Bridge leading into St Mark's Park (Issue 226, p.…
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Work begins bright and early on Monday morning to repair the dangerously torn surface of Powderhall Bridge leading into St Mark's Park (Issue 226, p.…
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EDINBURGH TRAMS: BRAKING NEWS
An apparently alarming fact was stretched to breaking-point over 13 column inches in the Evening News last week ('Not Top of the Stops', 19 February…
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An apparently alarming fact was stretched to breaking-point over 13 column inches in the Evening News last week ('Not Top of the Stops', 19 February…
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ROUND AND ROUND IN CIRCLES
They're back. Like Nazca Lines in the deserts of South Peru, crop circles in Borsetshire, or the embarrassing fungal infection you thought you'd got…
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They're back. Like Nazca Lines in the deserts of South Peru, crop circles in Borsetshire, or the embarrassing fungal infection you thought you'd got…
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St STEPHEN'S SECURED FOR COMMUNITY – BUT BY WHOM?
The community bid for St Stephen’s Church has failed ... but perhaps in a good way.Very late last night, the St Stephen’s Playfair Trust (SSPT)…
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The community bid for St Stephen’s Church has failed ... but perhaps in a good way.Very late last night, the St Stephen’s Playfair Trust (SSPT)…
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FROM BLUE SNAIL TO PERIWINKLE ... AND ALWAYS WITH PASSION
Next month, Fred Berkmiller, chef-patron of L’Escargot Bleu on Broughton Street, will once again be at the heart of the Budding Chefs programme, now…
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Next month, Fred Berkmiller, chef-patron of L’Escargot Bleu on Broughton Street, will once again be at the heart of the Budding Chefs programme, now…
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SMALL-MINDED WORK ASKS BIG QUESTIONS
When an artwork appears in the newspapers, writes Rhys Fullerton, 'it's usually because it's about to sell for a large sum of money or because it's…
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When an artwork appears in the newspapers, writes Rhys Fullerton, 'it's usually because it's about to sell for a large sum of money or because it's…
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