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READERS PANTO TICKETS COMPETITION

Spurtle has hooked up with the King's Theatre this year, where Allan Stewart, Grant Stott and Andy Gray are swashing and buckling in a lavish new…
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WISE WORDS AND BAUBLES IN THE BASEMENT

This evening's festive snapshot comes from Those Were the Days – the basement vintage clothing boutique on St Stephen's Street.We were struck by the…
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CANONMILLS GLITTERATI LIGHT THE WAY TO CHRISTMAS

Martinez Antiques have done it again, producing a wonderful glittering invitation each evening between 5pm and 11pm in the run-up to Christmas. This…
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ISSUE 225 – OUT NOW!

Issue 225 is published and copies are now spreading across Broughton as fast as our squads of goosefat-smeared distributors can carry them. The…
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DEATH AMONG THE TEACUPS

There’s a problem with the group Christmas Exhibition at Broughton Street’s Union Gallery. At least from this reviewer’s point of view. The show is…
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TUNE WITH A VIEW – WHISKY KISS LAUNCH DEBUT VIDEO

Whisky Kiss are a Broughton-based souped-up ceilidh band who've been enjoying growing success at home and abroad for the last four years. Spurtle's…
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EAST LONDON STREET – GATEWAY TO THE GREAT OUTDOORS

Readers may have noticed this sign at 91 East London Street, opposite the carpet showroom, and wondered what goes on there. CMYK Design and…
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STAR FLYER IN THE GLOAMING

Have you been on the Star Flyer yet?  Do you think it's best to go in the daylight or at night-time? Or in between? Or not at all?…
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THE LAND WHERE TIME (AND JOURNALISM) STOOD STILL

Yet stands the clock at two to three? No. The clock of St Stephen's Church which was stuck at two to three for several weeks earlier this month…
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NEW LIGHTS ON OLD CERTAINTIES

In the light of today's publication of the Referendum White Paper, make of these what you will. Our photos show St Andrew Square, where the former…
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