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TUCKED AWAY AND FULL OF BEANS

Broughton, meet Ben – guerilla barrista and smiling face of LOCK_UP_COFFEE on Broughton Street Lane (between Picardy Place and Forth Street). The new…
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FREE ENTRY TO LOCAL 'SANCTUARY'

Spurtle has 2 tickets to give away for the premiere of Sanctuary, a new play being staged this month at Whitespace Gallery on Gayfield Square as…
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ISSUE 219 – OUT SOON!

The sun is out, the sky is blue, and the June issue of your local independent stirrer is bursting from the presses like ragwort out of an A-listed…
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SITE VISIT PLANNED FOR BRUNSWICK ROAD

A report by Planning officers into the proposed redevelopment of the former Royal Mail Sorting Office at 10 Brunswick Road has recommended that…
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PAVEMENT HALF-FULL

Summer is here again and the Broughton Place gutters and pavement edges are bursting into flower, writes local resident and optimist Michael…
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TUFA LOVE AT THE BOTANICS

The new Alpine House at the Royal Botanic Garden opened to the public last Thursday, and Spurtle has now taken a look. Recently described by some…
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TROUBLED WATERS IN BROUGHTON BACK LANE

This building in the leafy lane behind 8, Bellevue Crescent is raising hackles in the New Town Conservation Area. At some point in 2012, a Mr Dermot…
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FISH CREOLE

Fiona Booth works in Broughton, lives in Broughton, and cooks in Broughton. She also writes her own food blog for fun – Fifi Goes Nom! – which…
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NICE DAY FOR A WHITE WEDDING

This rather splendid wedding party made the most of bright and breezy spring weather this afternoon. Bystanders applauded, taxis honked, and…
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SPRING TIME IS BUSSING OUT ALL OVER

Don’t ask us why, but it seems to be the season for Lothian Bus routes through Broughton at the moment. Following Keith Thompson’s stylised…
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