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COUNCIL ACTS TO PROTECT WHISTLEBLOWERS

City Centre councillor Alasdair Rankin is backing moves to set up a new, independent service for Council whistleblowers. If approved, as part of the…
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MIXED VIEWS ON WASTE COLLECTION

Perhaps buoyed by sunshine, Environment Vice Convener Jim Orr yesterday thanked Edinbugh residents for recycling 38 percent of their waste – a 5…
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COUNCIL U-TURN ON CITY-CENTRE VISION TRIAL

Spurtle has it on good authority that councillors will not after all vote on whether to bring in a trial City Vision at today's meeting of the…
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WHAT FUTURE FOR 'ICONIC' St STEPHEN'S UNDER NEW OWNERSHIP?

If you’ve been toying with the idea of buying a spacious, 'iconic', A-listed church building in the New Town for offers of over £500,000 recently,…
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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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