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SPURTLE SUBSCRIPTIONS – A GENTLE REMINDER

Anyone wishing to become or remain a Spurtle subscriber should act now to get maximum value for money.Subscribers pay £12 per year (or whatever they…
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TIME FOR A CHANGE ON McDONALD PLACE – PLANNING UPDATE (14.10.12)

Despite 18 objections from locals and the New Town and Broughton Community Council, Batleys Ltd have been granted retrospective consent to vary their…
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FIRE IN THE WOODS – THE DARK MUSINGS OF DEREK McGUIRE

In the middle of the journey of our life, Derek McGuire has found himself astray in a dark wood where the straight road has been lost.On the brink of…
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APPLE CHUTNEY AND SODA BREAD

Granny Smith, Cox, Braeburn, Pink Lady, Bramley … The leaves are turning on the trees, the nights are drawing in, and apples are once again in season…
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BROUGHTON TO HOST NEW PHOTOGRAPHY AWARD

Broughton is to host the inaugural event of a new national photography award recognising some of Scotland's brightest student and postgraduate…
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AWESOME OBSERVER OF FRAGILE BALANCE – MELROSE ON HOWE STREET

A new exhibition of paintings by Janet Melrose will open this Saturday at Bon Papillon on Howe Street.'For me, Janet is an awesome observer of the…
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SAME FIGURES, DIFFERENT PICTURE: ALBANY STREET SPEED

In Breaking news yesterday, we republished the Council's radar-generated statistics for traffic volumes and speeds along parts of the York Place…
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TROUBLE BREWING IN BARONY PLACE: NEIGHBOURS UNHAPPY AT HOUSE PLAN

Neighbours have reacted with anger and alarm at plans to build a two-storey dwelling at 4 Barony Place (Ref. 12/03470/FUL). Spurtle was contacted by…
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ALBANY AND NORTHUMBERLAND STREET TRAFFIC – NEW COUNCIL FIGURES

Chris Highcock – part of the Council's Tram Communications Team – has distributed updated data concerning traffic volume and speed on Albany Street.…
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CUTTING TO THE CHASE

In this anxious age we spend an inordinate amount of time tip-toeing around sensitive issues for fear of upsetting others.It therefore comes as a…
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