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GREAT TRAM JOURNEYS OF THE WORLD – EDINBURGH AIRPORT TO GOGAR

Love them or loathe them, Edinburgh's trams have just come a big step closer.Contractors today handed over nearly 3km of completed and tested track…
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ROCHEID PATH VOLUNTEERS – NEXT ACTION DAY ANNOUNCED

Spirits buoyed by the lovely spring-like weather, Friends of the Rocheid Path made great progress last weekend and successfully brought order to a…
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BEAVERHALL ROAD SCHEME IS FINALLY APPROVED

The application for a residential and commercial development at 14, 16, 20, 24, 26 Beaverhall Road has at last received full planning consent (Ref.…
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TESCO PLANS NEW SIGNAGE – HAVE THEY LOST THE PLACE?

A migraine-inducing blizzard of new illuminated and non-illuminated signs is planned by Tesco Stores Ltd for the branch at 7 Broughton Road (Ref. 13/…
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COMPASSIONATE AND NON-JUDGEMENTAL – NEW WORKS BY AUDREY GRANT

There has been a distinct buzz surrounding the solo exhibition of new works by Audrey Grant at Broughton Street's Union Gallery.Even before the doors…
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NEW EROTIC BOUTIQUE – BOUND FOR SUCCESS?

'It's not a sex shop, it's an erotic boutique. And we're not corrupting anybody.' So says Heather Craig, who with business partner James Anderson…
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BIG-BONED GIRL TURNS HEADS

We hate awkward silences as much as the next hyperlocal, but this time the elephant in the room was entirely welcome.Benign, beautiful and almost…
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DANCE TEAM SEEKS TALENTED BROUGHTONIANS

Are you fit? Are you a man or woman aged over 18 and ravishingly attractive? Are you able to keep smiling even with one leg wrapped behind your ear…
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ISSUE 216 – OUT SOON!

The March issue of the Spurtle is poised in the jaws of a printing machine. It will shortly be chomped, swallowed, digested and ... um ... brought…
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DOWNSIDES OF TOO MANY PEOPLE

Local resident Bill Giles has responded to our article on access to the private garden in Drummond Place (Issue 215, ‘Grass to stay greener’). We…
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