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ON PAVEMENT PROTRUSION AND CURBING ONE'S TONGUE
'Does my bum look big in this?'It's a question many have been asked at one time or another, and one for which there is no satisfactory response.'No'…
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'Does my bum look big in this?'It's a question many have been asked at one time or another, and one for which there is no satisfactory response.'No'…
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PLANNING UPDATE (5.11.12)
In what sounds like a major project , the Royal Botanic Garden wants to redevelop its existing back-of-house glass houses and buildings to create…
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In what sounds like a major project , the Royal Botanic Garden wants to redevelop its existing back-of-house glass houses and buildings to create…
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GORMLEY'S '6 TIMES' FACES MOUNTING PROBLEMS
Spurtle has learned that only two of the six human figures comprising Antony Gormley's '6 Times' remain in place, and that the work's future is now…
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Spurtle has learned that only two of the six human figures comprising Antony Gormley's '6 Times' remain in place, and that the work's future is now…
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CLOCK THIS – DECORATIVE ARTS ON BROUGHTON PLACE
Pictured is a detail of the exquisite Tudric pewter and enamel mantel clock which goes on sale at Lyon & Turnbull next week as part of the…
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Pictured is a detail of the exquisite Tudric pewter and enamel mantel clock which goes on sale at Lyon & Turnbull next week as part of the…
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COLLEGE IN KENYA
Felix Kimathi (pictured far-right) is a former pupil at Muthambi Boys School in Kenya, and has maintained close links with the institution's…
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Felix Kimathi (pictured far-right) is a former pupil at Muthambi Boys School in Kenya, and has maintained close links with the institution's…
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BRAVE NEW WORLD FOR CINE-SAVVY SCHOOLKIDS
Today marks the start of National Schools Film Week, and children from two local primaries are taking part.Billed as 'the world's largest film…
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Today marks the start of National Schools Film Week, and children from two local primaries are taking part.Billed as 'the world's largest film…
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SHRUB PLACE GAP-SITE – INTERIM ENFORCEMENT REPORT
Issue 212, published today, carries for the third month in a row a front-page story about disruption on and around the Shrub Place gap-site.By…
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Issue 212, published today, carries for the third month in a row a front-page story about disruption on and around the Shrub Place gap-site.By…
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ISSUE 212 – COMING SOON!
As you read this, Issue 212 of the Spurtle is thundering off the presses and being folded and stacked in huge piles at a high-security, top-secret…
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As you read this, Issue 212 of the Spurtle is thundering off the presses and being folded and stacked in huge piles at a high-security, top-secret…
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PERIOD WEATHER-PROOFING SOUGHT FOR BROUGHTON'S 'SKYFALL': PLANNING UPDATE (29.10.12)
As reported in Issue 210, the new owners of Gayfield House at 18 East London Street seek to upgrade the historic Category A-listed Broughton landmark…
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As reported in Issue 210, the new owners of Gayfield House at 18 East London Street seek to upgrade the historic Category A-listed Broughton landmark…
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'BLOOMING', MAYBE, BUT FAR FROM MARVELLOUS
If you happened across something like this on your street, you'd possibly assume someone had been sick and step around it. You probably wouldn't…
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If you happened across something like this on your street, you'd possibly assume someone had been sick and step around it. You probably wouldn't…
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