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PAPERMILL WYND

Lovely weather for a walk. No. 9 in an occasional photo series celebrating Spurtleshire street-name signs. #Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news…
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OLD STORY OF ‘NEW’ BASEMENT GHOST SIGN

Recent work to restore the exterior basement stonework of 19 Hart Street has revealed traces of an old shop frontage. On the Broughton Place…
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PILRIG GARDENS

April sunshine. Spring in the step.  No. 8 in an occasional photo series celebrating Spurtleshire street-name signs. #Edinburgh #hyperlocal…
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BOTANICAL REFRESHMENT

The idea that visiting a gallery can be a healing balm is manifested in Shipping Roots, by Keg de Souza. This is the current exhibition at Inverleith…
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REFLECTION OF HARD TIMES?

Saddened to hear Narcissus Flowers has shut permanently at short notice. Shop ceased trading on Thursday 30 March. Horrible shock for staff (…
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SHORT-TERM LETS – PROGRESS OR POTENTIAL PROBLEMS?

This is a longer version (with new reactions afterwards) of the article which appeared in Issue 327. Readers are doubtless familiar with the recent…
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LEITH

Keeping it real. #Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news #out and about
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TRAMWAYS

This article is taken from the North Briton (14 January 1871). A condensed version of it appeared in our Issue 327 (1 April 2023). WITHOUT…
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UNDERGROUND PARKING FILLS A GAP

A colourful Edinburgh entrepreneur plans luxury underground car parking in the heart of Broughton. Gorodskoy Kòsmónavt (55) means to convert vacant…
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ISSUE 327 – OUT TOMORROW!

UNHELPFUL PREVIEW As you read this, advance copies of the April Spurtle are already disappearing from local shelves like daffs at night from…
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