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LONG WAY FROM HOME

Passers-by were briefly surprised yesterday by the appearance on Mansfield Place of a double-decker London bus.The Routemaster (1962 vintage) was…
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BACK AND FORTH AND BACK AGAIN

Many local readers will have noticed that the controversial reversal of Forth Street's one-way system which had been scheduled for 10am this morning…
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BACK-TO-FRONT FORTH STREET, DUNDAS STREET DISRUPTION, AND CHANGES TO BUSES

From 10am on Monday 5 March, the one-way system on Forth Street will be temporarily reversed, meaning that drivers will not be able to enter from…
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BRIGHT-EYED, BUSHY-TAILED, AND BACK

Dylan, the errant Canonmills tom whose unexplained disappearance sparked search parties along the Water of Leith and a poster campaign across half of…
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YOUR MOSTLY USEFUL GUIDE TO SOME OF WHAT'S ON IN AND AROUND BROUGHTON

Time is fair marching on in 2012 (See what I did there? Marching? Because it’s March? Oh, forget it) so it must be time for a another scintillating…
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BUSINESS AS USUAL AT BROUGHTON PRIMARY

These complex steel warts on the face of a much-loved friend suggest something seriously amiss with the fabric of Broughton Primary School.…
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UP-FRONT NICHE MARKETING TOO STRAIGHT

How many Spurtle readers have gazed recently upon the eastern flank of the Balmoral Hotel and considered its channelled pilasters dividing the ground…
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GREEN LIGHT FOR ELM ROW STUDENT HOUSING

City of Edinburgh Council has effectively agreed to the demolition by London Cornwall Property Partners (LCPP) of the former Gateway Theatre and…
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AFRICAN TALE HAD A BROUGHTON BOOST

Broughton Street cannot claim to have inspired it, but it did at least stimulate the creation of a new production which will show in Edinburgh…
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MATHS FOR MUTHAMBI

Last year, with the help of the  51st Scottish Brigade, Drummond Community High School was able to ship 5,500 books out to its partner schools…
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