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COMMONWEALTH GAMES SILVER HAMMER – REED ALL ABOUT IT

Kimberley Reed won silver in the Hammer at the Commonwealth Youth Games on Sunday.Her first and best throw of 54.22 metres was beaten by rival Louisa…
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DOGGIE FUN SUNDAY CONFOUNDS DOUBTERS

Doggie Fun Sunday passed off successfully yesterday, with pooch enthusiasts gathering from across Broughton and the wider world  to raise funds…
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WHAT IS IT AND WHY WOULD YOU CARE?

One of the competitions in yesterday's Doggie Fun Sunday involved guessing the purpose of this wooden (usually wall-mounted) domestic contraption.…
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CELEBRATING SCOTLAND'S NEW ARRIVALS

Organisers of the inaugural Scotland's History Festival in November seek immigrants to Scotland to feature in an exhibition of photographs.'Jock…
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ROAM FREE ON APIAN WAY

Thursday night saw the launch of Plight of the Bumblebee, Union Gallery's new mixed exhibition from which 20 percent of the takings will go to the…
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GAYFIELD GLUM ABOUT MISSING 'THUMBS'

A new face has been added to the list of Broughton's absconding moggies.This handsome male hails from Gayfield Street, where he was last seen on the…
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PLANNING UPDATE – 5.9.11

Just outwith Broughton but arguably straddling the flexible frontier of Greater Spurtleshire, a site 14m to the east of 75 Albert Street is being…
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McGILL REJECTS TORY REBRAND

Local Conservative activist and serial candidate Iain McGill appeared on the BBC's Newsnight Scotland last night. He was one of 3 guests reacting to…
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YORK PLACE TRAM PLAN SPURS LOCAL OBJECTORS

The New Town and Broughton Community Council (NTBCC) are fighting a proposed extension of the tramline beyond St Andrew Square to York Place.They…
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END OF THE WORLD IS NOT NIGH

Spurtle's front-page story in Issue 198 ('Edinburgh World Heritage Endangered?') has met with a mixed response from Edinburgh World Heritage (EWH)…
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