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PLANNING UPDATE – 5.1.11

The Planning Subcommittee has agreed to vary Condition 3 of Logie Green Development Ltd's planning permission Ref. 08/01365/FUL and Condition 1 of…
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HAVE YOU SEEN THIS 'ELEPHANT'? REWARD!

Spurtle overcame various technical printing gremlins last night and is now being distributed across Broughton. As if by prior arrangement it has just…
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Your concise guide to what's on (and off) in Broughton and beyond ...

As the month of empty pockets creeps up behind us, silent but deadly like an owl with a grudge, what distractions can we find in Spurtleshire to ease…
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WANT NOT? WASTE NOT!

Scottish Hydro and Fresh Start have come together to run a ‘present recycling’ scheme from 6 January at the Start Eco Zone in the St James Centre…
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ISSUE 190 AVAILABLE NOW

Technical problems and English bank holidays have delayed distribution of the printed edition, but January's Spurtle (Issue 190) is very much alive…
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Parallel Broughtons

Unreliable Geographies by Aeneas McHaarNo. 15: Lake Eyre, Australia28º 22' S, 137º 22' ENot many places rival the grandeur of Broughton’s former…
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SPURTLE ISSUE 190 – COMING SOON!

Issue 190 is just about ready, and will hit the streets of Broughton next week once they have been hosed down, cleared of revelling visitors and…
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TESCO LICENCE – NTBCC CALLED FOR RESTRICTION

When we first reported Tesco's successful application for an offsales licence at Picardy Place, we were seeking clarification on the New Town and…
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TANAT-JONES COMMENTS ON TESCO OFFSALES LICENCE

Lucy Tanat-Jones, leader of the Broughton Street Traders Association, has now commented officially on the granting of an alcohol offsales licence to…
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PLANNING UPDATE – 21.12.10

The recent spate of conversions on Albany Street continues with Roxburgh Investment Ltd's application for listed building consent to create four…
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