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NEW THREAT TO LOCAL POSTAL SERVICES
Tuesday 26 October 2010 - 17:08
[This article is being updated as politicians react. See bottom of the page for latest developments.]Local postal services are about to further…
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PLANNING LATEST – 25.10.10
Monday 25 October 2010 - 20:45
The Osbourne Hotel at 51–9 York Place has been granted planning permission for alterations to the existing hotel, including an extension to the rear…
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NIBBLES, ANYONE?
Monday 25 October 2010 - 16:33
Ichthyotherapy is the kind of spa treatment which draws excited gasps from some people, and reduces others to high-pitched squeals of revulsion.…
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HORRID, FRIGHTFUL, REPUGNANT AND SHOCKING
Saturday 23 October 2010 - 17:45
The headline above contains terms not usually associated with positive publicity, but in this case they exactly describe the effects for which Axo…
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SADDLE UP THIS SATURDAY
Friday 22 October 2010 - 10:33
The Danish Cultural Institute (DCI) are running free cycle lessons for 6–10-year olds this Saturday.Bicycle instructor Darren Mirfield will lead 40-…
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SPURTLE GOES PELL MELL TO REVIVE TRAFALGAR DAY
Thursday 21 October 2010 - 08:19
For the second year running, Nelson's signal has not been displayed at the Royal Navy and Royal Marine Club on Broughton Road.The running-up of flags…
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MULTREES WALK DEBACLE – WIGHTMAN COMMENTS
Tuesday 19 October 2010 - 12:53
Emailing from an owl-filled wood somewhere in Lochaber, land issues writer and researcher Andy Wightman has responded to recent events in Multrees…
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PRECIOUS JEWELLERY TO GO UNDER THE HAMMER
Tuesday 19 October 2010 - 12:11
A charity auction raising money for The British Heart Foundation Scotland, Marie Curie Cancer Care, and BLISS-caring for babies born too soon will…
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PLANNING UPDATE – 18.10.10
Tuesday 19 October 2010 - 10:36
Residents in McDonald Place and McDonald Rd must be feeling under siege at the moment as two potential local developments demand their attention.…
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NEW BROUGHTON OLD PICTURE?
Monday 18 October 2010 - 16:51
Elizabeth Fraser (née Simpson) has contacted Spurtle from Sydney, Australia. She was born at 7 New Broughton in 1931, then 'a slum', and now seeks a…
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