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NORTHUMBERLAND STREET AMNESIAC – CAN YOU HELP?

Police seek help identifying a young Edinburgher of Asian or Middle East appearance discovered lying on Northumberland Street  on 21 July around…
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COUNCIL ALLOTS GROWING SPACES

Back in March we reported online how the Council's Transport, Infrastructure and Environment Commitee were consulting on the extension of allotments…
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COLD SPAM

This morning, Spurtle received a charming item of unsolicited email which we reproduce below.Why we were targeted is unclear. Perhaps it was just one…
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BEHIND CLOSED DOORS

Many Broughton residents have long been intrigued about the interior of the former 'Gentlemen's Club' at 51–3 East Claremont Street. Many others know…
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MARGARET 'PEGGY' DESMOND – TELL US MORE

Can any readers tell us more about Margaret 'Peggy' Desmond, an actress, local celebrity, and resident of the former Broughton Court on East London…
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MYSTERIES OF THE DEEP IN WATER OF LEITH

When Spurtle reader Ian Mountford passed through St Mark's Park first thing this morning, he soon realised something was wrong. The Antony Gormley…
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CRUMBS OF e-HOPE IN BAGUETTE OF MISERY

We may all be going to economic hell in a financial handcart, but at least hard-pressed Edinburgh City Libraries are continuing to market some…
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'EVENING NEWS' AND SECOND-HAND FILTH

The woeful state of Edinburgh Evening News journalism was apparent in today's page 8 article 'City wheels out plans for bins across New Town'.By…
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GLENOGLE CAMPAIGN BOWS OUT – LESSONS FOR THE FUTURE

The Save Glenogle Baths campaign has delivered its last email update, and is to wind up shortly.It has secured its aims of ensuring that the pool be…
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BROUGHTON AREA IS TV CENTRAL

Blenheim Place was briefly cut off on Friday 9 May, but not as – first thought – by freak weather conditions.The evening disruption was due to…
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