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LANDMARKS II OPENS ON BROUGHTON STREET

Union Gallery's new exhibition – Landmarks II – has opened, featuring work by (among others) Hazel Cashmore, Dorothy Bruce, Martyn McKenzie and (new…
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I'M NOT THE LITTER PLUCKER, I'M THE LITTER PLUCKER'S SON ...

Do you use King George V Park? Do your kids play there? Do you cycle or walk through it? Do you play football on the grass or basketball on the…
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WHO IS IT? WHO DUNNIT?

Spurtle is bored by unimaginative tagging and mural abuse, annoyed when attractive architecture gets spoiled by scribbles.But Spurtle enjoys and…
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FREE PLAY JUST THE TICKET

Lottery – described as a short, comic and poignant play – will be performed at McDonald Road Library on 4 November, 6:30pm.It tells the story of…
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POLLING CARD NON-DELIVERY - THE SLOT THICKENS

In Issue 187 we reported the mystifying non-delivery of polling cards to local addresses in May, or possibly the mystifying non-non-delivery of…
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HELP SPURTLE DECIDE

As discussed in Issue 187, Broughton's 'Our future ... our city ... help us decide' budget consultation took place in Drummond Community High School…
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DRUMMOND STUDENTS IN THE COMMUNITY

Nine senior students and two members of staff at Drummond Community High School are busy planning, organising, fundraising for and delivering…
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NEVER MIND THE INTERVIEW, HERE'S THE SEX PISTOLS

The words 'Broughton Street' and 'rock legends' don't immediately spring to mind at the same time. However, today is an exception.This morning we…
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LUSCIOUS AND LOCAL CLUSTERS OF THE VINE

It may surprise some readers to know that grapes can be grown in Edinburgh. It certainly came as an eye-opener to this correspondent when I ate some…
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PLANNING UPDATE – 4.10.10

Another quiet week on the Planning Front.The Conan Doyle pub's application (Breaking news 18.8.10) to repaint the frontage, erect a new sign and…
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