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BURUNG JAWA

This exquisite painting is one of the centrepieces in Union Gallery’s May exhibition of mainly watercolour paintings by Edinburgh-based artist Jenny…
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CRIME WAVE – ANOTHER SPLASH?

A local source informs Spurtle of 'yet another' crime in Broughton. On Eildon Street, a resident recently left a garden door open for a few minutes…
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SO LONG, AND THANKS FOR ALL THE RATS

The mostly unloved ruin at the end of Bellevue Road has finally gone.However, as reported in Breaking news (4.5.10), the building's demolition leaves…
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IS IT A BIRD? IS IT A HANKY?

The rare sight of a blooming 'White Dove tree' (Davidia involucrata) has attracted knowledgeable local enthusiasts' attention in the Royal Botanic…
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CALUM CASHLEY ON THE ELECTION RESULT

Calum Cashley – the 4th-placed, SNP candidate in the General Election – today contacted Spurtle with his reaction.'I won! By far the best description…
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McDONALD ROAD – CLEAR LOCAL AGENDA EMERGES

Spurtle today received the 23 April response of the New Town and Broughton Community Council (NTBCC) to Hackland & Dore's pre-planning…
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JOHN LEWIS DETERMINED TO STAY OPEN

Sceptics have been casting doubt in recent weeks on John Lewis’s ability to stay open during dismantlement of  New St Andrew’s House next year.…
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BROUGHTON ROLE IN FRENCH SPY SPOOF

In May 2009, Abercromby Place, Heriot Row and Nelson St doubled as 1960s London during filming of the French espionage caper Imogène McCarthery (see…
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HEIN ACKNOWLEDGES VOTERS AND BLASTS CLEGG 'BETRAYAL'

John Hein, the Liberal candidate for Edinburgh North and Leith, who came sixth in last week's General Election, contacted Spurtle today with…
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DISH OF THE DAY

Keen to attract custom from all quarters of the carnivorous electorate, Crombie's of Broughton Street have been marketing their delicious-sounding '…
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