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TRAMWORKS — LATEST

A new phase of work in the Trams to Broughton project starts on Monday, 11 October. As before, one line of traffic will run towards Leith from York…
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GREEN HILL FAR AWAY

The view from Constitution Street this afternoon.  
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ABDUCTION AND ATTEMPTED MURDER IN CLAREMONT COURT – POLICE SEEK WITNESSES

Police Scotland issued the following press release at lunchtime today. We reproduce it unedited and in full. –––––––––– Police Scotland is…
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CHRISTIAN AID SALE RETURNS

Acclaimed artist Victoria Crowe was at St Andrew’s and St George’s West Church this morning to raise awareness of the forthcoming Sale of Pictures…
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CI VEDIAMO DOPO, FIRENZE!

Since 1981, the Royal Scottish Academy (RSA) John Kinross Scholarship has afforded 10 students of art and/or architecture the chance to live and…
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BRIGHT WORDS IN THE DARKNESS

An eye-catching, thought-provoking, and well-executed piece of street-art has appeared at the Tesco end of the Rodney Street tunnel. For the full…
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MUSIC SCHOOL GETS THE NOD

The proposal to repurpose the old Royal High School on Regent Road as a new performance venue and home for St Mary’s Music School has taken a major…
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ATTEMPTED ROBBERY IN CLAREMONT COURT

POLICE SEEK WITNESSES Police Scotland issued a press release yesterday, which we reproduce below unedited and in full. ***** Detectives in…
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ISSUE 311—OUT SOON!

As you read this, advance copies of the October Spurtle are already dispersing across the barony like dropped PPE masks on an easterly breeze. Page…
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CYCLING PROTESTERS TARGETED IN CITY-CENTRE INCIDENT

Spurtle has received a report that on Saturday afternoon, a group of moto-cross bikers harassed participants in a peaceful Critical Mass cycle…
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