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HEEL FOR HEEL AND TOE FOR TOE

‘Change of use from Workshop/Showroom (Class 4) to Entertainment venue for throwing axes (Class 11).’ This planning proposal lands with a satisfying…
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JOHN ROSS MACLEAN (1942–2021)

Our friend and colleague Ross Maclean died last night. He was a charming aesthete, a lover of fine art, poetry, wine, and all growing things. He was…
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TOILET HUMOUR IN CANONMILLS

Thanks to reader John Ross who first alerted us to it.    
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INVERLEITH ROW

Spurtleshire's answer to Inverfarigaig.
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JOSEPH PEARCE SEEKS TO EXPAND UNDER COVER

Joseph Pearce, part of the Boda Bars chain, has applied for planning consent to build a temporary, partly covered seating area for drinking and…
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No excuses for bad bin behaviour

Dear Spurtle, This is a bin in Scotland Street. During the storm on Friday 26 November, it was empty and blown into the kerb. It is proving…
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BIG BEAST IN BROUGHTON BACK-GREEN

Has anyone else spotted this absolutely huge Bellevue squirrel? Has anyone else noticed this absolutely huge Bellevue squirrel? -----  
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REFORMED CHARACTERS MAKE YOU THINK

This is interesting: the Ingleby Gallery’s virtual viewing room, part of its Instalments series, in which local artist Jessica Harrison describes the…
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TRAMWORK PROGRESS – ENJOY THE VIEW

Despite Covid, despite shortages of material and skilled labour, despite unexpected ‘utility conflicts’ at key junctions, the Trams to Broughton…
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ARE YOU MISSING SOMETHING IMPORTANT?

Wedding ring found on Albany Street. Call 07858 355 884.  
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