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THE CITY DUST
The following correspondence appeared in the pages of the Edinburgh Evening Courant in 1852 and 1856. Some details may have changed in…
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The following correspondence appeared in the pages of the Edinburgh Evening Courant in 1852 and 1856. Some details may have changed in…
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ISSUE 309 – OUT TOMORROW!
As you read this, advance copies of the August Spurtle are already brightening the barony like sunbeams on gull-proof sacks. We begin on Page 1, as…
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As you read this, advance copies of the August Spurtle are already brightening the barony like sunbeams on gull-proof sacks. We begin on Page 1, as…
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LOTHIAN BUSES SAYS IT'S STICKING TO PLAN
TRANSPORT GIANT WORKING TO MINIMISE DISRUPTION The condition of East London St seems to be deteriorating fast now that, post-lockdown, more…
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TRANSPORT GIANT WORKING TO MINIMISE DISRUPTION The condition of East London St seems to be deteriorating fast now that, post-lockdown, more…
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PRIVATE CARS – A PROBLEM SHARED
Spurtle has recently been contacted by Hiyacar. The ‘peer to peer’ car club operator has just introduced 15 vehicles to Edinburgh, five of them…
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Spurtle has recently been contacted by Hiyacar. The ‘peer to peer’ car club operator has just introduced 15 vehicles to Edinburgh, five of them…
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EDWARDIAN NEWS FROM THE MEWS, 29
1909 EDINBURGH AMATEUR DETECTIVE’S CHASE. CLEVER CAPTURE OF ALLEGED BURGLAR. THE clever capture of an alleged Edinburgh housebreaker by an…
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1909 EDINBURGH AMATEUR DETECTIVE’S CHASE. CLEVER CAPTURE OF ALLEGED BURGLAR. THE clever capture of an alleged Edinburgh housebreaker by an…
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EDWARDIAN NEWS FROM THE MEWS, 28
RELIGIOUS WORK IN EDINBURGH. The number of social agencies in connection with the Church is increasing so rapidly in our midst that many good men…
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RELIGIOUS WORK IN EDINBURGH. The number of social agencies in connection with the Church is increasing so rapidly in our midst that many good men…
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EDWARDIAN NEWS FROM THE MEWS, 27
***** FATAL ACCIDENT AT WAVERLEY STATION. OLD MAN’S TERRIBLE DEATH. This morning, a particularly sad accident occurred at the Waverley Station,…
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***** FATAL ACCIDENT AT WAVERLEY STATION. OLD MAN’S TERRIBLE DEATH. This morning, a particularly sad accident occurred at the Waverley Station,…
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EDWARDIAN NEWS FROM THE MEWS, 26
TO-DAY’S POLICE NEWS. EDINBURGH CITY—Before BAILIE M’MICHAEL. TWENTY-FOUR HOURS’ CRIME. There were 65 new prisoners brought to the bar, the…
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TO-DAY’S POLICE NEWS. EDINBURGH CITY—Before BAILIE M’MICHAEL. TWENTY-FOUR HOURS’ CRIME. There were 65 new prisoners brought to the bar, the…
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ISSUE 308 – OUT TOMORROW!
As you read this, advance copies of the June Spurtle are already dotting the shelves of local shops like huge pepper grounds on the boiled eggs of a…
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As you read this, advance copies of the June Spurtle are already dotting the shelves of local shops like huge pepper grounds on the boiled eggs of a…
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WHEN IS A QUARTER NOT A QUARTER?
On the Urban Realm website last week, project architect Allan Murray described the new St James Quarter’s curved galleria as ‘no different to the…
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On the Urban Realm website last week, project architect Allan Murray described the new St James Quarter’s curved galleria as ‘no different to the…
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