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ANCIENT FELINE FAR FROM HOME

When Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 CE, Pompeii was not the only casualty.  Herculaneum – nine miles to the north – was likewise engulfed, a…
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ISSUE 294 – OUT TOMORROW!

As you read this, only a very few Spurtles are dispersing across the barony, maintaining a 6ft distance between each other at all times and…
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GUIDANCE ON RECEIVING DELIVERIES

Yesterday we came across guidance for over-70s and vulnerable others on receiving deliveries.    It comes from Dr Richard Simpson, an…
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NEWS FROM THE MEWS 4

1839–43  SOUP-KITCHEN.—We understand that a soup-kitchen was opened on Saturday at Greenside Row, which will be a great boon to the poor of…
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DRUM BEAT CONTINUES DIFFERENTLY

Drum (Steads Place Ltd) and CAMVO 123 Ltd have this week submitted a proposal of application notice for the demolition of industrial units at 106–162…
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NEWS FROM THE MEWS 3

1837–38 Fire.—On Thursday night, about seven o’clock, the premises in East Thistle Street Lane, in which Messrs M’Crie & Co. carry on the…
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RESIDENTS ASSOCIATIONS SUPPORT LOCALS

UPDATED 10 APRIL 2020 Residents associations across Edinburgh are rallying to support vulnerable locals who may need their help.  We reproduce…
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NEWS FROM THE MEWS 2

Introduction  Ever since the publication in 1886 of Robert Louis Stevenson’s Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, we have been…
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OPEN LETTER

The Broughton Spurtle is a member of the Independent Community News Network. This lunchtime, its Director, Emma Meese, issued the following open…
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SHUT OUT SCAMMERS

Police Scotland issued a press release today. We reproduce it, unedited and in full, below.  Police Scotland is advising the public to be…
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