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DESECRATION OF THE CALTON HILL

Below is the full version of an article which appears in condensed form in the October printed issue of the Spurtle, published today…
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NEW OCTOBER ISSUE – OUT TOMORROW!

As you read this, advance copies of the latest issue are already spreading across the barony like traffic cones borne on an East Wind. Only less…
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COOKING WITH GIADA CANDERLE

PARMIGIANA-STYLE CHICKEN ROLLS Looking to spice up your midweek chicken dinner? This dish offers you a great spin on the traditional use of chicken…
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SUBTERRANEAN STYLE AND SUBSTANCE

The lack of ‘natural surveillance’ on our streets during Lockdown was probably the biggest contributor to an outpouring of graffiti and tagging…
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ROMANCE, PROGRESS, AND ROSE-TINTED SPECTACLES

This work by Archibald Williams (1871–1934), currently displayed in the window of bookbinders and sellers The Gently Mad on Inverleith Row,…
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SCOOTER RIDER STRUCK AT NEW TOWN JUNCTION

Police in Edinburgh issued the following press release yesterday. We reproduce it below unedited and in full. ***** Serious road crash – Great King…
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LOCAL STRONGMAN RECALLED

Friends of Warriston Cemetery have recently uncovered the headstone of Owen Duffy, a merchant and ‘champion athlete’ who lived from 1848–96.  …
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MORE MAJOR DEVELOPMENT FOR DUNDAS STREET

BIG PLANS FOR CENTRUM AND BUPA HOUSES Scott Hobbs Planning, on behalf of MMMARS Dundas Limited has submitted a proposal of application notice to the…
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WHAT THE DEVIL?

For the benefit of those too busy, stressed, or myopic to read to the end of informal street-postings, Spurtle offers an occasional free…
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CCTV APPEAL AFTER GREENSIDE PLACE ASSAULT

Police Scotland issued a press release this afternoon which we reproduce below unedited and in full. ---------- Police in Edinburgh have released…
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