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MISSING FROM BELLEVUE

Meet Daryl.  He is, we think, the first of this year’s Broughton cats to take advantage of the lengthening days and go wandering. …
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TIME FOR SUMMER SESSIONS TO MOVE

Locals concerned at what they see as the overuse and misuse of Edinburgh’s green spaces are urging fellow residents to make a stand.   …
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ISSUE 293 OUT SOON!

As you read this, advanced copies of the March Spurtle are already popping up across the barony like snowdrops awaiting the first dog of spring.…
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MYSTERY OF THE MOVING GORMLEYS

 EXCLUSIVE  Something has changed about Antony Gormley’s Six Times along the Water of Leith. But so far, hardly anyone has…
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CAMPAIGNERS FIGHT POST OFFICE PRIVATISATION

The Post Office plans to privatise its service at 40 Frederick Street on 15 April with the immediate loss of nine jobs.  Plans first emerged on…
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UNBELIEVABLE

This morning, the Spurtle received the following photo of a document, whose source could not vouchsafe its authenticity.  As a public service,…
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BROUGHTON MOURNS LOCAL MINISTER

 Obituary: Reverend Peter Macdonald  Many across Broughton and beyond have been saddened by the Reverend Peter Macdonald’s sudden death on…
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TASTY TREATS FROM MRS WILLIAMSON'S COOKBOOK

4. TO DRESS LAMB’S HEAD  With Storm Ciara howling about our ears and snow forecast for the start of the coming week, what better time than this…
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A PLACE FOR EVERYTHING

 AND THIS ISN’T IT  It’s not clear exactly what the latest graffiti at Warriston Junction refers to. It could be Britain’s exit from the…
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UNEASY LIES THE HEAD

Too nerve-racking to watch the rugby this weekend?  Instead, you could do a lot worse than to visit the BP Portrait Award 2019 at the Scottish…
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