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CULINARY CANINE COMIN SOON

The Howlin Hound will open shortly at 7 East London Street. Painters, decorators and folk with no chat but impressive toolboxes have been busy…
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CHRISTMAS PUZZLE – Day 3

GGS – 91 From 1–25 December, 1 clue comprising letters, number & image will appear each day on our website. Solutions have something in…
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FLAMINGOS MAY FLIT

Edinburgh Street Food proposes to move its freestanding illuminated sign outside the OMNi Centre (23/06731/ADV). If consented by Planners, in its…
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CHRISTMAS PUZZLE – Day 2

AC – 119 From 1–25 December, 1 clue comprising letters, number & image will appear each day on our website. Solutions have something in…
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HUNGER CLOSE TO HOME

Broughton may look and feel like a relatively affluent area. But behind the scenes, a surprising number of people here struggle to make ends meet and…
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CHRISTMAS PUZZLE – Day 1

PS – 87 From 1–25 December, 1 clue comprising letters, number & image will appear each day on our website. Solutions have something in common…
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BRUNSWICK PLACE

Quick march. No. 29 in an occasional photo series celebrating Spurtleshire street-name signs. #Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news…
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ISSUE 335 – OUT SOON!

As you read this, advance copies of the December/January Spurtle are already dusting Broughton like the first snowflakes of winter. Only with words…
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STUDENT HOUSING REFUSED

London-based HUB Residential Ltd’s application to develop 73-bedroom purpose-built student accommodation at 26 Dunedin St (23/05027/FUL) has been…
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THE MEDDLING PROFESSOR

Spurtle readers may be interested in a new article (by me) on the political theorist and writer Professor Bernard Crick, writes Charlie Ellis. ‘The…
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