As you read this, advance copies of the October Spurtle have already begun dispersing across the barony like political pollen on a conference wind.

Issue 366 begins excitingly with a boring lack of ambition, then continues with the non-appearance of something eagerly anticipated. It picks up a bit with 63 local languages, the perils of zigzags and a discovery which has lit up the world of bogus Roman archaeology.

Police Scotland issued a press release yesterday which we produce below unedited and in full.

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Police Scotland has released images of six males officers believe can assist with ongoing enquiries into a serious assault in Edinburgh.

The incident happened around 10.55pm on Saturday, 29 August, 2026, on Rodney Street at the junction with Broughton Road.

A 34-year-old man was injured and required hospital treatment.

On Saturday, 26 and Sunday, 27 September, The Cockburn Association will host the Edinburgh and East Lothian Doors Open Days weekend. 

Doors Open Days is a free festival offering access to spaces of historic, cultural, architectural and community interest which are normally ticketed or not accessible to the public. 

As Scotland's oldest conservation charity, The Cockburn feels particularly energised by this year’s theme of ‘Heritage at Risk: Revive, Resist, Reimagine’. 

Lovely to see Robert Pattinson taking a break, this lunchtime, from filming in Glasgow.

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