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‘SCOTTISH BEACON’ LIT TODAY

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The Broughton Spurtle and 19 other independent local and hyperlocal news publications serving urban and rural communities across Scotland have joined forces to create The Scottish Beacon, a new national news platform which launched today. 

The innovative website is the first collaborative journalism outlet of its kind in the country. The aim is to strengthen the independent community-based media sector and bring stories from Scotland’s communities to a wider audience. 

DONALD, WHERE‘S YOUR FIVERS?

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A TAILOR’S ADVENTURE IN EDINBURGH

A cautionary tale for visitors, from the Edinburgh Evening News, 3 Oct 1898.

The Edinburgh detective staff are at present investigating a case in which a young tailor, belonging to the Isle of Skye, got swindled out of close upon £10 by means of the confidence trick, in Picardy Place, on last Friday night.

HARD MILES FOR A GOOD CAUSE

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LOCAL RESIDENT ON TREK FOR CRISIS

My name is Jamie Forbes and I live on East London Street. 

I work for Lloyds Banking Group and I am raising funds for our charity partner – Crisis. Crisis are the national charity for people experiencing homelessness. They help people directly out of homelessness and campaign for the changes needed to solve it altogether.  

HART STREET LANE

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Variations on the straight and narrow. No. 21 in an occasional photo series celebrating the street-name signs of Spurtleshire.

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ISSUE 332 – OUT SOON!

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Like raindrops clattering off an Edinburgh summer parasol, advance copies of the August Spurtle are already spreading across the barony and will land somewhere near you soon.

Issue 332 marks this publication’s second strong start in a row by getting the month right on Page 1.

It continues with reports of flags (some of them absent), pop-ups (which didn’t), a peculiar pair (about to go under) and help for the hard-pressed from all walks of life.

Oh, and a beacon of hope … genuinely exciting news for those who care about local journalism across Scotland.

‘ALMOST UNSEEN’

Artisan Ensemble celebrate the works of composer Suzanne Parry through the release of a new album and 3 Scottish tour dates.

Date and time
Venue
Stockbridge Parish Church, Saxe-Coburg Street, Edinburgh
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