Spurtle is the hyperlocal community newspaper for Broughton in North/Central Edinburgh (see the map below for our news and distribution area outlined in blue). We aim to accurately report local affairs, raise issues, publicise the work of local action groups, make connections between 'the news' and Broughton life ... and generally stir things up a bit. (A Scots spurtle is a wooden rod for stirring porridge. Some readers may be 'spurtle-leggit' – have thin, spindly legs.)