THAT’S ANOTHER FINE MESS
It may be the work of one individual or the labour of many. We may be witnessing the incompetence of a rank amateur or the crowning achievement of a hapless professional.
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WE PLOUGH THE STREETS AND SCATTER
Months of undisturbed decomposition produce this wonderful rich soil alo
ISSUE 348 – OUT SOON!
As you read this, advance copies of the March Spurtle are already popping up across Broughton like park snowdrops awaiting the first Mastiff of spring.
NO PROGRESS ON DAILY TRIPS
Reader Shaun Hodge has contacted us with a story of bureaucratic confusion and departmental inefficiency. It would be laughable if there weren't a real threat here to pedestrian safety.
YOUR COMMUNITY COUNCIL WANTS YOU!
Peter Williamson, current Chair of the New Town & Broughton Community Council, has provided a short updated piece which may be of interest to many Spurtle readers.
17 FEBRUARY
Welcome to Edinburgh.
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CALTON HILL YESTERDAY
Cold but companionable.
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PRINCES STREET
The high life. Photographed at lunchtime today.
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SLOW PROGRESS ON CLADDING
The Housing (Cladding Remediation) Scotland Act 2024 was passed in May last year and came into force on 6 Jan 2025. It allows Ministers to assess and fix buildings ‘within scope’, and to evacuate buildings if necessary.