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spurtle.bsky.social @spurtle.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

ISSUE 366 OUT TODAY.—All the facts about everything, everywhere in Spurtleshire. Available in print from shops, pubs, cafes and libraries across Broughton and beyond. Downloadable in pixels here: www.broughtonspurtle.org.uk #Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news

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spurtle.bsky.social @spurtle.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

ISSUE 366 PUBLISHED TOMORROW.—Unhelpful preview contains link to map of Spurtleshire, which helpfully details distribution outlets in Broughton and beyond. Marvel here: www.broughtonspurtle.org.uk/news/issue-3...

Black cat reading a copy of the Broughton Spurtle.

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spurtle.bsky.social @spurtle.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

POLICE APPEAL AFTER SERIOUS ASSAULT (IN AUGUST) ON RODNEY STREET.—CCTV images released of 6 teenage boys who, officers believe, 'can assist with ongoing enquiries'. Details at: www.broughtonspurtle.org.uk/news/police-... #Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news #crime

Blue police sign against background of blue sky.

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spurtle.bsky.social @spurtle.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

BLENHEIM PLACE:—Lovely to see Robert Pattinson taking a break this lunchtime from filming in Glasgow. #Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news #cinema

Person dressed in ill-fitting Batman suit.

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spurtle.bsky.social @spurtle.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

PEOPLE HEARING WITHOUT LISTENING.—David Young deplores another small tear in the fragile fabric of civilisation: www.broughtonspurtle.org.uk/news/people-... #Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news #shopping

Exterior of the John Lewis branch on Leith Street.

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spurtle.bsky.social @spurtle.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

108 DAYS TO GO—But at Tesco Broughton Road, it's already beginning to feel a lot like Christmas. #Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news'

367 boxes of chocolates stacked against a wall.

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spurtle.bsky.social @spurtle.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

GREAT NEWS FOR FAMILIES!—New after-school club looks set to open at Broughton St Mary's Parish Church in January. Details and email contact address at: www.broughtonspurtle.org.uk/news/new-aft... #Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news #children #families #afterschoolclub

View of Broughton St Mary's steeple and surrounding neighbourhood.

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spurtle.bsky.social @spurtle.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

ISSUE 365.—Published today. Printed copies available across Broughton and beyond in shops, bars, libraries and services. Pdf downloadable in autumn colours here: www.broughtonspurtle.org.uk #Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news

Front page of the September issue. A lot of mustardy yellows.

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spurtle.bsky.social @spurtle.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

ISSUE 365 OUT SOON.—Unhelpful preview contains bears and other brown things popping up and causing a nuisance: www.broughtonspurtle.org.uk/news/issue-3... #Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news

Black cat reading a print copy of the Broughton Spurtle.

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spurtle.bsky.social @spurtle.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

POWDERHALL FOOTBRIDGE.—No replacement likely before 2028. Details at: www.broughtonspurtle.org.uk/news/no-new-... #Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news #transport

Blocked access to Powderhall Footbridge from St Mark's Park.

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spurtle.bsky.social @spurtle.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

MACPHERSON RESIGNS AS MINISTER.—Ben Macpherson MSP quits role as Minister for Innovation, Technology & Tertiary Education. Details: www.broughtonspurtle.org.uk/news/macpher...

Ben Macpherson, MSP for Edinburgh North Eastern & Leith.

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spurtle.bsky.social @spurtle.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

OVERFLOWING BINS.—Time for a change. Reader's letter: www.broughtonspurtle.org.uk/letters/over... #Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news #litter

An overflowing bin at Newhaven Harbour, photographed yesterday.

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spurtle.bsky.social @spurtle.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

KIRKGATE.—Trinity House ship of faith. Little known fact: Leith Academy began here in the cellar: www.historicenvironment.scot/visit/all/tr... #Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news #history

Masts of a model ship silhouetted against a window with North & South Leith Parish Church in the background.

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spurtle.bsky.social @spurtle.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

BROUGHTON STREET.—Keeping it real … moistly: www.broughtonspurtle.org.uk/news/brought... #Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news #blooms

Floral display in the windows of Real Foods on Broughton Street.

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spurtle.bsky.social @spurtle.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

THE EXTRAORDINARY EVERYDAY.—'A Collection of Quotidian Masterpieces' at The Torrance Gallery, Dundas Street. Favourably reviewed at: www.broughtonspurtle.org.uk/news/extraor... #Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news

The artist Constantine standing outside The Torrance Gallery.

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spurtle.bsky.social @spurtle.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

CUMBERLAND STREET, VENUE 562:—Gone but not forgotten. (Image courtesy of Lesley Henderson.) #Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news #EdinburghFringe

Dog, tethered to Cumberland Bar railings, looks wistfully towards the interior. Adjacent Fringe poster advertises a show called 'Forgotten Swallies'.

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spurtle.bsky.social @spurtle.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

MAN ABDUCTED FROM CANONMILLS AREA AND LATER RECOVERED.—Police Scotland statement here: www.broughtonspurtle.org.uk/news/man-abd... #Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news #crime

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spurtle.bsky.social @spurtle.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

OPEN-MINDED OPTION.—Spotted on Cochran Terrace: www.broughtonspurtle.org.uk/news/open-mi...

Unusual, open-topped, 3-wheeler sportscar.

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spurtle.bsky.social @spurtle.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

CALTON HILL.—Work in progress. Emii Alrai’s 'Guardian' being installed today in time for the Edinburgh Art Festival. Details here: www.broughtonspurtle.org.uk/news/work-pr... #Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news #art #EdinburghArtFestival

Contractors stand on a hill beneath a large modern sculpture. View of Leith Dock and wind-turbine jackets in the background.

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spurtle.bsky.social @spurtle.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

ISSUE 364 PUBLISHED TODAY!—August Spurtle available from shops, pubs and services across Broughton and beyond. Free fit-in-your-pocket pdf downloadable from: www.broughtonspurtle.org.uk #Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news

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spurtle.bsky.social @spurtle.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

ISSUE 364 OUT SOON!—Contains cones, contributions, cookies, conservation, closure, consultation and cabbage. Unhelpful preview here: www.broughtonspurtle.org.uk/news/issue-3... #Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news

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spurtle.bsky.social @spurtle.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

SANDEMAN HOUSE GARDEN:—A conversation between friends. #Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news

Busts of Rabindranath Tagore and Patrick Geddes face each other as if in conversation.

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spurtle.bsky.social @spurtle.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

MANSFIELD TRAQUAIR CENTRE.—Visionary champion of forgotten masterpieces retires at 91: www.broughtonspurtle.org.uk/news/visiona... #Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news #architecture #art #history

Stained-glass window, partially illuminated.

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spurtle.bsky.social @spurtle.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

ENCLOSED WITHIN THE GARDEN'S SQUARE.—Mike Worobec answers his critic and defends 'Edinburgh's common good': www.broughtonspurtle.org.uk/news/defendi... #Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news

Sign on New Town gate reads 'PRIVATE GARDEN'.

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spurtle.bsky.social @spurtle.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

POWDERHALL BRIDGE LATEST.—Council responds to 11 questions. See update below article here: www.broughtonspurtle.org.uk/news/powderh... #Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news #transport

Pedestrians walking across unsafe bridge. Barriers pushed to either side.

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spurtle.bsky.social @spurtle.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

DRUMMOND PLACE.—Bus stops tapsalteirie: www.broughtonspurtle.org.uk/news/bus-sto... #Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news #transport #bus

Bus and bus stop on Drummond Place, Edinburgh.

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spurtle.bsky.social @spurtle.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

ISSUE 363 PUBLISHED TODAY!—News, views, history and potholes. Not to mention bus stops. Paper copies across Broughton and beyond. Pdf downloadable at: broughtonspurtle.org.uk #Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news

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spurtle.bsky.social @spurtle.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

HAZARD OR HYPE?—How dangerous is Powderhall Bridge and is closure really necessary? Poor barriers. Poor Council comms. More questions than answers. See update at foot of article: www.broughtonspurtle.org.uk/news/powderh... #Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news #transport

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spurtle.bsky.social @spurtle.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

UPDATE ON POWDERHALL BRIDGE.—Structure has been closed with immediate effect 'in the interests of public safety'. Inadequate Council comms and inadequate barriers. Public still using 'condemned' structure. See foot of article here: www.broughtonspurtle.org.uk/news/powderh... #hyperlocal #transport

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spurtle.bsky.social @spurtle.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

ISSUE 363 PUBLISHED TOMORROW!—Unhelpful preview at: www.broughtonspurtle.org.uk/news/issue-3... Pick up your paper copy from shops, services & libraries across Broughton and beyond. Or download a pdf from our website after midnight tonight at www.broughtonspurtle.org.uk #Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news

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spurtle.bsky.social @spurtle.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

NEW TOWN QUARTER.—Reporter 'minded to grant permission' for controversial development. Details at: www.broughtonspurtle.org.uk/news/reporte... #Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news #planning

Huge shafts rising above King George V Park. Steeple of Broughton St Mary's in the background.

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spurtle.bsky.social @spurtle.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

FREE SCHOOL UNIFORM EXCHANGE.—Launches on Friday, 26 June in Ocean Terminal, courtesy of @LeithCollective . Good-quality uniforms, coats, gym kits, shoes, schoolbags and pencil cases free of charge, no questions asked. Details: broughtonspurtle.org.uk/news/equal-s... #Edinburgh #hyprlocal #news

Leith Collectives Shona Thomson outside the Ocean Terminal shop.

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spurtle.bsky.social @spurtle.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

POWDERHALL BRIDGE CLOSED.—What we know so far: www.broughtonspurtle.org.uk/news/powderh... #Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news #PowderhallBridge

Cyclist using St Mark's Path despite closure of Powderhall Bridge.

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spurtle.bsky.social @spurtle.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

St ANDREW SQUARE:—Poor taste, perhaps, but you should see the size of the bees. #Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news #summer

Exuberant (plastic) foliage outside a central Edinburgh hotel.

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spurtle.bsky.social @spurtle.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

VIEW FROM PILRIG STREET:—The astronomical mid-point (00:00 GMT, 19/20 June). #Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news

Night-time view from Pilrig Street, looking north towards the Port of Leith.

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spurtle.bsky.social @spurtle.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

HOWE STREET ALTERNATIVES:—Working out indoors; working out outside. [Image: David Jackson Young.] #Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news

Figures exercise indoors behind window. Nearby, on external scaffolding, builders work strenuously.

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spurtle.bsky.social @spurtle.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

OVERBEARING GIANT AND AN APPEAL TO THE HIGH AND MIGHTY.—Locals still don't want 57 Henderson Row to get any higher: www.broughtonspurtle.org.uk/news/overbea... #Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news #planning

Former offices which developer wants to extend upwards.

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