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Broughton's free, independent stirrer for hyperlocal news, views, history & culture in north/central Edinburgh since 1994. Monthly print issue. Online at www.broughtonspurtle.org.uk. No party-political/faith affiliations. Not-for-profit. Run by volunteers.
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As often seems to happen in September after the Festival - litter bins in our part of #Edinburgh get neglected - #Broughton
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September 17, 2026 at 8:27 AM
As often seems to happen in September after the Festival - litter bins in our part of #Edinburgh get neglected - #Broughton
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BLENHEIM PLACE:—Lovely to see Robert Pattinson taking a break this lunchtime from filming in Glasgow.
#Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news #cinema
#Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news #cinema
September 13, 2026 at 5:23 PM
BLENHEIM PLACE:—Lovely to see Robert Pattinson taking a break this lunchtime from filming in Glasgow.
#Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news #cinema
#Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news #cinema
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You either die a smoker, or live long enough to see yourself become the villain.
September 13, 2026 at 6:47 PM
You either die a smoker, or live long enough to see yourself become the villain.
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On Friday I saw an identically dressed person try to force the door off a cigarette butt disposal bin attached to a wall in West Register Street. Bent it but didn’t succeed in getting access.
September 13, 2026 at 6:01 PM
On Friday I saw an identically dressed person try to force the door off a cigarette butt disposal bin attached to a wall in West Register Street. Bent it but didn’t succeed in getting access.
BLENHEIM PLACE:—Lovely to see Robert Pattinson taking a break this lunchtime from filming in Glasgow.
#Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news #cinema
#Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news #cinema
September 13, 2026 at 5:23 PM
BLENHEIM PLACE:—Lovely to see Robert Pattinson taking a break this lunchtime from filming in Glasgow.
#Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news #cinema
#Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news #cinema
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@caltonhill.bsky.social Have the CALTON HILL CONSERVATION TRUST published any opinion/statement about the proposed road access through Common Good land on public park area of Calton Hill? FYI @spurtle.bsky.social @edinburghminute.com @ntbcc.bsky.social @threadinburgh.scot @edinreporter.bsky.social
Edinburgh Council @edinburghcouncil.bsky.social propose ROAD ACCESS to the back of GREENSIDE CHURCH along GREENSIDE CHURCH PATH on COMMON GOOD LAND belonging to CALTON HILL ("Proposed Deed of Servitude over Common Good Property: Greenside...")
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September 11, 2026 at 4:05 PM
@caltonhill.bsky.social Have the CALTON HILL CONSERVATION TRUST published any opinion/statement about the proposed road access through Common Good land on public park area of Calton Hill? FYI @spurtle.bsky.social @edinburghminute.com @ntbcc.bsky.social @threadinburgh.scot @edinreporter.bsky.social
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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
#Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news #shopping
September 9, 2026 at 1:41 PM
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
#Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news #shopping
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
#Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news #shopping
September 9, 2026 at 1:41 PM
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
#Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news #shopping
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108 DAYS TO GO—But at Tesco Broughton Road, it's already beginning to feel a lot like Christmas.
#Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news'
#Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news'
September 8, 2026 at 3:49 PM
108 DAYS TO GO—But at Tesco Broughton Road, it's already beginning to feel a lot like Christmas.
#Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news'
#Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news'
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Klondike on Frogston Road last week!
September 8, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Klondike on Frogston Road last week!
108 DAYS TO GO—But at Tesco Broughton Road, it's already beginning to feel a lot like Christmas.
#Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news'
#Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news'
September 8, 2026 at 3:49 PM
108 DAYS TO GO—But at Tesco Broughton Road, it's already beginning to feel a lot like Christmas.
#Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news'
#Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news'
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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
#Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news #children #families #afterschoolclub
September 7, 2026 at 2:08 PM
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
#Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news #children #families #afterschoolclub
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
#Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news #children #families #afterschoolclub
September 7, 2026 at 2:08 PM
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
#Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news #children #families #afterschoolclub
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Agreed we need to get the bridge open ASAP.
And we need to identify the underlying problems to prevent them reoccurring - that includes querying the Council decision making around design, installation, maintenance and inspection.
That requires Council Officers to be open and transparent.
And we need to identify the underlying problems to prevent them reoccurring - that includes querying the Council decision making around design, installation, maintenance and inspection.
That requires Council Officers to be open and transparent.
September 2, 2026 at 12:19 PM
Agreed we need to get the bridge open ASAP.
And we need to identify the underlying problems to prevent them reoccurring - that includes querying the Council decision making around design, installation, maintenance and inspection.
That requires Council Officers to be open and transparent.
And we need to identify the underlying problems to prevent them reoccurring - that includes querying the Council decision making around design, installation, maintenance and inspection.
That requires Council Officers to be open and transparent.
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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
#Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news
September 1, 2026 at 6:03 AM
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
#Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news
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August 31, 2026 at 10:43 PM
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
#Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news
September 1, 2026 at 6:03 AM
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
#Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news
August 31, 2026 at 10:43 PM
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Thanks for the excellent detail !
So the Council knew about the timber splitting in 2022, and yet there wasn’t a formal engineering inspection until 2026 ?
Some people might raise concerns about competence and negligence …
So the Council knew about the timber splitting in 2022, and yet there wasn’t a formal engineering inspection until 2026 ?
Some people might raise concerns about competence and negligence …
August 31, 2026 at 8:26 PM
Thanks for the excellent detail !
So the Council knew about the timber splitting in 2022, and yet there wasn’t a formal engineering inspection until 2026 ?
Some people might raise concerns about competence and negligence …
So the Council knew about the timber splitting in 2022, and yet there wasn’t a formal engineering inspection until 2026 ?
Some people might raise concerns about competence and negligence …
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The @edinburghcouncil.bsky.social have no data on the value of this bridge.
They have no data on how many people use it, or its value as access to St Mark’s Park.
How can the Council make decisions about repair/replacement when they clearly don’t understand the difference between cost & value ?
They have no data on how many people use it, or its value as access to St Mark’s Park.
How can the Council make decisions about repair/replacement when they clearly don’t understand the difference between cost & value ?
POWDERHALL FOOTBRIDGE.—No replacement likely before 2028. Details at: www.broughtonspurtle.org.uk/news/no-new-...
#Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news #transport
#Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news #transport
August 29, 2026 at 7:44 AM
The @edinburghcouncil.bsky.social have no data on the value of this bridge.
They have no data on how many people use it, or its value as access to St Mark’s Park.
How can the Council make decisions about repair/replacement when they clearly don’t understand the difference between cost & value ?
They have no data on how many people use it, or its value as access to St Mark’s Park.
How can the Council make decisions about repair/replacement when they clearly don’t understand the difference between cost & value ?
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It was discovered on the wall of possible Roman public bath house just off Broughton Street — we can't reveal the location. Spurtolium was famous! In 'Iter Britanniarum', it's described as "Statio in agro Caledoniae sita, ubi indigenae pultem baculo ligneo, quem "spurtle" vocant, agitare solent."
August 28, 2026 at 7:19 PM
It was discovered on the wall of possible Roman public bath house just off Broughton Street — we can't reveal the location. Spurtolium was famous! In 'Iter Britanniarum', it's described as "Statio in agro Caledoniae sita, ubi indigenae pultem baculo ligneo, quem "spurtle" vocant, agitare solent."
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FYI @spurtle.bsky.social @ntbcc.bsky.social @edinburghlive.co.uk @edinburghminute.com @oldedinburgh.bsky.social @scotsman.com
A MOSAIC in astonishingly good condition has been discovered in Broughton, Edinburgh. It may possibly date back to Roman SPURTOLIUM.
August 28, 2026 at 6:01 PM
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18 years is very far from the design life of 120 years.
August 28, 2026 at 9:18 AM
18 years is very far from the design life of 120 years.
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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
#Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news
August 28, 2026 at 7:26 AM
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
#Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news