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spurtle.bsky.social
@spurtle.bsky.social
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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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tracygriffen.bsky.social
Good coffee, sparse decor, echoey.
Dog-friendly.
spurtle.bsky.social spurtle.bsky.social @spurtle.bsky.social · 1d
ELM ROW.—Charlie Ellis reviews Kul Coffee and the shifting demographics of Edinburgh's caffeine scene: www.broughtonspurtle.org.uk/news/new-guard
#Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news #coffee #anthropology
Cosy-looking café, viewed from outside on a wet morning shortly before dawn.
November 24, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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geocycle.bsky.social
Amazed you got a photo of the shop without a car parked on the pavement in front of it.
November 24, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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spyglassbooks.bsky.social
Kul Coffee is a delight. Very happy to have them in the neighbourhood.
November 24, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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spurtle.bsky.social
ELM ROW.—Charlie Ellis reviews Kul Coffee and the shifting demographics of Edinburgh's caffeine scene: www.broughtonspurtle.org.uk/news/new-guard
#Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news #coffee #anthropology
Cosy-looking café, viewed from outside on a wet morning shortly before dawn.
November 24, 2025 at 9:34 AM
spurtle.bsky.social
ELM ROW.—Charlie Ellis reviews Kul Coffee and the shifting demographics of Edinburgh's caffeine scene: www.broughtonspurtle.org.uk/news/new-guard
#Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news #coffee #anthropology
Cosy-looking café, viewed from outside on a wet morning shortly before dawn.
November 24, 2025 at 9:34 AM
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argonautbooks.bsky.social
We need your help.

@waterstones.bsky.social, without any direct communication with us, will be opening their 6th Edinburgh branch less than 100 metres from our front door at the Foot of the Walk in Leith.

Please read on for more information

www.heraldscotland.com/news/2562908...

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Anger as Waterstones snaps up prime site on doorstep of independent bookshop
UK's biggest bookselling chain under fire over plans for new store beside Edinburgh tram line.
www.heraldscotland.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:28 AM
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tracygriffen.bsky.social
☕ FREE COFFEE (grains) ☕
Every Monday I collect 2kg spent coffee grains from local Vietnamese takeaway, The Bami. Excellent for composting or careful mulching. Anyone want some? Community gardens?
@leithcentralcc.bsky.social ☕ @secretedinburgh.bsky.social ☕ @spurtle.bsky.social
November 23, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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dedalusdenaries.bsky.social
And who could not then believe in sea gods and portals to the other world (thanks @dgplacenames.bsky.social for sharing)
twigtechnology.bsky.social Michael Haslam @twigtechnology.bsky.social · 3d
Seals singing in a sea cave

#Orkney 🦭🎧
November 21, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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spurtle.bsky.social
OLD CALTON BURIAL GROUND:—Outside the gate, waiting to depart.
#Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news #dreich
A woman stands in the rain, wearing a red coat. The background is of grey and green masonry with two bags and an umbrella tucked into an alcove.
November 23, 2025 at 12:43 PM
spurtle.bsky.social
OLD CALTON BURIAL GROUND:—Outside the gate, waiting to depart.
#Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news #dreich
A woman stands in the rain, wearing a red coat. The background is of grey and green masonry with two bags and an umbrella tucked into an alcove.
November 23, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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roryblank.bsky.social
Love those classic Looney Tunes? Thrill and delight as Porky Pig is flattened between two sheets of glass!
A four panel comic with big letters at the top that say "love those classic looney tunes? Thrill and delight as Porky Pig is flattened between two sheets of glass!" We see porky pig. His body begins to bulge and deform. His body bulges further, the ink that makes up his colors begins to eject from ruptures in his outline. Porky pig is now reduced to a collection of blobs of color, his face sticking out of them, saying "at what level of abstraction do I stop being myself? Do I have a self? Do I persist as long as I am remembered? But then- can you really tell the difference between a memory and a dream?"
November 21, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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yondishdawg.bsky.social
That's a bonnie picture right there.
November 22, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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spurtle.bsky.social
LEITH MURK:—Watery winter fog on the Shore this afternoon.
#Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news #weather
Black-and-white photo. Murky reflections of buildings and bridge in the Water of Leith.
November 22, 2025 at 4:48 PM
spurtle.bsky.social
LEITH MURK:—Watery winter fog on the Shore this afternoon.
#Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news #weather
Black-and-white photo. Murky reflections of buildings and bridge in the Water of Leith.
November 22, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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spurtle.bsky.social
PRINCES STREET:—Changed priorities.
#Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news
Silhouettes of Starflyer, Scott Monument and Big Wheel against cloudy sky.
November 19, 2025 at 10:22 AM
spurtle.bsky.social
PRINCES STREET:—Changed priorities.
#Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news
Silhouettes of Starflyer, Scott Monument and Big Wheel against cloudy sky.
November 19, 2025 at 10:22 AM
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spurtle.bsky.social
Dear Readers, Do not be put off by BlueSky moderation's warning of 'adult content'. Post contains image of a classical male-nude statue. Less alarming than small helping of Brussels sprouts.
spurtle.bsky.social spurtle.bsky.social @spurtle.bsky.social · 6d
THE LINES, THE WITCH AND THE WEIRD DAUB.—Celebrated occultist Sarah Lyons [@citymystic.bsky.social] offers alternative explanations for the Stock Bridge scrawls. See update at: www.broughtonspurtle.org.uk/news/quis-qu...
Statue of Hermes.
November 18, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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chrisdonia.bsky.social
Clearly the cape! #NoCapes
November 18, 2025 at 6:50 PM
spurtle.bsky.social
Dear Readers, Do not be put off by BlueSky moderation's warning of 'adult content'. Post contains image of a classical male-nude statue. Less alarming than small helping of Brussels sprouts.
spurtle.bsky.social spurtle.bsky.social @spurtle.bsky.social · 6d
THE LINES, THE WITCH AND THE WEIRD DAUB.—Celebrated occultist Sarah Lyons [@citymystic.bsky.social] offers alternative explanations for the Stock Bridge scrawls. See update at: www.broughtonspurtle.org.uk/news/quis-qu...
Statue of Hermes.
November 18, 2025 at 6:45 PM
spurtle.bsky.social
THE LINES, THE WITCH AND THE WEIRD DAUB.—Celebrated occultist Sarah Lyons [@citymystic.bsky.social] offers alternative explanations for the Stock Bridge scrawls. See update at: www.broughtonspurtle.org.uk/news/quis-qu...
Statue of Hermes.
November 18, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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spurtle.bsky.social
SETBACK OR STEP FORWARD?—Princes Street & Waverley Valley Strategy paused for thought. Summary of yesterday's Planning Committee discussion here: www.broughtonspurtle.org.uk/news/setback...
#Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news #planning #transport #culture #business
A view down along Princes Street.
November 13, 2025 at 1:21 PM
spurtle.bsky.social
SETBACK OR STEP FORWARD?—Princes Street & Waverley Valley Strategy paused for thought. Summary of yesterday's Planning Committee discussion here: www.broughtonspurtle.org.uk/news/setback...
#Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news #planning #transport #culture #business
A view down along Princes Street.
November 13, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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davecykl.bsky.social
I don’t quite think that Edinburgh’s planned tram line ext’n will be using heavy main line trains (like the ScotRail Turbostar in the photo!) on city streets, somehow… 🤦‍♂️

@spurtle.bsky.social 😉

(Also, the Bridges did have trams over them in the past, albeit w/ smaller tramcars than modern LRVs.)
heraldscotland.bsky.social The Herald @heraldscotland.bsky.social · 12d
'Engineers and heritage groups have raised questions over whether the city’s centuries-old structures could - or should - bear the weight and vibrations of light rail'

www.heraldscotland.com/news...

@turvill.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 10:13 PM
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timhonisett.bsky.social
a close up of a person standing on a rock in the snow .
ALT: a close up of a person standing on a rock in the snow .
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November 12, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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spurtle.bsky.social
QUIS QUID IN PONTEM SCRIPSIT?—The Stock Bridge takes a classical turn. Spurtle translates: www.broughtonspurtle.org.uk/news/quis-qu...
#Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news #Latin
Dog-Latin graffiti on a bridge parapet.
November 12, 2025 at 4:16 PM