Monument with portaloos
This used to be a rather lovely view. Now itβs ugly and smelly. Edinburgh @caltonhill.bsky.social @spurtle.bsky.social
09.02.2026 16:38 β π 3 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
As expected, the Council's decision to refuse this application has been appealed to the Scottish Reporter (DPEA). Details of the grounds for appeal not yet available.
dpea.scotland.gov.uk/CaseDetails....
We will continue to engage with & support local residents through this process.
08.02.2026 11:28 β π 1 π 2 π¬ 1 π 0
Calton Hill Conservation Trust story in the Spurtle, 1 February 2026
*The VAP*: 'ALL WRAPPING PAPER AND NO PRESSIE'. Thank you SPURTLE for covering our disappointment with the Council Culture & Communities hijack of report on a proposed tiny grant for parks groups with a large top-down VAP (Volunteer Action Plan) allocation to bureaucracy. @spurtle.bsky.social
02.02.2026 08:31 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Great news!
02.02.2026 08:14 β π 7 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Have complained about this many times. Apparently "Arrangements will be made to replace the damaged lit bollards with weebol bollards" but there's no timetable for the work.
02.02.2026 16:43 β π 4 π 2 π¬ 3 π 0
Exposed lamppost in the middle of Bellevue Place.
'BELLEVUE'S DISGRACE'.βTime to fix dangerous eyesore. Reader's letter: www.broughtonspurtle.org.uk/letters/bell...
#Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news
02.02.2026 16:19 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 1
View of the Stables at 165 Broughton Road.
PROGRESS ON POWDERHALL.βOut of the Blue starts testing phase before occupation of new arts hub in refurbished building: www.broughtonspurtle.org.uk/news/progres...
#Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news
02.02.2026 08:13 β π 21 π 4 π¬ 0 π 1
Front page of Issue 358.
FEBRUARY SPURTLE.βPublished today. Includes: news, views, intrigue, non-choral VIPs, lifestyle, planning, obituaries, boxing, plumbing, peeping Tams, billiard balls, fanlights and colonic irrigation. Available in shops etc. Or downloadable: www.broughtonspurtle.org.uk
01.02.2026 10:08 β π 11 π 6 π¬ 0 π 0
Front page of Issue 358.
FEBRUARY SPURTLE.βPublished today. Includes: news, views, intrigue, non-choral VIPs, lifestyle, planning, obituaries, boxing, plumbing, peeping Tams, billiard balls, fanlights and colonic irrigation. Available in shops etc. Or downloadable: www.broughtonspurtle.org.uk
01.02.2026 10:08 β π 11 π 6 π¬ 0 π 0
The Hutments: 551 timber houses were constructed in five local authority areas by the end of September 1921 under this Scottish Board of Health post-WW1 initiative. #housing πποΈ
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01.02.2026 08:40 β π 16 π 6 π¬ 0 π 1
ISSUE 358.βPublished tomorrow! Available from shops and services across Broughton and beyond, also downloadable from our website after midnight tonight. Unhelpful preview at: www.broughtonspurtle.org.uk/news/issue-3...
#Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news #views
31.01.2026 16:28 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
A woman, dressed warmly, set against a star-strewn sky.
PUZZLING PLACES AND PEOPLE.βBrainteaser to test your patience and observation. Prize for first complete and correct set of solutions: www.broughtonspurtle.org.uk/news/puzzlin...
#Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news
30.01.2026 08:10 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
A woman, dressed warmly, set against a star-strewn sky.
PUZZLING PLACES AND PEOPLE.βBrainteaser to test your patience and observation. Prize for first complete and correct set of solutions: www.broughtonspurtle.org.uk/news/puzzlin...
#Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news
30.01.2026 08:10 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
There's a mural on the side of a building near Tollcross, between Gilmore Place & Lochrin buildings if anyone's interested.
27.01.2026 17:09 β π 5 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0
AMERICAN HERO.βPlan to commemorate American abolitionist Frederick Douglass at the site of his 1846 lecture in Edinburgh: www.broughtonspurtle.org.uk/news/america...
#Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news #localhistory
27.01.2026 17:06 β π 10 π 2 π¬ 1 π 0
Calton Hill views from the west: monuments, houses, trees.
Archaeology programme of events looking at the human history of Calton Hill. Details here: www.broughtonspurtle.org.uk/news/looking...
27.01.2026 13:17 β π 6 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
Calton Hill views from the west: monuments, houses, trees.
Archaeology programme of events looking at the human history of Calton Hill. Details here: www.broughtonspurtle.org.uk/news/looking...
27.01.2026 13:17 β π 6 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
AMERICAN HERO | Broughton Spurtle
David Howie Scott, director of the popular Howieβs restaurants, wants to put a bronze plaque commemorating the 19t
American hero
David Howie Scott, of Howieβs restaurants, wants to put a bronze plaque commemorating the 19th-century anti-slavery campaigner Frederick Douglass outside premises at 29A Waterloo Place (26/00212/LBC). @spurtle.bsky.social www.broughtonspurtle.org.uk/news/america...
27.01.2026 07:44 β π 5 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
Police sign.
HENDERSON ROW:βClosed northbound after a crash involving a van and a cyclist at around 11.45am this morning.
Emergency services attended and the cyclist has been taken to hospital. Police Scotland advise road users to avoid the area.
#Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news
12.01.2026 14:43 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 1 π 1
Many more trees now. Why cant people buy one tree and use it for 10 years?
07.01.2026 12:45 β π 0 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Rubbish in the gutter, rubbish in overfilled bins, Christmas trees blocking the footway.
A BRAND NEW YEAR:βSame old, same old.
#Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news #rubbish
06.01.2026 16:53 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
My understanding is with G&V it is because they have to replace the cladding with fireproof cladding
05.01.2026 18:35 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
The amount of new buildings that are clad in scaffolding a few yearsl later.
Thinking of G&V hotel on George IV Bridge
how the premier inn at York Place and Market Street, meters drom the Royal mile got permission amazes me.
05.01.2026 17:46 β π 0 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0
View from Calton Hill, looking west across the city.
MAJOR EDINBURGH PROJECTS.βWhat goes wrong. How to get them right: www.broughtonspurtle.org.uk/news/major-p...
#Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news
05.01.2026 09:05 β π 4 π 1 π¬ 2 π 0
1. Be absolutely clear about what you want and why.
2. Don't hang lots of 'nice to haves' on it.
3. Don't keep digging it up to check how the roots are growing.
TBF one might also look at successful examples. Tram phase 1 was a balls-up. Tram phase 2 was not, we venture.
05.01.2026 10:05 β π 0 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
View from Calton Hill, looking west across the city.
MAJOR EDINBURGH PROJECTS.βWhat goes wrong. How to get them right: www.broughtonspurtle.org.uk/news/major-p...
#Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news
05.01.2026 09:05 β π 4 π 1 π¬ 2 π 0
Moon with pink clouds.
TURNER EXHIBITION:βRuns until 31 January at the National Gallery of Scotland on the Mound. Alternatively, Turner skies available without queuing above #Spurtleshire.
#Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news #Turner
03.01.2026 14:15 β π 9 π 4 π¬ 0 π 0
Moon with pink clouds.
TURNER EXHIBITION:βRuns until 31 January at the National Gallery of Scotland on the Mound. Alternatively, Turner skies available without queuing above #Spurtleshire.
#Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news #Turner
03.01.2026 14:15 β π 9 π 4 π¬ 0 π 0
Church steeple with vivid pink and orange sunset in the background.
BROUGHTON St MARY'S:β4:15pm. Breathtaking.
#Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news
02.01.2026 11:06 β π 14 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
Church steeple with vivid pink and orange sunset in the background.
BROUGHTON St MARY'S:β4:15pm. Breathtaking.
#Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news
02.01.2026 11:06 β π 14 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
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