Weekend news - The Edinburgh Reporter

A round-up of what the papers and some websites are saying….

The Scotsman has the dismal news that Bank of Scotland will sponsor the Festival Fireworks this year for the last year…..they have spent £4m on the catherine wheels and rockets over the years. But how much have they recouped in advertising? Anyway it now seems to be changed days and they can no longer justify the spend.

The Deputy First Minister got married yesterday. Nicola Sturgeon married Paul Murrell the Chief Executive of the SNP. The Scotsman has a photo, although The Herald has a slightly better array of snaps.

Interesting interview with Edinburgh chef Tom Kitchin in The Herald

A plea for the importance of life sciences to be recognised in The Herald and an explanation of what the Edinburgh Bio Quarter will bring to Scotland from Dr Mike Capaldi.

The possibility of GM crops being foisted on Scotland by the EU is debated and exposed by Rob Edwards in The Sunday Herald.