Lothian Buses are on Twitter if you need any updates on your service….But if you have a specific query they prefer email.

Cameron Rose tells us that the ESPC is sponsoring the Meadows Marathon. It seems like only yesterday there was a major shake-up at the property centre mainly due to their lack of funds.

Issue 191 of The Spurtle is out today. Available in many shops and other outlets around Broughton.

A short film competition has been launched by EIFF and Pilton Video for Edinburgh schools.

Tuesday 1 February 2011, 6pm at The Hub, Royal Mile, Edinburgh

Why Do We Need a Lighthouse? The Bell Rock and the Stevensons Now

200 years ago this month, Robert Stevenson’s architectural masterpiece, the Bell Rock light, was finished and lit. But in the time since, what has changed? In an age of GPS and satellite navigation, is there really any need for lighthouses? What troubles British waters now, and do the Stevenson family still have things to teach us?
The event is being organised by the Royal Society of Edinburgh in partnership with the Northern Lighthouse Board and is supported by Inchcape Shipping Services. A lecture fee will apply (£10/£8)