Monthly Archives: September 2011

The BBC report this morning that they will show a programme later proving the there is some degree of fraudulent behaviour among council employees...

High flying chimpanzee Ricky was on top of the world earlier today as Edinburgh Zoo celebrated his 50th birthday. Ricky can often be seen perched...

Jenny MacLean runs a fitness company, helping other people get fit at her Energywise fitness studio so it should be no surprise that she...

Many famous stars have played at this historic building since 1914.  This year, the Hall welcomes a handful of new stars: a 5 star...

Today is a local holiday, and probably a good day to have all the streets in the city centre closed for the first time...

Edinburgh City Councillor Stefan Tymkewycz has completed a 900mile challenge over Scotland’s 30 highest roads, a total ascent of over 44,000ft.  The keen cycling councillor has...

Ireland's 'fourth' team, Connacht, turned up in Edinburgh yesterday evening to take on a home side who seem to be missing their International players...

An Edinburgh-based charity is gearing up for the start of a nine-day art sale that it hopes will generate £60,000. The Edinburgh Macmillan Art Show in...

The Thomas Pink Edinburgh store in Castle Street will be the first UK Thomas Pink location to showcase the new store concept. Marrying menswear...

The International Day of Democracy was commemorated last night in the City Chambers, Edinburgh, with a speech from the convener of 'Building Global Democracy'...

Arts Alliance Media announced today that it will be releasing Martin Scorsese’s GEORGE HARRISON: LIVING IN THE MATERIAL WORLD presented by Grove Street Pictures...

Edinburgh schools will join the countdown to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games with a series of cultural and sporting events across the...

An international sculptor is hoping to hit the back of the net when she auctions one of her pieces in honour of Scotland’s Homeless...

In an effort to support public sector transport within the local community Northgate Vehicle Hire has introduced a brand new range of wheelchair accessible...

Cinema lovers who enjoy a spooky thriller will be in their element at a special Halloween film event being held at Edinburgh’s world famous Usher...

Perrier award winner and Grumpy Old Women star Jenny Éclair lent a comedic hand to learners celebrating their graduation at Edinburgh’s Telford College this...

In the build-up to the London 2012 Paralympic Games, a Paralympic Flame Festival will be held in Edinburgh on 26 August 2012, it was...

Hibs star Richie Towell with Scotbet area manager, Willie Lynas. Scotland’s largest bookmaking company Scotbet is the new and official online gaming partner for Edinburgh’s...

Scottish Labour MSP for the Lothians, Sarah Boyack has called on the SNP Government to come clean on any plans they have for mergers...

 The all-new Range Rover Evoque – said to be 'one of this season’s must-have motoring style statements' – was the star of a glamorous...

Edinburgh Central MSP Marco Biagi has today welcomed The Scottish Government's announcement of funding for 516 new affordable houses across the city. This includes...

Work is to begin again on completing Edinburgh’s tram line following the signing of a settlement agreement between The City of Edinburgh Council and...

The Scottish Government has announced that it will help oversee the final delivery of the Edinburgh trams project. Ministers have also confirmed that the remaining...

  The Sunday Herald published an article yesterday about those MSPs who are still councillors until the next council elections in May 2012, and who...

Tarnished Earth, a dramatic open air gallery of photographs by Jiri Rezac, telling the story of one of the world’s biggest ecological disasters, has...

Before today's match began, the teams and supporters obserbed a minute's silence in memory of the recent death of a Stewarts-Melville former player.Once the...

Today marks the tenth anniversary of 9/11 and in Edinburgh faith groups are planning a peace march.  Yelp advise us in their weekly newsletter that Stockbridge Sunday...

The Lammermuir Festival is delighted to announce that David McKay will play the mysterious ‘M’ in Phillip Glass’s  highly anticipated science fiction music drama,...

The University of St Andrews has matched the University of Edinburgh by charging £36,000 for a degree for English, Welsh and Northern Irish students...

The diversions previously planned for the start of September are due to take place over the weekend of 17 and 18 September. They will...