Five things you need to know today

Lord Provost Fair Trade Awards – Police appeal for next of kin – Mother’s Day  – Tram ride – Fair Trade Fortnight

Yesterday The Edinburgh Reporter was at the Lord Provost’s Fair Trade Awards. The venue formed at the old Dick Vet school was the winner in the Newcomer section. We have an article with video here.

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Police in Edinburgh are appealing for help in tracing relatives of a woman who died at her home in the Capital on Thursday of last week.

Anne Melville (76) was found dead at her home in Mountcastle Drive South. There are no suspicious circumstances surrounding her death, and a report will be sent to the Procurator Fiscal. It is believed that she was an only child, and that she never married or had children.

Police are appealing to anyone who has information that can help them trace any surviving relatives to contact the police non-emergency number, 101.

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It’s Mother’s Day today. If you have forgotten to organise something for your mum then read our article here to get some inspiration!

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The Edinburgh Reporter was delighted to be asked along on the inaugural tram trip on Friday. Here is our little speeded up video of the journey from the driver’s cab… Disappointed at not being allowed to drive we had to be satisfied with setting the camera up in there… We hope you like it!

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QFy7cJzzos]

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ReelReals – steps in the World of Equal Exchange: Sunday 10 March, Summerhall, 4pm to 6pm

A free ReelReals showcase of all the films posted, one a day, during Fairtrade Fortnight, with refreshments. Summerhall, the former Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies in Edinburgh, on the eastern corner of the Meadows, serves Grown by Women coffee all year round.

ReelReals is a series of short films showing the work of Edinburgh based Equal Exchange and some of its partners who bring you a range of delicious food and beverages. These films contain interviews with the farmers who grow Fair Trade and Organic coffee, nuts and honey. Watch what happens to the coffee when it arrives in the UK and how it makes the perfect cup of coffee. Then see what customers think about Fairtrade, Equal Exchange and their products. Many of the interviews are with women farmers who are part of Equal Exchange’s ‘Grown by Women’ initiative launched in 2011.