A bus for Dumbiedykes – Football – Cricket – Edinburgh International Book Festival picks of the day – Edinburgh Festival Fringe pick of the day
Earlier in the year a petition was made to the council to assess the public transport options for those living in Dumbiedykes. At this week’s Transport Committee meeting the council will recommend that a standalone bus service is costed and decided upon later this year.
What will happen is that the council will put the route out to tender and the Transport Committee will decide upon the winner in October. A survey has already been done on the frequency of service needed and who will use it.
The Petitions Committee has heard two petitions about bus services since it was set up, this and a petition about a bus service to Kirkliston.
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We have a new football correspondent who will report on Hearts matches. Read Mike Smith’s first match report for us here.
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Carlton and Grange cricket clubs have gone to Stirling to play each other today in the Scottish Cup Final. If we had a cricket correspondent then we could tell you how it goes. Until then you can follow the match here live on Cricket Scotland’s website.
Do you know about cricket? Are you a fan? Can you write a match report about cricket or any other sport? Then get in touch! theedinburghreporter@gmail.com
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Today in Charlotte Square there is still a lot going on and much to choose from!
9th Art Award Ceremony 5.00pm
The winners of this brand new prize for the best work in graphic literature published in English anywhere in the world in 2012-13 will be announced at 5.00pm today.
Caitlin Moran, Moranthology 6.30pm
From an Amy Winehouse obituary and a profile of Keith Richards to a range about library closures, Moran has established herself as Britain’s funniest and sharpest commentator.
BluePrint Debate: Food 7.00pm
After traces of horse DNA were found in supermarket ready meals earlier this year, shoppers’ habits appear to be changing. With increasing rates of obesity amongst adults and children, is now the time for a revolutionary rethink of food’s production and supply chains? And what would be the implications for food prices? Haggis Bible creator Jo Macsween and Guardian journalist Steven Poole explain how we can feed the nation. Chaired byMary Contini.
The Sandman with Neil Gaiman 8.00pm
Over its 76 issues, The Sandman has become one of the most influential comics of the modern era. Gaiman is joined by graphic novelist and illustrator Hannah Berry to explore how to play with words, images, motifs and themes to create a sense of the unknown and unexplained.
Poetry from the Egyptian Revolution 8.30pm
At the heart of the Egyptian revolution were the events in Tahrir Square. During the riots, Egyptian poet Amin Haddad wrote poetry which the protestors spoke or sang together for moral support and in 2011 he was awarded the Kavafis prize for poetry. Now, Amin Haddad travels to Edinburgh from Cairo with members of the revolutionary band, Eskenderella, whose musical rendering of Haddad’s poems gave support to the protestors. They reprise – in a rare European appearance – the verse that was the immediate response to the uprising.
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Meanwhile the toast of the Fringe appears to be comedian Bridget Christie which curiously is a morning show so you have missed that!
So what is left…
Christine Bovill’s Piaf tonight at the Spiegeltent in George Street is the one to go to. 20:30. Tickets here.
Our review was here. Truly 5 star entertainment.
Today’s photograph by Martin McAdam
Founding Editor of The Edinburgh Reporter.
Edinburgh-born multimedia journalist and iPhoneographer.
