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The Edinburgh Reporter’s Weekly Sports Round up – Forth Bridges Festival 2014 – South Central Neighbourhood Partnership – Whisky tasting – Hidden Door Festival 

Every week our dedicated team of sports journalists write a combined article about all of the various sports they can find around the city.

You’ll find the weekly article and all our other sports news here. If you have a sport which we have not covered then let us know!

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The Forth Bridges Festival 2014 which takes place later this year is organising an information evening.

For those of you not able to attend the drop-in event during working hours the Festival Team are now hosting an evening event on Wednesday 26 February 2014 at the Local Chamber Office in South Queensferry.

The Forth Bridges Festival 2014 will celebrate the 50th Birthday of the Forth Road Bridge later this year giving the communities around the Bridge a unique opportunity to participate in an exciting programme of events. To ensure that you can learn more about these events the event will run from 5pm – 7pm and members of the Festival Team will be offering 10 minute appointments where members of the public and local community groups can book a time slot to come down and chat to the team and have their questions answered.

This is the event for you if you want to:

* Find out how you can be involved in the programme of events
* Find out how your community group can be involved in the programme of events
* Tell us what you would like to see as part of your Festival
* Hear more about the benefits of volunteering at the Festival and how to apply for one of the voluntary roles
* Have any of your Festival questions answered
* Take home your copy of the most up-to-date event programme

If you are a member of the public or run a local community group and would like to book 10 minute appointments to chat to the Festival team and have your questions answered contact vicky@indigops.com or call 0131 331 3511 and ask for Vicky.

More information on the Festival’s Facebook page.

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The South Central Neighourhood Partnership would like locals to offer their views on the proposed priorities for 2014-17’s Local Community Plan.

The proposed priorities and the residents’ survey can be found at this link and the deadline for comments is Friday 28th February 2014.

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Tonight if you are at a loose end you might like to head over to the Whiski Room for a premium whisky tasting.

Looking for tastings further into the future? Have a look at their Eventbrite page.

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