Five things you need to know today Edinburgh
Holyrood recess
Museum Lates
Your team
Doctor Who Premiere
Edinburgh Apps
From tonight at midnight The Scottish Parliament enters what is known as purdah: that time between the parliamentary session and the Scottish Independence Referendum on 18 September 2014 when no new legislation can be passed.
No matter what your politics are this is an historic moment in Scotland. We will be at the count at Ingliston on 18 September and propose to bring you live rolling coverage of the event. If you have strong views then now is the time to let us know them. Write to us here for publication.
Deadlines for the Scottish Independence Referendum
The following are the deadline dates
- Registering to vote – Tuesday 2 September 2014
- New Postal vote applications and Changes to existing postal votes – 5pm Wednesday 3 September 2014
- New applications to vote by proxy and changes to existing proxy Votes – 5pm Wednesday 3 September 2014
- Emergency proxy applications, without attestation – Wednesday 10 September 2014
- Emergency proxy applications, attestation required – 5pm on Thursday 18 September 2014
Further information on the council website about how to register – or you can get a form from your local library.
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The National Museum of Scotland is open late tomorrow night. You may still be able to get a ticket to this event filled with music brought to you by DJ Lord Holyrude on his vintage gramophone. More details here.
Have a look at what happened at the last adult only event at the Museum!
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Museum After Hours from National Museums Scotland on Vimeo.
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We have a whole area of our site set up to accept your content. Called EdinburghReportage it is firmly based on the same platform as Guardian Witness, and the nice people at The Guardian allow us to use it under our branding.
Our latest storyboard is for you to put up photos of your team – this can be a team that you play for or one that you support. You might have some video content – or you may like to use this space to give us some match reports from matches that are not covered by mainstream media.
But please do use it – it is a playground for our readers! And if you have any suggestions for new storyboards then let us know!
Click here to make your contribution to Your Team.
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Doctor Who fans will already know that this Saturday is the start of the new season with Peter Capaldi as the Doctor. But did you know that you can watch a special screening of the first episode on Thursday afternoon as part of The Guardian Edinburgh International Television Festival?
“Peter Capaldi’s first appearance as The Doctor will be show on BBC1 and in selected cinemas around the world on Saturday 23rd August but the episode will premier in Edinburgh, as part of the Festival, on Thursday 21st August. The feature length escapade ‘Deep Breath’ is set to be a spectacular beginning of an exciting new chapter in The Doctor Who saga. – See more at: http://thisisedinburgh.com/whats-on/the-guardian-edinburgh-international-television-festival-2014/#sthash.HLe3n8ca.dpuf
Enjoy Edinburgh tell you how:
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Tickets for the public screenings can be booked in person at The Filmhouse Cinema, by phoning 0131 228 2688 or online at http://www.filmhousecinema.com/. Timings for the screenings can also be found on the Filmhouse website.
Tickets for Doctor Who and Dynamo: Magician Impossible will cost £10 / £8 concession, Showrunners £6 / £4 concession.
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Forward-thinkers are being challenged to come up with innovative solutions to help improve the lives of people in Edinburgh.
Councillor Alasdair Rankin, the city’s Finance & Resources Convener, said: “Technology is key to creating a thriving, equal society and events like these show the multitude of ways we can harness its benefits.