Borders Railway
Top jobs at Lothian Buses and Edinburgh Trams
September Morningside Makers Market
Concours of Elegance
City Region Deal
It was exciting to be part of the press pack at Waverley yesterday to see off the press train on the Borders Railway. Will you use it to get out of town?
Here’s our video of the launch
The Edinburgh Reporter NEWS from Phyllis Stephen on Vimeo.
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Top jobs at Lothian Buses and Edinburgh Trams are now being advertised.
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If you are a car enthusiast then there is only one place for you this weekend and that is The Palace of Holyroodhouse where the Concours of Elegance will be taking place.
- Concours of Elegance is bringing more than a hundred of the world’s rarest cars to Scotland, hosting its 2015 event at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh.
- Sixty cars make up the main Concours, including a Ferrari 275 GTB/4 NART Spider – one of 10 built. Cars range from 1905 right up to the modern day.
- In addition, a host of Scottish-themed features will also be on show, including the world’s largest ever collection of cars from the legendary Scottish racing team, Ecurie Ecosse.
- Special Sir Jackie Stewart tribute will showcase his three world championship-winning F1 cars – the first time all three have been together in one place.
- Other Scottish racing drivers celebrated include Johnny Dumfries and the Jaguar XJR-9 he drove to victory at the Le Mans 24 Hours race in 1988. Two of Jim Clark’s Formula One cars will also be on display
- Dario Franchitti will be showcasing the three cars that came with each of his three victories at the Indianapolis 500. It’s a race tradition that the winner gets to take home the pace car from the event.
- The Club Trophy brings together the most incredible models from the UK’s premier car clubs. All entries are judged by a team of experts, which in the past have included David Gandy and Prince Michael of Kent
- The Concours of Elegance is a charity fundraising event, and has already donated more than £600,000 to charity. This year the Concours is raising funds for Walking with the Wounded, Action on Addiction and Sir Jackie Stewart’s charity, Springfield Motor Racing’s Club for Young People.
- Concours of Elegance has a host of exclusive partners for this year’s event, including Rolex, Johnnie Walker, Hamilton and Inches, Pol Roger and RM Sotheby’s
We met the owner of the wonderful D-Type shown above. Turn up the volume and listen to this!
The Edinburgh Reporter from Phyllis Stephen on Vimeo.
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The city and the surrounding areas are trying to form an alliance to bring in investment of around £1 billion. Listen to Council Leader Andrew Burns who explains what is happening:
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