Alistair Darling 1953 – 2023
Lord Darling of Roulanish, the former MP for Edinburgh South West and Chancellor of the Exchequer has died at the age of 70 in Edinburgh’s Western General Hospital where his family said he was being treated for cancer.
Many people have spoken about the former Labour politician who was first elected to Lothian Regional Council in 1982.
We have gathered those comments in an article here.
PDSA shop asks for your unwanted goods
The shop on South Bridge was closed after a fire broke out in the building above, and in a bid to reopen it, staff are calling for some donations of pre-loved goods.
Cabinet comes to East Lothian
East Lothian residents will get the opportunity to put their views forward to members of the Scottish Cabinet next month.
The 52nd Travelling Cabinet will meet in Haddington on 11 December before ministers take questions from the public in the town’s Corn Exchange.
Before the meetings take place, the First Minister and Cabinet Secretaries will visit a number of projects throughout East Lothian in which local people are helping to make a difference to their community.
First Minister Humza Yousaf said: “I am looking forward to the Cabinet’s first visit to East Lothian and hearing more about issues which matter to the people there.
“I know there are a number of excellent community-based initiatives in the area enabling local people to get involved and make a difference. These projects exemplify the missions I identified when I set out my priorities for 2026 – equality, opportunity and community; to that end we will be visiting a number of community-led projects and finding out how they are having a positive impact on the people who live there.
“We learn a lot from meeting and listening to people in every part of the country and these visits and discussions help us shape and inform Government decision making as we build a fairer, greener and more prosperous Scotland.”
At the Usher Hall
The Symphony Orchestra of India will appear at the Usher Hall on Sunday 3 December. This concert will be conducted by the brilliant young British conductor Alpesh Chauhan, of Indian descent.
The concert begins with a suite of orchestral music from Richard Strauss’ opulent opera ‘Rosenkavalier’ and the concert will end with one of the great 20th-century masterpieces by Stravinsky with its surging rhythms and vivid colours, Petrushka.
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