Edinburgh Bus Users’ Group AGM
The Edinburgh Bus Users’ Group held their AGM on Thursday evening with guest speaker David Biggs the former Transport Convener.
Professor Begg said that bus journey times are adversely affected by longer journey times which have risen by about 20 per cent in the last decade.
Swiftmania
Taylor Swift fans were already queuing up in the early afternoon on Thursday to again access to Scottish Gas Murrayfield for the full concert experience. If you are going tonight or tomorrow you may wish to get there early to be ahead of the crowds.
For more information have a look at the Forever Edinburgh website here.
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David Gray appointed at Easter Road
As our Callum Napier predicted in the June issue of our paper David Gray has been appointed manager at Easter Road on a permanent basis. Read more here on Page 22 – and read the announcement of the new appointment here.
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Today is the final day of Indie News Week in the UK. Many of our colleagues running news outlets similar to The Edinburgh Reporter have been involved in events this week. We are taking part in the Scottish Beacon event at the Grassmarket Community Project all day today when we will be part of the discussion about the role of local news in Scotland’s communities.
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Leith Gala Day
Leith Gala Day takes place on Saturday with a parade, the opening of the Victorian Swing Bridge and entertainment in Leith Links.
The Gala Day also marks the beginning of the week-long Leith Festival 2024.
There is more information here about some of the events.
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