Operation Winter City will begin on Saturday
Police in Edinburgh have launched this year’s campaign to keep those who live, work and visit Edinburgh safe during the festive season.
Running between Saturday...
Social Bite’s ‘Festival of Kindness’ launches in Edinburgh’s St Andrew Square
The cost-of-living crisis is affecting us all, but the impact is even more devastating to the vulnerable and those who experience homelessness. Social Bite’s...
Council formalises its support bike buses
Cllr Jule Bandel, Edinburgh Greens transport spokesperson proposed a motion at today's council meeting calling for the council to support bike buses. These are...
Police issue appeal to help find missing woman
Officers are appealing for the help of the public to trace a 57-year-old woman reported missing from Edinburgh.
Jacqueline Duff was last seen at around...
Planning permission for 260 homes on heavily contaminated site
Up to 260 new homes are set to be built on a ‘heavily contaminated’ former coal mine on the edge of Edinburgh.
Proposals for the...
Supreme Court issues decision on Indyref2
The Supreme Court has issued its unanimous decision on Wednesday determining that The Scottish Parliament may not pass unilateral legislation to hold a second...
Edinburgh care home raises the bar for its residents
Friday pub nights introduced to help improve quality of life for care home residents.
An Edinburgh care home's residents have been enjoying a night at...
Warm welcome for Indian students from the Consul General
The Consul General of India, Mr Bijay Selvaraj, hosted a welcome event at his office last weekend, in collaboration with the Indian National Student...
Home hope Higgins headlines as snooker returns to Capital
Scotland’s leading player, John Higgins, world champion Ronnie O’Sullivan, Judd Trump, Neil Robertson, Mark Selby, Mark Williams, Shaun Murphy and defending champion Luca Brecel...
Letter to the Editor – Drug deaths in Edinburgh
From Douglas McBean
Dear Madam
I was delighted to read in Friday's Edinburgh Reporter that the SNP (not a natural bedfellow for me by any stretch...
Council’s Education Convener hits back at government minister over Gaelic school
Edinburgh’s education chief has hit back a Scottish Government minister who called on the council to make ‘progress’ on finding a location for the...
The Mound Christmas tree lights are switched on
The lights on the Christmas tree on The Mound were switched on this afternoon.
The Rt Hon Lord Provost Robert Aldridge led a procession from...
JCI Edinburgh launches new student development programme
JCI Edinburgh has today announced the launch of its flagship Student Ambassador Programme.
In partnership with the University of Edinburgh’s Business School, the Programme...
Students for Yes public meeting to be held next week
Leading politicians and broadcaster Lesley Riddoch will make the case for independence at a meeting to be held at the University of Edinburgh on...
Labour councillor excluded from party for second time
An Edinburgh councillor suspended from the Labour group has launched an attack on colleagues, accusing the local party of using “Tory votes” to prop up an...
Council leader under fire over official backing of Green Freeport
Edinburgh is to withdraw its official support for a Forth Green Freeport after the council leader came under fire for backing the bid without...
Carol Service to support work of Edinburgh charity
Healthcare charity EMMS International will host the International Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols on 8 December 2022 at 6.30 pm at St Andrew’s...
SNP demand removal of Conservatives from administrative roles
The SNP group on Edinburgh Council say they will formally propose the removal of Conservative councillors from the council administration at the next council...
Letter from Scotland
Rishi Sunak and his chancellor Jeremy Hunt have ridden to rescue with a financial u-turn on a par with Wellington’s best “adjustment” tactics in...
First Minister visits UK’s tallest onshore turbines
Nicola Sturgeon has marked the connection of the UK's tallest and most efficient onshore wind turbines to the national grid.
The 200-metre structures are part...
Help Ukraine – stop sending food and clothes
Edinburgh-based Scot, Oleg Dmitriev, is a member of the Sunflower Scotland movement and he has family in Ukraine.
Earlier this year the charity began...
Covid-related deaths during October
The National Registers of Scotland has just released the latest number of deaths involving Covid-19 along with the monthly analysis for October 2022
As at...
Man in hospital after city centre crash
Police are appealing for witnesses following a road crash involving a licenced private hire car and a pedestrian in Edinburgh city centre in the...
Elsie Inglis – sculpture to become part of permanent collection at...
One of the artists who had hoped to enter the competition to create a sculpture for the Royal Mile has been invited to have...
Teachers propose to strike next week – Edinburgh schools will be...
Teachers are planning to take industrial action next Thursday 24 November.
The strike has been called by the Educational Institute of Scotland and the...
Rugby fans asked to plan ahead before coming to Murrayfield
ScotRail is encouraging fans travelling to Scotland’s final autumn international match against Argentina at Murrayfield this weekend to plan ahead.
Scotland host the ‘Pumas’ at...
Scotland’s UNESCO trail wins international award
The first UNESCO trail which links 13 sites in Scotland has won an international award recognising its contribution to sustainable development.
On Wednesday the Santagata...
City firm strengthens its board
The Energy Training Academy has strengthened its board with the addition of Alan Earsman as finance director.
A former senior finance figure with the Royal...
Edinburgh Trams – strike called off
Edinburgh Trams confirmed today that agreement has been reached with Unite the union on sick pay proposals
Following talks involving the conciliation service ACAS, Edinburgh...
Greenpeace Edinburgh to hold Town hall event on Thursday
Greenpeace Edinburgh will hold a town hall event at the Grassmarket Community Project on Thursday focused on the cost of living and climate crises....
