Scotland’s Climate Week – Edinburgh’s EV chargers now operational
The Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero, Energy and Transport, Michael Matheson, and Transport and Environment Convener, Cllr Scott Arthur met to take a look...
Worn – show begins its Scottish tour at The Brunton
Errol White and Davina Givan present Worn. The major new show from Scotland’s leading contemporary dance duo Errol White and Davina Givan will tour...
New bench installed with community grant funding
A new wooden bench has been installed on the bank of the Union Canal at Polwarth.
It has been designed and built by local woodworker...
Court date set to decide on Edinburgh’s ban on strip clubs
The date has been set for a court case that could bring about a reversal of The City of Edinburgh Council’s controversial strip club...
Edinburgh MP asks Home Secretary to act over passport backlog
Christine Jardine MP for Edinburgh West has called on the Home Secretary Suella Braverman to address the alarming backlog of first-time passport applications.
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Licensing system under review – have your say
Views on Edinburgh’s bars, restaurants and booze shops getting extended opening hours during the summer festivals and Christmas period are being sought as a part...
New tram drivers learning on custom built simulator
New drivers who will operate trams to Newhaven, once the line is open next year, are already in training with a state-of-the art, custom-built...
UK Government continues to move jobs out of London
The UK Government has moved 933 jobs out of London to Scotland in the last two years, as part of a commitment, Places for...
Scottish Government appoint panel of experts ahead of Emergency Budget Review
A panel of experts, including economists who will study the impact on Scotland of the UK Chancellor’s fiscal approach will assist The Scottish Government...
Euan’s Guide want to hear from you
Disabled people are being encouraged to have their say on disabled access by completing the Euan's Guide Access Survey Support by Motability Operations Ltd.
The...
Planning permission refused for new house in garden
An Edinburgh cabbie who wanted to build a bungalow in his garden to help house his adult children has accused councillors of caring more...
Midlothian Council to meet in person for first time since the...
Midlothian councillors will hold their first public in person meeting in more than two years next week after being told a hybrid plan may...
Group apply for permission to have plaque removed from Melville statue
A group arguing that a new plaque at the foot of Edinburgh’s Melville Monument is not historically accurate has applied for planning permission to...
Law firm take part in 10K for mental health charity
Colleagues from leading Scottish law firm Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP (WJM) took part in a long-running community event being held in West Lothian...
Solar to power operating rooms across Africa
Smile Train and Kids Operating Room Poised to Launch Solar Surgery System
Global health NGOs, Smile Train and Edinburgh-based charity Kids Operating Room (KidsOR),...
Forget-Me-Not Garden opens in the grounds of Lauriston Castle
The formal opening of the Edinburgh Forget-Me-Not Garden, situated next to the gatehouse/lodge in the grounds of Lauriston Castle, took place earlier today (Monday...
Council officers worked long days during Operation Unicorn
Council officers in Edinburgh worked 18-hour days as the capital was front and centre of events after HM the Queen’s death, a councillor has...
Misfiring Monarchs tamed by Tigers and sent spinning out of the...
SPEEDWAY: SGB Championship play-off, semi-final, second-leg: Leicester Lions 53, Edinburgh Monarchs 37 (agg: 106-73)
Two former Edinburgh Monarchs riders helped send the Scots spinning out if the...
Still time to sign up for PoppyScotland’s Sportive this weekend
There is still time for any cyclists to sign up for the Sportive this weekend. Already Lothian tandem riders are gearing up for Poppyscotland’s...
Letter from Scotland
This week waiting times in Scotland’s accident and emergency departments reached a new and painful record.
According to the latest official figures for the...
Hopper fares may be introduced in Edinburgh
A ‘hopper fare’ could be introduced on Edinburgh’s bus services to encourage more people to use public transport – as the council was warned...
Police appeal for information about housebreaking in Napier Road
Officers are appealing for information after jewellery and war medals were stolen in a housebreaking in Edinburgh.
Between 10pm and midnight on Saturday, 17 September,...
Roseburn shops may be offered compensation
Cash-strapped Edinburgh businesses experiencing dwindling footfall due to the construction of a new cycling route could be offered compensation by the city council, as...
Police continue search for missing man
Police in Edinburgh investigating the disappearance of 36-year-old Stuart Campbell have issued a renewed appeal for information six months on from when he was...
Call for action on traffic – Car Free Day
CAMPAIGNERS CALL FOR ACTION ON TRAFFIC ON CAR FREE DAY
Environmental campaigners say that all councils in Scotland should be working to reduce the numbers...
Plans for student flats refused
Proposals to create new student flats on the site of a former Edinburgh high school have been refused as councillors called on developers to...
Vehicles should be kept out of city parks
At Thursday’s Full Council meeting Euan Hyslop, councillor for Drumbrae/Gyle ward has lodged a motion calling for vehicle entrances to Edinburgh’s parks and greenspaces...
Bield prepares for the future
One of Scotland’s leading housing specialists is looking to the future as it returns to an in-person AGM after a two-year break due to...
Boroughmuir Former Pupils holding Open Evening
On Friday the Boroughmuir Former Pupils' Association are holding a free Open Evening in the new Boroughmuir High School from 6-9pm.
All former pupils...
Doors Open Days – Forth Road Bridge tours fully booked
FORTH ROAD BRIDGE OPEN DAY TOURS FULLY BOOKED
Overwhelming response to Doors Open Day toursVisitors have chance to enter charity raffle for bridge tower trip
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