Award-winning beer is just a click away at this year’s ...
The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo audiences are invited to order their drinks ahead of time to enjoy on the Edinburgh Castle Esplanade at this...
Council pilot in-house Chefs Academy
The City of Edinburgh Council is running a pilot scheme this year to train existing staff and skill them up for promotion.
The Chefs...
Letter from Scotland
Scotland is not getting much of a say in who will be the next British Prime Minister. Unusually, there were no Scots among the...
Honorary degree for Director General of World Health Organisation
Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, Director General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), today received an honorary degree from the University of Edinburgh.
The head of the...
North Bridge – traffic restrictions will remain in place until after...
Traffic on North Bridge has been disrupted for some time, and is now restricted only to southbound traffic. The closure for northbound vehicles will...
MP wants access to cash protected
Owen Thompson MP has called for action to protect access to cash as the funding model puts more free ATMs at risk all over...
Hotel plan to add glamping at Dalhousie Castle
Plans to put luxury camping pods in an historic Midlothian parkland have been lodged by a hotel chain.
Owners of Dalhousie Castle and Spa, Robert...
Legal action against council proves successful for homelessness family
Street Legal has successfully challenged The City of Edinburgh Council on behalf of a homeless family with six children, winning a case heard in...
Emily wins science award for Craigmount High School
Emily Kelt, (16) an Edinburgh schoolgirl, was runner-up in a national competition run by the Institute of Physics. The win means that Craigmount High School,Craigs Road will be...
Park and ride at Kirknewton railway station to be appealed
Plans to create a commuter park-and-ride site on green fields near a village railway station may yet go ahead despite being thrown out by...
Warning to keep out of the water at two East Lothian...
Swimmers have been warned to stay out of the water at two East Lothian beaches after an oil leak from a substation at Torness...
Government pausing super sponsorship visa scheme – and will use ship...
The Scottish Government is to pause the super sponsorship visa process for displaced Ukrainains in a bid to ensure those who have already applied...
Artwork planned for North Berwick carries environmental message
Work to begin on eight-metre installation with vital environmental message
A mural made up of 27,000 pieces of plastic collected from East Lothian beaches to...
Connecting communities on the Edinburgh to North Berwick line
by Iain V Monk of the Drem to Gullane Path Campaign
In March, Scotland’s Railway (ScotRail and Network Rail) announced that it had seconded Sustrans...
New pitch officially opened at Lochend Football Academy
Following the fundraising campaign which began only last year, the players at Lochend Football Academy stepped out onto their newly laid 3G pitch recently...
Boris Johnson quits as leader of the Conservative Party
A week is a long time in politics, and this has been a particularly eventful one. Finally on Thursday the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson,...
Newly planted trees just need to be watered
Newly-planted trees in Edinburgh could be at risk of dying it is feared as the council has “no dedicated resources” to ensure they are...
Council Leader invites other political leaders in Edinburgh to form a...
The leader of The City of Edinburgh Council, Cllr Cammy Day is issuing an invitation to the other political group leaders to contribute to...
Bring on the squeezy trams
As Edinburgh prepares for the return of the world’s biggest arts festival next month, the city’s tram operator is joining forces with organisers to...
Edinburgh Trams choose charity of the year in memory of tram...
Edinburgh Trams have chosen to support a charity helping breast cancer patients and their families in memory of Evelyn Kieran a senior tram driver....
University offering support for academics seeking refuge
Academics who are at risk and seeking refuge have been given the opportunity to come to live and work in Edinburgh with a support...
Diet shifts after the pandemic could avert premature deaths
A University of Edinburgh study has found that plans to get over the pandemic should focus on healthier diets as much as economic growth...
Community council back petition for better bus service for Leith
Ever since the removal of the number 22 bus from services to Leith passengers have complained about the lack of public transport to this...
Ambulance staff move into the fire station
More than 20 ambulance staff have co-located to Edinburgh’s McDonald Road Fire Station in a move which is intended to benefit patients in Edinburgh.
The...
Edinburgh Napier University – honorary degrees conferred today
Five people have received honorary degrees from Edinburgh Napier University on Wednesday.
You can read about the full list of honourees here.
Two of these...
LNER open charitable fund to applications
London North Eastern Railway (LNER) have opened their Customer and Community Investment Fund (CCIF) to applications from communities, customers and charities along the route...
Scottish Government announces millions of investment in Sighthill
The Scottish Government has announced investment of £12 million in redeveloping and regenerating an industrial park and warehousing units which promises new jobs.
Around...
Council to look at ways of cleaning up the city
A new range of measures to clean up Edinburgh are to be explored by the council, including scrapping uplift charges and establishing a “graffiti task...
Landlord told to cut 40 feet high hedge – but will...
A landlord who owns a house in Crewe Crescent has been told to cut-back his 40 feet ‘hedge’ after a resident complained it leaves...
Five honorary degrees to be conferred today at graduation ceremony
Five honorary degrees will be conferred by Edinburgh Napier University on Scots with notable careers both behind and in front of them.
Among them...
