WeLink promises to increase slow city centre broadband speeds
Highlighting certain Edinburgh addresses where broadband is a trickle rather than a stream - and a suggestion to answer the problem.
By Natalie Duffield
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Find out about fostering 1-2-1
The St Andrew's Children's Society is holding an online Find out about fostering 1-2-1 event as part of Foster Care Fortnight™, which is an annual campaign run...
Roseburn shop will move to city centre because of reduced sales...
An Edinburgh tanning salon says it is being forced to move to new premises after the construction of a major city centre cycle route resulted...
Wiff Waff’s Welcome Return this weekend
Wiff Waff Wednesday, the popular and long running social ping pong event returns, as a one-off on Saturday 23 April 2022.
Until the pandemic,...
Council elections 2022 – all the manifestos – find them here
When you vote on 5 May you are voting for your preferred candidate as your number one choice, and since the voting system is...
Council elections 2022 – Jon Pullman – Freedom Alliance
Name - Jon Pullman Political party - Freedom AllianceWard - Leith Walk
What's your story?
My career background is computer programming within the finance industry although...
Council elections 2022 – Almond Ward
Candidates fighting for votes in the north-western Almond ward ahead of May’s Edinburgh Council election are campaigning to protect greenbelt land, crack down on...
Council elections 2022 – Gregor Masson – Fountainbridge/Craiglockhart Ward
Name - Gregor Masson
Political Party - Scottish Libertarian Party
Ward - Fountainbridge/Craiglockhard
What is your story?
I am a student who is sick of...
New appeal for information about missing man Stuart Campbell
Police investigating the disappearance of Stuart Campbell have issued a fresh appeal for witnesses to come forward.
Stuart (36) was last seen in the Barn Park area...
Council elections 2022 – Colin Fox accuses council of ignoring issues...
A former socialist MSP standing in Edinburgh’s local elections has accused councillors of “turning a blind eye” to poverty and deprivation in the city.
Colin Fox,...
Council elections 2022 – SNP will crack down on short term...
The SNP say they will bring holiday rental properties back into housing stock by demanding that both new and existing operators apply for planning...
Pedal on Parliament – the 2022 ride takes place next Saturday
Ten years after the first Pedal on Parliament - or PoP - this year the family-friendly cycle will take place on 23 April 2022...
C2Cycling team raise £58,000 for good causes on journey from Cardiff...
The C2Cycling team has completed a gruelling 600km bike ride from Cardiff Castle to Edinburgh Castle in five days and they have already raised...
Police investigating sexual assault on teenage in The Meadows
Detectives are appealing for the help of the public after a teenage boy was sexually assaulted in The Meadows.
The incident happened around 4.30pm on...
Fatal crash on A70 – police seeking any dash cam footage
Police Scotland road policing officers have appealed for information following a one car fatal road crash on the A70 near Balerno.
The incident happened around...
Council elections 2022 – SNP launch manifesto calling for a European...
A core SNP policy in the election manifesto just published will be a congestion charge levied on commuters travelling from outside the city.
This...
Edinburgh woman charged by Essex Police over oil protests
Your Thurrock have reported that a 19-year-old Edinburgh woman is among the dozen people who were charged after protests at the Navigator depot in...
Edinburgh man disqualified from being a company director for six years
Stephen Joseph John Mason, 45, from Edinburgh, a director of Angel Contracting Ltd, has been disqualified as a director for six years.
He was director...
The Company Shop in Wester Hailes helping people make ends meet
Families from all over Edinburgh discovered bargain prices on leading brands at a holiday fun day at Company Shop on Dumbryden Road in Wester...
Police continue to try and trace a teenager last seen in...
Police Scotland officers in East Lothian are continuing to carry out enquiries to trace a teenager missing from the area and are keen to...
NHS staff and patients walk for Ukraine
NHS Lothian staff and patients at the Robert Fergusson Unit (RFU) have walked four million steps in under a month to raise money for Ukraine.
Four million...
Council elections 2022 – former SNP councillor backs Conservative Mark Brown...
As postal votes begin to hit letterboxes today with just three weeks to go until Scotland goes to the polls in 32 council areas,...
Fundraising Kilt Flash brooches – raising support and awareness for Ukraine
Hame Fundraising Flash brooches are available online and the proceeds will support the work of Sunflower Scotland.
These beautiful brooches have been made by Dunbar-based LoullyMakes...
Letter from Scotland
Easter is a time for egg-hunts, holy days and planting seeds in window boxes, gardens and 12-hectare fields.
It’s a time to be joyful....
Council elections 2022 – Andy Mackenzie – Leith ward
Name - Andy Mackenzie
Political Party - Independent
Ward - Leith
What's your story?
I live on Constitution St with my wife and two sons. I’ve...
Moderator’s message this Easter
A message from Lord Wallace of Tankerness, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland:
I recall, as a student, attending morning worship...
Council elections 2022 – SNP will pursue controls over private rents...
Private rents will be restricted in Edinburgh under powers from Holyrood if the SNP leads the council administration after May’s local elections.
The announcement...
Council elections 2022 – Alan Beal – Corstorphine/Murrayfield
Name - Alan Beal
Political Party - Liberal Democrats
Ward - Corstorphine/Murrayfield
What is your story?
I’m an Energy/Housing Consultant working across Scotland and the UK. I’m...
Roadworks in Edinburgh from next week
The report below is produced by The City of Edinburgh Council's EdinTravel team and will show you what to look out for on the...
Application for outdoor seating on The Royal Mile refused by planners
A bid to erect more outside seating on The Royal Mile has failed after Edinburgh City Council ruled it would be ‘harmful’ to the...
