#GE2019 Candidates declared
The 29 candidates standing in Edinburgh's five constituencies in the UK Parliamentary Election on 12 December have been announced.
Nominations for candidates closed at 4.00pm...
SNP candidate blames increase in food bank use on Tory welfare...
TORY WELFARE CUTS DRIVING EDINBURGH FOOD BANK DEMAND
New figures from the Trussell Trust show that thousands of three day emergency food parcels were handed...
#GE2019 Candidates in Edinburgh South
The candidates have now been confirmed for the Edinburgh South constituency.
Labour's Ian Murray was elected in 2015 with a majority of 2,637 and 15,514...
#GE2019 Candidates in Edinburgh South West
The candidates have now been confirmed for the Edinburgh South West constituency.
SNP's Joanna Cherry QC was elected in 2015 and 2017 with a majority...
#GE2019 Candidates in Edinburgh West
The candidates have now been confirmed for the Edinburgh West constituency.
This seat was won by the SNP candidate Michelle Thomson in 2015 with a...
#GE2019 Candidates in Edinburgh East
The candidates have now been confirmed for the Edinburgh East constituency.
This seat was held by SNP at the last two elections in 2015 and...
#GE2019 Candidates in Edinburgh North and Leith
The candidates have now been confirmed for the Edinburgh North and Leith constituency.In 2015 and 2017 Deidre Brock SNP was elected with a majority...
Sarah Boyack MSP says ignoring planning process for Christmas market is...
FAILURE OF CHRISTMAS MARKET PLANNING“UNACCEPTABLE”
Sarah Boyack MSP criticised planning failures for this year’s Christmas Market at Princes Street Gardens as “unacceptable”.
It comes after...
Social Security Committee visits Wester Hailes
The Scottish Parliament's Social Security Committee visited Wester Hailes Education Centre today as they continued their inquiry into benefit uptake.
The Committee met with...
Vintage Vibes spreading kindness this Christmastime
Vintage Vibes, a local charity is spreading kindness across Edinburgh this Christmas by creating the first ever chocolate Acts of Kindness Advent Calendar.
This builds...
Aberdeen Standard Investments in funding boost to Edinburgh food bank
Vulnerable people living in food poverty in the Scottish capital will be dished up nutritious ingredients after an Edinburgh foodbank received £7,238 from Aberdeen...
North Edinburgh Arts held an evening of celebration and fundraising
At its high profile event held at The Hub recently, North Edinburgh Arts raised £4,500.
The evening was held to celebrate the seventeen years...
Carrick Knowe shops now have their own defibrillator
Dian of Dianward Hairdressing, and Anne Sibbald of Edinburgh Footcare Clinic in Carrick Knowe, have been in touch with The Edinburgh Reporter about the...
Attempted armed robbery at Niddrie store
Police are appealing for witnesses following an attempted
armed robbery which took place at 4.20pm yesterday at Niddrie Licensed Grocers
on Niddrie Mill Drive.
A 56-year-old man...
Gorgie balloon and decoration shop damaged by fire
'Balloons Are Taking Off', a party decoration shop on Gorgie Road has been damaged after a fire around 4am this morning.
Three fire engines and...
Police hunt teenager after sex attack in Livingston
Police are appealing for information after a woman was
sexually assaulted in Knightsridge, Livingston, on Wednesday, 6 November, 2019.
Around 11.50 am on Wednesday morning, a...
Free trams to take you home this Hogmanay
Put your first foot forward with free tram travel this Hogmanay
For a fourth year Edinburgh Trams will be providing free Hogmanay travel between West...
Scottish Government warns about dangers of illegal puppy breeders
People in Scotland are increasingly buying puppies online despite the risk of purchasing from illegal breeders, according to new research.
Almost half of people who...
#GE2019 – SNP message today is all about green energy
The SNP leader visited North Edinburgh Arts this morning to push today's campaign message about renewable energy, and to support the Edinburgh West candidate,...
Lottery cash boost to Big Hearts
The Edinburgh-based Big Hearts Befriending Project is one of the over 900 projects to have been awarded National Lottery Community Fund cash during the...
Edinburgh’s Christmas – root and branch review will follow this year’s...
Cllr Staniforth, one of the Green Group, asked today that the council considered moving Edinburgh's Christmas to a hardstanding site (even though building is...
Police issue CCTV image following robbery in Leith
Police have released CCTV images of a man they would like to speak to as they believe he may be able to assist with...
Local men’s shed project welcomes donation
A CONTRIBUTION from a housebuilder active in the local area is helping to support the new Pentlands Men’s Shed in Currie.
CALA Homes (East) has...
Help Edinburgh Children’s Hospital Charity Make Christmas Magical
Edinburgh Children’s Hospital Charity (ECHC) has launched its Make Christmas Magical appeal – a campaign with a different door in the Royal Hospital for...
Peak Hour pedestrianisation of Waverley Bridge for festive period
A series of temporary changes on Waverley Bridge have been approved by Council public safety officers to better ensure safety and accessibility at...
Lawyers get living wage accreditation
THORNTONS CELEBRATES LIVING WAGE ACCREDITATION
Thorntons, one of the country's biggest full-service legal and estate agency firms, has become an accredited Living Wage Employer through...
Airport records drop in passenger numbers in October
Edinburgh Airport has said this morning that fewer passengers passed through the airport in October 2019 than during the same month last year.
A...
Scottish National Portrait Gallery to end BP relationship
The National Galleries of Scotland have today issued an announcement about their relationship with BP and The BP Portrait Award 2019 exhibition.
"At the National...
Stockbridge Scotmid has a refill station
The Scotmid store in Stockbridge, Edinburgh has just opened its first ever refill station.
This is where customers can fill up on different dry...
