Ian Murray raises Westminster matter at Council of Europe
JOHNSON’S THREAT TO IGNORE BREXIT EXTENSION LAW RAISED IN EUROPEBoris Johnson’s threat to ignore British law which requires him to request a Brexit extension...
E-cigarettes prove a real drag in consumer survey
More than a third of consumers (33.4%) declared e-cigarettes the worst tech gadget followed by drones (20.6%) in a poll conducted for gadget insurer...
Edinburgh West MP asks Scottish Secretary of State to speak up...
Jardine writes to Scottish Secretary over “violent and divisive” rhetoric
Liberal Democrat equalities spokesperson Christine Jardine MP has today written to the Secretary of State...
Calls for Scotrail franchise to end
Scottish Labour have called for Scottish Government Ministers to use their power to end Abellio’s ScotRail franchise in 2022 – and refuse a three-year...
SNP at Westminster urge cross-party action
With just a month to go until 31 October when the UK should have left the EU, the SNP leader at Westminster, Ian Blackford,...
Roadworks in the capital this week
The City of Edinburgh Council's EdinTravel team issue an update on all the roadworks they know about in the city each week. Here is...
Mark celebrates a decade of fundraising for Help for Heroes
Mark Barclay from Edinburgh has been fundraising for Help for Heroes for ten years and is on target to reach £50,000 by undertaking challenges...
Investigation ongoing after man attacked in Corstorphine
A police investigation is ongoing following reports that a man had run into the Tesco supermarket in Meadow Place Road Corstorphine after allegedly being...
Brave Hibs end Celtic’s 100% league record
Brave Hibs ended Celtic’s 100% league record with a fighting 1-1 draw at Easter Road this afternoon.
Paul Heckingbottom made two changes to the starting...
Do you live in an old house in the Old Town?...
‘Love your older home’ in Edinburgh this October
The Edinburgh Old Town Energy Project is hosting a free information event for householders in Edinburgh Old...
New Garden Waste Permits out for Delivery
Residents who have signed up for the next garden waste service year in Edinburgh have started to receive their permit stickers through the post.
The...
Man dies during road rage argument in Fairmilehead
A 69-year-old man died after collapsing on a street during a
suspected road rage argument with another driver on Biggar Road in Fairmilehead
at around 4.30pm...
Social Bite Products Find A Home At Scotmid
Social Bite, the social enterprise dedicated to ending
homelessness in Scotland, has entered into its first retail partnership with
Scotmid.
This means branded products, normally only available
directly...
Secretary of State for Scotland comments on Supreme Court decision
Alister Jack MP is the Secretary of State for Scotland. Following the unanimous decision by the Supreme Court on Tuesday of this week in...
Letter from Scotland
The contrast could not be
much starker. While the Westminster
parliament is divided from “the people,”
the Scottish parliament is united with its people, at least over...
Defibrillators for every Church of Scotland parish in the capital
The Presbytery of Edinburgh is investing £83,000 to buy 49 fully-automated defibrillators for the outside of its buildings across Edinburgh.
The life-saving equipment will then...
Global Cities CAN B Initiative Selects Edinburgh as Winning Applicant
Edinburgh has been announced as one of four cities to join the prestigious Global Cities CAN B programme after an intensive selection process, making...
Jardine calls for calm in Hong Kong
Liberal Democrat MP for Edinburgh West, Christine Jardine, has today called on the Foreign Secretary to ask China to maintain a calm response in...
Murray reminds parliament the Prime Minister is not above the law
Labour MP Ian Murray was today granted an urgent question in the Commons and told MPs that Boris Johnson is not above the law.
The...
Bield is ready for the next chapter
Bield has revealed it remains focused on continuing to bring innovative changes to housing and care services to underline its commitment to improve the...
Take a walk with Maggie’s Edinburgh Culture Crawl
Fancy seeing the sights of Edinburgh while raising money to support people with cancer? Maggie’s Edinburgh Culture Crawl could be just the event for...
Women’s hockey – over-35s wanted by Scotland
Scottish Women’s Masters Hockey (SWMH) is seeking players for all six squads (ranging from 35+ to 60+) as well as coaches and team managers...
Doors Open Day this weekend – Parliament House
You have the opportunity to see inside Edinburgh’s courts this weekend as part of Doors Open Day.
The Supreme Courts invite you to go...
Christmas tree prices could rise due to red tape
Britain is facing a shortage of real Christmas trees due to new legislation which will increase red tape and importation costs.
That’s the claim of...
Business – Successful year for Midlothian and East Lothian Chamber
More than 1,000 people attended networking events organised by Midlothian and East Lothian Chamber of Commerce in the past 12 months.
Three new Premier Partners...
Car ban on Princes Street?
Cars could be banned from driving along any part of Princes Street amid proposals to transform the famous street into a public space to...
Home and Interiors at Bonhams tomorrow
At Bonhams Edinburgh auction house tomorrow at 11.00am there is an array of household items from silver jugs to paintings on sale - and...
Musselburgh Racecourse boss sets out financial report – ‘calm before...
by Marie Sharp Local Democracy Reporter
The impact of losing high street betting shops on Musselburgh Racecourse has been compared to the final moments of...
Comments on UK Supreme Court decision
The UK Supreme Court ruled unanimously this morning that suspending parliament was unlawful. As you would expect many politicians and political parties have something...
UK Supreme Court – prorogation decision was unlawful – Cherry...
The unanimous decision of the UK Supreme Court was handed down at 10.30am this morning.
This Court has already concluded that the Prime Minister’s...
