Good reception for a free week of cycle hire
Free week of city cycling sparks chain reaction
During the week when Just Eat Cycles were free over 5,000 trips were made.
Between Sunday 5...
City to move ahead with consultation on changes to city centre
The City of Edinburgh Council now has approval to move ahead with consultation on the bold plans to change how we get about the...
Speedway – Lions expected to roar at Armadale
Leicester Lions are expected to provide a major test for the Staggs Bar Monarchs on Friday (tapes-up 7.30pm) in the club's opening Championship fixture...
New trains for the East Coast line
New Azuma trains will be used on the East Coast Main Line by the end of 2022, promising modern, spacious and comfortable new trains...
#MyGracemount – Enter the photography competition now
A photography competition running until 31 May is part of the My Gracemount project to encourage people living and working in the area to...
Audit report shows developer contributions ‘unused’ by council
Money paid to the council for roads, schools and other infrastructure improvements by developers have “languished unused” for years and not been spent on public...
Council warns landlords over Airbnb rules
Council officials have sent out dozens of “impact warning letters” to properties thought to be operating as Airbnb-style short term lets against planning rules...
Edinburgh to become carbon neutral – in 15 years time
Ambitious carbon neutral 2030 target agreed
The capital will aim to become carbon neutral by 2030 after council leaders set one of the most ambitious...
Police release CCTV image following racist attack
Police have released a CCTV image of a man they wish to trace as part of their ongoing enquiries concerning an assault on a...
Man arrested in connection with Poundland assault
A 47-year-old man has been arrested and charged after a 13-year-old girl was sexually assaulted within the Poundland store at The Centre, Livingston, on...
Renewed appeal by officers investigating Bingham attack
Police have obtained new information relating to the suspects for a serious assault in Bingham and are again asking for the public's assistance. ...
Edinburgh Trams release a book to mark their fifth anniversary
Edinburgh Trams is five years old at the end of May, and the city’s tramway is celebrating by launching a charity children’s book featuring...
Scottish Water working in Balerno next week
Commuters in Balerno are warned of six months of upcoming road works due to start on Monday next week – 20 May 2019.
Scottish...
Man charged in connection with murder of Bradley Welsh
Police Scotland have just advised that a man has been charged in connection with the murder of 48-year-old Bradley Welsh in Chester Street, Edinburgh...
Transformation plans for city centre criticised
Council urged to ‘stop playing SimCity with city centre’ over transformation plans
Opponents have called on transport chiefs to “avoid playing a game of SimCity...
Dalry opposition to student flats
Local Residents in Dalry have launched a campaign to oppose a proposed student development located behind the Dalry colonies on Richmond Terrace amid fears...
Go ballooning with Webster Adventures
HIGH FLYING PETE REACHES 15,000th PASSENGER IN BALLOONING EXPERIENCES
“The sense of providing a unique and bewildering experience for passengers and enjoying their enjoyment,” is...
Can Edinburgh become carbon neutral by 2037?
Edinburgh is setting itself a high bar in trying to become carbon neutral by 2037 and setting an even more ambitious interim target for...
Edinburgh Poverty Commission Publishes Initial Findings
The first evidence collected by the Edinburgh Poverty Commission, Following its inception in November last year, has been published today (Monday, 13 May). ...
Investigation underway following serious collision in Livingston
Police are appealing for the public’s assistance in their ongoing inquiries into a road traffic collision which took place around 1.40pm yesterday on Thymebank,...
Tourist Tax – Old Town Community Council are running a poll...
Although the powers to introduce a transient visitor levy or tourist tax have not yet been debated or passed by Holyrood, the Old Town...
Easter chicks bring spring indoors for care home residents
Spring has certainly sprung for residents at a local care home after they welcomed seven new fluffy visitors.
In order to awaken the senses and...
University pull out of Leith Walk development
The Save Leith Walk campaign have told us this morning that the University of Edinburgh is pulling out of its involvement with the Drum...
Letter from Scotland
We have been delving into devolution this week. It’s 20 years since the first elections to the new Scottish Parliament. It seems a world...
Michael Gove to give evidence to Holyrood on Wednesday
Michael Gove MP will give evidence to two Scottish Parliament committees this week by video conference.
The future of the UK’s environmental, agricultural and...
Redesigning roundabout at Duke Street
The Leith Links Community Council have highlighted that the council plans to redesign the road at Easter Road/Duke Street/Vanburgh Place/Lochend Road to make it...
Roads to be resurfaced from end of May
The council has announced plans to resurface certain streets in the city centre and surrounding the tram route to Newhaven with works beginning on...
World Fair Trade Gathering – in photos
The World Fair Trade Gathering was staged at the Usher Hall on Saturday night and presented by Gail Porter and Eunice Olumide. It was...
Friends of the Earth criticise low emission zone plans
Environmental campaigners Friends of the Earth have criticised the council's plans for a new Low Emission Zone. The group highlight that a Low Emission...
Work starts on Saughton Park Micro-hydro Scheme
Saughton Park took a step towards becoming fully eco-powered yesterday (Friday 10 May) with a ground-breaking ceremony for the park's innovative micro-hydro scheme. ...
