Motorway boost for travelling Scots
The £500m M8, M73 and M74 motorway improvements project has been officially opened, saving motorists up to 20 minutes on journey times.
The project, including...
Bike & Go looking for new places to cycle
Bike & Go have been operating in Edinburgh for four years now and they are now producing a guide revealing Edinburgh's most unusual bike rides....
Baby Boxes being delivered in Scotland from tomorrow
The Scottish Government is ready to start sending out baby boxes to all newborn babies due from tomorrow. They claim that the policy which...
Heady brew for Capital coffee festival
Coffee lovers are being urged to put Saturday 14 October in their diaries when the Edinburgh Coffee Festival will take over the Corn Exchange...
101 Object – nominate your choice for number 101!
Today is the 101st day since the city's 101 Objects was launched and now you can have your say.
What do you think the 101st...
Antisocial buskers to get yellow card under new initiative
Police in the capital will be showing antisocial buskers the yellow card under a new initiative that’s been introduced in the city centre.
Buskers and street...
Woman jailed for Musselburgh thefts
A woman has been jailed for stealing and attempting to steal from people in Musselburgh.
Lisa Rybak, aged 39, was given a six month custodial...
Police appeal for information following sexual assault on Thursday morning
Police are appealing for information after a man sexually assaulted a woman in his vehicle in Edinburgh.
The 19-year-old woman was approached by the man...
Edinburgh councillor blogs – Councillor Kevin Lang
If time flies when you are having fun, then I am clearly having a ball.
Today marks exactly 100 days since I stood inside Meadowbank...
Woman reported missing
Edinburgh Police ask this morning for information to help them trace a 41-year-old woman who is missing from the south of the city.
Fiona McMasters...
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2017 – Mia Daughters of Fortune
Mind The Gap tackles learning disability and parenthood at the Fringe
Mind The Gap’s Mia: Daughters of Fortune is at Summerhall – 8 to...
Scotrail supporting Pride Glasgow 2017
On trains running from Edinburgh to Glasgow Queen Street Scotrail is showing support for Pride Glasgow 2017 next weekend by flying the rainbow flag.
As...
Edinburgh man passes out from Sandhurst today
24 year-old Officer Cadet Alexander Gale from Edinburgh passed out from Sandhurst today the world famous military academy.
This marks the end of a 44...
Campaigners receive cash boost for clean up
South Queensferry campaigners have received a cash boost as they bid to clean up an area of waste ground.
The Greenferry Trust’s Hawthorn Bank Community...
Police launch ‘Hold Onto Your Stuff’ initiative
Edinburgh’s visitors and locals are being advised to take care of their personal possessions while out in the busy city centre over the coming...
Can you help find the lost panda? #bringbackpanda
Can you help find the lost panda?
Davina Verling and her family are on holiday from the New Forest. They passed through Edinburgh last week...
Brexit Bill talks held in Edinburgh
The UK First Secretary of State Damian Green was accompanied by The Secretary of State for Scotland David Mundell when he visited Edinburgh yesterday.
The...
Edinburgh councillor blogs – Councillor Maureen Child
Labour Councillor Child represents the Portobello/Craigmillar ward and writes a column for us made up from her massive inbox!
Dear All
I am delighted that work...
Edinburgh schools to tackle rising pupil numbers
The council will discuss ways to deal with the increasing numbers of pupils at our schools when the Education Committee meets next week.
A new...
Transport Committee will look at Picardy Place layout again
As far back as 2010 the Picardy Place junction was denoted a black spot for cyclists and pedestrians, and now the council will take...
Edinburgh Trams show off their new colours
With CR Smith backing the tram wrapping the city's streets will now look a bit different. There will be 18 different designs on 18...
It’s a wrap for Edinburgh Trams
CR Smith the Scottish double glazing company has entered into a £1 million deal with Edinburgh Trams, Marketing Edinburgh and TfE to advertise on...
Concern for missing man Dominic Succell
Police re appealing for information to help trace Dominic Succell was reported missing having been last seen in the Stenhouse area about 9pm on...
Council to discuss growing weed problem
If your street is anything like ours, then weeds are growing next to pavements, and it appears that they are largely unchecked by council...
The Council Leader talks about plans for tram extension to Newhaven
We posed some questions to the Council Leader Adam McVey following the announcement that the Outline Business Case has now been developed for approval...
There will be another bit of the tram line along in...
While the Edinburgh Tram Inquiry is getting ready to begin hearing oral evidence next month, The City of Edinburgh Council is 'cautiously and conservatively'...
Edinburgh pupils enjoy exam success
Thousands of pupils across Edinburgh received their exam results today, ending an anxious time for many.
The council says that early indications are positive with...
Cycling – Cavendish listed in Capital start line-up
Tour de France racers Mark Cavendish (Team Dimension Data) and Geraint Thomas (Team Sky) are two of the big names hoping to be in...
Donation after guide dogs visit new house development
Guide dog pups and their walkers visited CALA Homes East’s Kinleith Mill development in Currie to help the young dogs get accustomed to new...
Siegfried Sassoon violin created
A while back we met Thoren Ferguson playing a violin in Waverley Station which was dedicated to war poet Wilfred Owen. Now, instrument maker...
