Gordon holds a Blooming Great Tea Party
Edinburgh Pentlands MSP Gordon MacDonald hosted a tea party for Marie Curie at his constituency office yesterday.
The "Blooming Great Tea Party" is a fundraising...
Increased concern for missing man John Suskis
Police are appealing for information in order to trace 52-year-old John Suskis who was reported missing from an address in the Morningside area of...
Greater powers to protect public from human trafficking and exploitation available...
The police and courts will have greater powers to protect the public from perpetrators of human trafficking and exploitation from today.
Trafficking and Exploitation Prevention...
Edinburgh man disqualified from owning animals for ten years
An Edinburgh man who caused his cat, Tiga, unnecessary suffering has been given a community payback order of 85 hours unpaid work and has...
Fet-Lor gets the royal seal of approval
The new building at Fet-Lor Youth Club in Pilton was officially opened by The Earl of Wessex yesterday.
The centre which was built at a...
Latest train fleet upgrades
Rail users across a number of central belt routes are set to benefit from the latest fleet upgrades.
The latest upgraded class 156 diesel train,...
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Edinburgh International Magic Festival opens today
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MagicFest will cast...
Edinburgh Leisure – Take up the Jump in swim challenge
Children from Craigentinny Nursery completed their summer term course of Jump-In lessons earlier today with a big splash.
You are invited to take up...
Councillors begin their new roles in earnest
Conveners and Vice-conveners have begun their roles in earnest after being formally appointed on Thursday 22 June.
Some of the conveners have now spoken to...
Edinburgh’s Maison Bleue launches Street Chic Food Menu
Stalwart family-run Maison Bleue brings tapas style dishes back to the menu
Edinburgh-based restaurant Maison
Bleue – introduced French tapas style
dining which they called ‘les bouchees’...
Equality projects boosted by multi-million investment
Over 200 projects working to promote equality and address discrimination will benefit from more than £20m investment over the next year.
More than £5m will...
Soft opt out system of organ and tissue donation
The Scottish Government intends to introduce legislation for a soft opt out system of organ and tissue donation.
Public Health Minister Aileen Campbell has confirmed...
CCTV appeal following Cowgate attack
Police investigating a serious assault in the city centre have released images of a man that they believe may be able to assist them...
Council calls for more discussion on new Victoria Primary School
The City of Edinburgh Council has in principle approved the scheme for the relocation and expansion of Victoria Primary School, but agree they will...
Fire service make appeal to public about deliberate fires
Figures have shown that the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service fought many unnecessary fires last summer. They say they do not want a repeat...
Ewing confirms new support funding
Funding to support food and drink businesses work with each other to come up with innovative ways to sell their products has been launched...
Swinney welcomes education spend increase
New figures showing an increase in education spend by local authorities have been welcomed by Deputy First Minister John Swinney.
The latest provisional out-turn and...
Extra nurse and midwife training places
An estimated 2,600 extra nursing and midwifery training places will be created over the next four years as part of wide-ranging measures to support...
Wheely good way of promoting Scotland
Edinburgh Castle and Stirling Castle are hitting the road as some of Scotland’s top MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions) venues go on tour...
TERLive! Follow the City of Edinburgh council meeting here
The council has taken some time to get going since the elections in early May. Today they will meet as a proper council with...
Edinburgh Trams announce operating profit
Edinburgh Trams have today announced that their latest accounts show a pre-tax profit of £252,000. This means that the tram operator has returned a...
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Full council meeting
Liberton High School pupils raise funds for local food bank
St Columba's Hospice Summer to Remember campaign
Three lifelong friends...
Campaigners plan protest at City Chambers today
The campaigners who made so much noise at the council meeting in May by singing outside the chamber are planning on coming back today.
Two...
Police Scotland will tackle violence head on this summer
A Scotland-wide campaign to tackle offensive weapons, disorder and anti-social behaviour was launched in Wester Hailes today.
Chief Inspector Helen Harrison explained that there have...
Edinburgh Airport ‘getting back to normal’
Following an apparent power cut this morning which has led to disruption at check in desks in Edinburgh Airport, a spokesman said that things...
Smart technology research project looking for volunteers
Changeworks has partnered with the University of Edinburgh to deliver IDEAL, a
cutting edge research project exploring how smart technology can help save
energy in the home.
They...
Official drug seizure figures published
Scotland’s Chief Statistician has published Drugs Seizures and Offender Characteristics for 2014-15 and 2015-16.
The report provides information on drugs seized by Police Scotland in...
Computershare to create 300 new Edinburgh-based jobs
Plans by Australian financial services company Computershare to open a new technology centre of excellence in Edinburgh, creating 300 jobs, have been welcomed by...
North Berwick couple conned out of £29,000 by telephone scammers
A police investigation is underway after a 75-year-old woman and 82-year-old man from North Berwick were conned into transferring more than £29,000 from their...
Scottish Government announce £2.85m funding to boost cancer services
Health Secretary Shona Robison has announced £2.85m funding to help improve cancer services so that patients are seen more quickly.
The investment will be directed...
