City Council and Trades Unions meet
Although no agreement was reached at the final day of Modernising Pay negotiations between the Council and trades unions, it is recognised that both...
Employment Tribunal on Equal Pay
Thousands of low paid council workers took a step closer to equal pay yesterday thanks to a landmark decision of the Employment Appeal Tribunal.
While...
City council announces new council house building programme
The building of the first new council homes in Edinburgh for more than a generation has taken a major step forward.
The final planning application...
NEW CHIEF FIRE OFFICER APPOINTED IN LOTHIAN & BORDERS
He was the successful candidate after interviews were held by the Lothian and Borders Fire and Rescue Board. Campbell is currently Chief Fire...
Watch out for beavers!
An additional breeding pair of two beavers, one male and one female, has now been released into the wild in Scotland as part of...
Fundraising for Dog and Cat Home
Between them they managed to skip 528 times in 3 minutes and raised £100 for The Edinburgh Dog and Cat Home at Seafield!
At present...
Fundraising for MS
Fraser, a founding member of Kingdom Cheese Company operating from premises in Cowdenbeath and lives in Dalgety Bay.
He is married with two...
Gannochy Trust Award
The Gannochy Trust Innovation Award of The Royal Society of Edinburgh was established in 2003 to encourage and reward Scotland's young innovators...
General Election 2010
GENERAL ELECTION 2010
update at 8.30a.m. 7 May 2010
Conservatives now lead on 286 seats and need 40 to win an outright majority,...
Tigerfest 2010
by Kate Donnelly
And this year’s mini festival, which runs for three weeks, features indie legend Martin Stephenson and TV21 headlining in Edinburgh. Tigerfest...
Scribbler Challenge!
Now, irreverent greetings card chain Scribbler is launching a competition to find Edinburgh’s defining image – and put it on a card.
The cheeky card...
Fruits in the City
With Scotland’s obesity problem growing and only second to the United States, with a cost of up to £457m a year, there is a...
TRAMS 2 – Trams in the Media
The Scotsman report in May 2010 that the plans for the £43m rail and tram interchange at Gogar had been rubber-stamped by ...
John Cleese on Tour – 2011
For the first time ever, in the spring of 2011, comedy legend and the most senile member of Monty Python will be bringing his...
Writer in Residence
Mr Robertson is the author of acclaimed novels The Testament of Gideon Mack and Joseph Knight, the latter garnering the Angus-based writer...
Noise Action Week
During this week, the City of Edinburgh Council's Noise Team will be running roadshows at the local neighbourhood offices to raise awareness...
Stevenson College
The celebrations were officially launched on 28th January when Robin Harper MSP gave a historical perspective of Robert Stevenson, the famous civil engineer, after...
Scottish Power Reading Challenge
To stand a chance of winning an exclusive visit by a popular children’s author, all you need to do is register for the ScottishPower...
FIRST® LEGO® League
Through the 2010 Body Forward Challenge, 9 to 16 year olds will explore the cutting-edge world of Biomedical Engineering to discover innovative ways to...
J M Barrie Exhibition
The exhibition, which will run throughout the month of May, features an impressive collection of items, including letters, first-edition books, plays and theatre programmes...
National Vegetarian Week
This runs from 24-30 May 2010. There are some events organised in Edinburgh by Edinburgh Vegetarians and Vegans.
Wednesday 26th May, 19:00
Informal social meeting (no...
New Drug ruling from Scottish Government
New guidance is being issued to health boards which will bring in a uniform national policy on introducing newly-licensed medicines.
The guidance to boards will...
James Gillespie’s School
A public meeting will be held on 17 June at James Gillespie's HIgh School to discuss plans for relocating the school while a new...
National Museums Scotland
National Museums Scotland has been recognised as an Independent Research Organisation (IRO) by the Arts and Humanities Research Council.
Only 11 museums hold IRO status...
Caledonian Mercury
Scotland's first online national newspaper has finished second-equal with The Guardian in UK-wide awards celebrating the best of newspaper production.
Caledonian Mercury was shortlisted in the...
First Birthday Celebrations
Over 300 children have volunteered to take part in research supported by the Children’s Clinical Research Facility (CCRF) since it opened in...
