Clear about nuclear?
UK Energy and Climate Change Secretary Chris Huhne has been branded ‘brazen and dishonest’ after insisting that he was never an opponent of...
Hospitals at risk
Scottish Labour’s Jackie Baillie has said that hospitals are being put at greater risk of infections, such as C. Difficile and MRSA, after...
Fatal road collision on M8
Police are appealing for witnesses after a 19-year-old female was killed in a road collision that happened on the M8 on Tuesday night.
The...
Murder Enquiry
Police in Edinburgh can now identify the man who died after being stabbed in the Wester Hailes area of the Capital on Monday...
Wednesday 11th August 2010
News about Edinburgh.
National Trust for Scotland which has its HQ in Charlotte Square has announced it is selling some of its properties to try...
Assault & Robbery in Granton
Police in Edinburgh are appealing for witnesses after a 47-year-old woman was assaulted and robbed by two men in the Granton area of...
New Fire Chief – Merger inevitable
The new Chief Fire Officer for Lothian and Borders Fire and Rescue Service has said he believes that a merger of...
Chimps at Edinburgh Zoo
In March, staff welcomed 11 new chimps to Budongo Trail to join the existing 11 resident chimps to create a ‘super group’ in the...
Councils allowed to profit from renewables
RenewableUK, the country's leading renewable energy trade association has welcomed the Government's decision to overturn a ban on local authorities selling renewable electricity back...
Cairn Energy’s Malcolm Thoms joins SEP
Leading venture capital group Scottish Equity Partners (SEP) has appointed Malcolm Thoms, Chief Operating Officer at Cairn Energy PLC, to its Advisory...
Tuesday 10th August 2010
A round-up of Edinburgh related news.
Floral tributes have been placed in Dundas Street where a young woman fell to her death at the weekend...
Crown Estate awards Four Demo Sites for Wind Farms
The Crown Estate has announced that four companies have been awarded offshore wind demonstration sites - and one of these is in the Forth...
Holyrood saves money on publishing costs
The Scottish Government has reduced its spend on publishing services by half, it was announced today.
The savings - a total of £5 million over...
Copyright – the small print..
On 12 and 26 August 2010, Paul Motion, Partner with bto (formerly Glasgow firm of solicitors Brechin Tindall Oatts) and Solicitor Advocate, will...
Building sites are dangerous
Building sites are not adventure playgrounds...That is the Health and Safety Executive's (HSE) message to parents and children as school holidays get...
Tortoises on the loose
The Scottish SPCA has been caring for two runaway tortoises at the charity's Edinburgh and Lothians Animal Rescue and Rehoming Centre and...
Mental Wellbeing Awards
A charity that aims to prevent young people committing suicide has launched an award scheme to promote positive mental health on UK ...
Monday 9 August 2010
Edinburgh is now fully in the grip of the Festival. The streets are thronged with tourists and festival goers.
A brief look at the news...
Off to Sunny Spain for your retirement?
But beware: your UK state pension might not rise in the future, unlike your friends back home, who might enjoy double...
Cash for Portobello
Portobello Town Centre has been given a major revamp following £769,015 of investment from the Scottish Government and the City of Edinburgh...
Conservation work in Queen Street
Another Edinburgh World Heritage conservation scheme is now underway at the corner block of 63 & 65 Frederick Street and 38 Queen Street....
Weekend news 7 August 2010
The beautiful photograph of the mother and three children on the BBC online website hides a tragedy of enormous proportions. This is Theresa Riggi...
Friday 6th August 2010
The Rosyth to Zeebrugge ferry the Viking Sea King collided with a fishing boat in the Forth just off Eyemouth last night. A fisherman...
Retail sales up
New figures show an increase in the volume and value of retail sales in Scotland.
The latest Retail Sales Index shows:
* The volume of sales...
Record passes at Higher grade
A new record pass rate for Highers, at 74.6 per cent, has been achieved by Scottish students this year whilst the strong record of...
Easyjet expansion
Low-fares airline EasyJet has today announced it will launch another two brand new routes from Edinburgh later this year – to Cologne and Paphos.
Flights...
Exam results are in!
The wait for exam results is over and the early indications are that candidates have performed well in 2010 and that Edinburgh’s overall good...
Thursday 5th August 2010
A gas blast was at first suspected of causing the deaths of three primary school children in Slateford Road Edinburgh on Wednesday afternoon. BBC...
Life sentence for Murderer
Joseph Richardson, from Musselburgh, has been sentenced to life in prison (minimum of 13 years, two months) after pleading guilty to the murder of...
Recipe of the Week – risotto
This week we thought we might introduce you to a risotto recipe - nice and easy for summer supper or a quick bite of...
