Obesity and Pregnancy
Liberal Democrat health spokesperson Ross Finnie MSP is urging the Scottish Government to make sure that pregnant mothers are given support to lose weight,...
Councillors for the City of Edinburgh
Do you know who your councillors are?
Well, if you don’t, then here is a link to the list of the 58 men and women...
Community Councils
The City of Edinburgh area has 43 community councils. There are 46 areas so some vacancies still exist.
The minutes for all the community councils...
Bikes in London
They are calling it Barclays Bike Hire......and now some apps developers are trying to design the best app. You can read about it in...
Friday 23 July 2010
So here we are at the end of another week. Scotland is firmly in the focus of the world's media and our First Minister...
Thursday 22nd July
Lothian and Borders Fire and Rescue Service were hindered in their work last night by vandalism. They were called out to fight a fire...
Tuesday 20th July 2010
Edinburgh finds itself bathed in sun again after some very wet days recently. Here’s the round up of what the latest news stories in...
Wednesday 21 July 2010
News from here and there about here!
Justice Minister Kenny McAskill is under fire again for the decision to release Al Megrahi on compassionate grounds....
New Chairman at NTS
Sir Kenneth Calman is appointed Chairman of the National Trust for Scotland.
His appointment, which must be formally ratified at a meeting of the...
National Trust – Computer Survey
Scotland’s Stories is an exciting new project the National Trust for Scotland is developing using new media to bring Scotland’s heritage to a wider...
Lothian and Borders Police appeal for information
Lothian and Borders Police are appealing for witnesses after a man and a woman were seriously assaulted in a flat in Edinburgh last week.
They...
Theft from cemetery
Lothian and Borders Police are investigating the theft of three items from Dean Cemetery in Edinburgh.
Sometime between 4.55pm on Friday (July 16) and...
Community Clean ups
Community clean ups to help keep Edinburgh beautiful have increased significantly over the last three years. This is a case of doing it yourself...
Lothian & Borders Police News
Some news from the police about incidents in the city.
ROBBERY ON BELFORD ROAD
Police in Edinburgh are appealing for witnesses after a 16-year-old male was...
What’s on this week?
A round-up of events in and around Edinburgh - or where to find out more....
The List has the authoritative guide to What’s On in...
Rescue at The Water of Leith by LBFRS
Following an incident at the weekend when firefighters had to rescue three people from the Water of Leith at the Shore in Edinburgh, fire...
Monday 19th July 2010
News about Edinburgh from other sites and newspapers
The Daily Record carries the story about the rescue from the Water of Leith at the...
Weekend news
A round-up of what the papers and some websites are saying....
The Scotsman has the dismal news that Bank of Scotland will sponsor the...
Crown Estates
Net income of The Crown Estate fell by 7% last year to £210.7 million according to their financial results announced yesterday.
The Crown Estate earned...
Rubbish, Rubbish, Rubbish!
Rubbish looms large again on Edinburgh streets - according to.....The Herald (Page 5 of the News section of the print edition) and here online...
Carers need to get involved
Care users and their families in Edinburgh are being given the chance to join a unique group set up to drive up care standards...
No port in Portobello
The Local Government Scotland Act 1973 gave councils powers to pass bye-laws about drinking outside.
Lothian and Borders Police and their partner agencies...
Plea for next of kin
Lothian and Borders Police are renewing an appeal for help in tracing the relatives of a man who died in Edinburgh at the end...
No Knives Better Lives
Fife Police had their launch of this initiative last week.....So now The No Knives Better Lives campaign has been launched in Edinburgh.
Lothian and ...
Friday 16th July 2010
News about Edinburgh......
Barclays takeover of Standard Life Bank is to lead to the loss of 254 jobs in Edinburgh.
The BBC has what will...
Thursday 15th July
Edinburgh is still a bit wet. Rod Stewart is in a city centre hotel drying out still - the best tweet of the night...
Wednesday 14th July 2010
Bastille Day today. In Edinburgh it is raining cats and dogs. So what is happening here in the capital today?
Of course the veteran rocker...
Breakthrough Breast Cancer
An important new treatment has been announced by scientists working in Edinburgh.
The team are the first to identify a gene’s key role in...
Employment in Scotland
The Scottish Government is right to prioritise action to nurture Scotland's economy and protect recovery, Finance Secretary John Swinney said in response to employment...
