Floating windfarms…..
First Minister Alex Salmond today met Statoil, a Norwegian based oil company, to discuss the possibility of developing the world's first floating wind farm...
Judicial Appointments Board
The Cabinet Secretary for Justice today announced the appointment of a new member to the Judicial Appointments Board for Scotland.
The new member is Dr...
Curriculum for Excellence
Thousands of school children across Scotland are starting to head back to school from today - the first term in which Curriculum for Excellence...
Monday 16th August 2010
Edinburgh news.
The great weather brings out the best of Edinburgh and all just at the right time when the Book Festival is getting underway...
Class sizes attacked by parents
Edinburgh parents have welcomed the news that a solution will be proposed at the full Council Committee on Thursday to curb the size...
New dementia centre
A new dementia service has opened in the grounds of the former Eastern General Hospital in Edinburgh.
The new Seagrove Centre, run by North Edinburgh...
Weekend news 14th-15th August 2010
A teenager is being hunted for the murder of a delivery driver according to The Sun. Simon San was killed outside his family's takeaway...
Liberton and Gilmerton by-election
Voters in the Liberton and Gilmerton ward in Edinburgh have until 25 August to register to vote or apply for a postal vote...
Balerno market square completed
A new market square is the centre piece of a £250,000 revamp to Balerno after a major cash injection from the City of...
Government action on benefit cheats welcomed
Edinburgh based data management specialist, Data Discoveries has strongly backed the Government’s latest proposal to crack down on benefit cheats.
The firm has seen...
Tenant’s Deposit Scheme
Controversial government plans for a mandatory deposit scheme would not do enough to protect tenants’ money according to experts at Edinburgh’s Cullen...
Disabled man in wheelchair attacked
Lothian and Borders Police are appealing for witnesses after a disabled man in Edinburgh was pushed onto a road by youths.
The incident...
Renewed search for Suzanne Pilley
Lothian and Borders Police investigating the suspected murder of Edinburgh woman, Suzanne Pilley are launching a large-scale search of the area around...
Scottish Ambulance Service – major incident response boosted
The Cabinet Secretary for Health & Wellbeing, Nicola Sturgeon, visited the Scottish Ambulance Service on Wednesday and met the specially trained teams...
Motorway victim identified
Lothian and Borders Police have now confirmed the identity of the woman who died after being struck by vehicles on the M8.
She is...
Thursday 12th August 2010
The Glorious Twelfth. Hope you've had your grouse today....
Lothian and Borders Police have a positive lead in the murder case in Wester Hailes according...
US call for medical evidence
The US Senate Committee has called for the Lockerbie Bomber's medical records to be released. According to the Scottish Conservatives, the SNP Government...
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...
