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New dementia centre

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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The Cabinet Secretary for Health & Wellbeing, Nicola Sturgeon, visited the Scottish Ambulance Service on Wednesday and met the specially trained teams...

Motorway victim identified

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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

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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

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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?

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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..

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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...