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...
Coffee of the week
Coffee has become a very important part of our daily lives. The coffee industry in the UK has become a significant money-spinner - £730...
Adelaide Sosseh
Adelaide Sosseh, Co-Chair of the largest anti-poverty campaign in the world will be the keynote speaker at this year’s Big Tent Festival.
Adelaide a renowned...
The Big Tent
It’s summertime, the weather is fabulous (?) the schools are on holiday and Scotland’s leading green festival is almost upon us.
Opening night is less...
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...