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Fishing – Almond weir consultation dates
City of Edinburgh Council, Forth Rivers Trust, the Scottish Government and the Scottish Environment Protection Association are focusing on Mid Calder Weir after adapting two weirs on the River Almond at Kirkton and Howden.
A...
Proposals for a city operation centre and updated CCTV network
The city council will bring forward proposals to set up a citywide operations centre to oversee a new CCTV system instead of improving the Capital’s current network which would be “a waste of money”.
The...
Fishing – Clubbiedean opens on Saturday
Clubbiedean Trout Fishery in the Pentland Hills above Colinton opens for the season on Saturday with a fun day.
Boats are already booked out but there will be bank fishing available and there are prizes...
Lothian bus boss thanks staff
More than 8,500 queries were handled by Lothian on its social platforms during a 48-hour period at the peak of the recent extreme weather.
And their customer services team dealt 500 calls and Richard Hall,...
Keeping you wind and watertight
Edinburgh Council is keen to encourage flat owners to work together to keep their properties in good repair as we move towards winter.
And they are promoting a step-by-step toolkit which is produced by the...
Initiative launched to promote safe driving and parking around schools in Leith area.
Police and their local authority partners in Edinburgh have launched a new initiative to promote safe driving and parking around schools within the Leith area.
The Safer Schools Safer Links project is a roads safety...
Hibs and council work together to provide Christmas presents to children in care
Hibernian Community Foundation are working in partnership with the City of Edinburgh Council to provide £1000 worth of Christmas presents to children and young people in care.
Edinburgh has corporate parenting responsibly for around 1350...
Big Hearts Community Trust – Making A Real Difference
This year marks the tenth anniversary of the Big Hearts Community Trust – the official charity of Heart of Midlothian Football Club. Since it began in 2006, Big Hearts has raised over £1.5m for...
Spotlight to fall on Canongate during New Waverley development
The council has just announced funding for community groups working to improve the look of the New Waverley development in the Old Town during the time of its construction. The projects to be funded will...
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Southside Community Council will meet soon
Honour for 19th century vet
Charitable status for Historic Environment Scotland
EH1 Festival
Young Scot have advice for students under 18
A new community council is to be formed in Southside following a successful...
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Corbyn is new Labour Leader
Edinburgh Riding of the Marches
Stockfest
Leith Docks
Inverleith Festival of Walking and Cycling is today!
Jeremy Corbyn who went from being a reluctant candidate to the favourite was elected as the new Labour...
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Leith Walk By-Election results
Tickets to see Chris Hadfield go on sale today
Asda Chesser and their fundraising
Border Biscuits Baking Bonanza
Aid for Syria
The following people stood for the council by-election held in Leith Walk yesterday:
DONALDSON, Marion...
#LeithWalkVotes – the 2015 results
The Leith Walk By-Election results were announced this evening at Waverley Court.
The announcement was made on Friday, 11 September 2015 by Returning Officer for Edinburgh, Andrew Kerr.
Two new Councillors have been elected to the ward...
#LeithWalkVotes – the results
The votes have been cast and these are the results of the September 2015 Leith Walk By-Election:
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Remade in Edinburgh expanding beyond the capital
Remade in Edinburgh is rolling out its innovative reuse and repair centre – the Edinburgh Remakery - to other cities in the UK.
Since 2012 Remade in Edinburgh has offered a place where anyone can...
Leith Late – Abbeyhill studios open this weekend
Art studios in the Abbeyhill area are opening their doors this weekend (12 and 13 September) to give the public a chance to access spaces which aren’t regularly open and meet the artists selling their work.
The...
Edinburgh to extend ‘warm welcome’ to 100 Syrians
Over the next twelve months Edinburgh will welcome 100 Syrian refugees. The council had already decided to offer housing and assistance to 25 earlier in the year, but in light of recent events that total...
TERLive! Leith Walk Ward by-Election – coverage of the count
The Edinburgh Reporter will be covering the count following the Leith Walk by-election on Thursday 10 September and will have exclusive access behind the scenes.
Following the resignation of Councillors Deidre Brock and Maggie Chapman,...
Speaking to Chief Executive Andrew Kerr about Leith Walk by-election
Voters in Leith Walk go to the polls today from 7am to 10pm and after that the job of overseeing the counting of the votes falls to Chief Executive of the City of Edinburgh...
Support for organ donation highest in Edinburgh
A survey just released has shown that residents in the capital offer the highest support for organ donation than in the rest of the UK.
The UK-wide research, carried out by Populus on behalf of NHS Blood and...
Leith Walk Ward – Natalie Reid – SSP candidate
Natalie Reid is the SSP candidate for Leith Walk Ward in the September by-election. She lives in the area and works in the city centre in retail. You can read more about the Scottish...
Small Business Saturday launches in Edinburgh
The Scottish launch of the event called Small Business Saturday was held in the European Room at the City Chambers this evening. Our photograph shows Deputy First Minister John Swinney with Michelle Ovens the...
Leith Walk By-Election – Bruce Whitehead – Left Unity Party
Bruce Whitehead is one of the candidates for the Leith Walk Ward by-election. He stood in the General Election for Edinburgh North & Leith, and is passionate about his anti-austerity message as you will see...
Borders Railway officially opened by The Queen
On the day that Her Majesty the Queen became the longest reigning British monarch, she broke off from her annual holiday at Balmoral to officially open the Borders Railway by boarding a steam train...
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Aviva Tour of Britain comes to Edinburgh today
Fireworks display tonight
First Minister visit to Wester Hailes
CALAID need storage space
Craigentinny & Telferton Allotments - update
The children at Royal Mile Primary School were practising their flag-waving when we...
Watch out for Sir Bradley Wiggins #TOBEdinburgh
Children from the Royal Mile Primary School will wave welcome flags for the Tour of Britain participants when they pass by tomorrow, and we met them today when they were practising their flag-waving!
The cycling...
Edinburgh councillor blogs – Councillor Maureen Child
by Councillor Maureen Child, Portobello/Craigmillar Ward
It’s been a bit of a long-running saga, but the railway bridge at Brighton Place/Southfield Place is to be inspected starting this weekend and the wire-mesh ant-pigeon measures put in once...
Top jobs on offer at Lothian Buses and Edinburgh Trams
Candidates are being sought for three of the most senior positions in the Scottish transport sector, with vacancies advertised this week for a Transport for Edinburgh Chief Executive, Managing Director of Lothian Buses and...
CIty Region Deal reaches a milestone today
The £1bn Edinburgh and the South East of Scotland City Region deal will reach a major milestone today as the six bid partners submit their proposal to the Westminster and Scottish governments.
The bid partners, East...
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Petitions Committee
Chronicle Online
TV Licensing rules for students
Leith Walk By-Election
Road closures for Pedal for Scotland
The council's Petitions Committee meets this afternoon at 2:00pm and you can watch online or attend in person.
There are a couple...
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