Tag: Edinburgh local news
Time ball to be replaced by new system
Edinburgh's time ball, installed on Calton Hill over 170 years ago to help ships set their clocks, has been removed by crane as part of plans for a new automated system.
The time ball, on...
Virgin Hotels Edinburgh ring the changes this month
Virgin Hotels Edinburgh has a series of events planned for May, including introducing its Summer Gin Garden where guests can enjoy the sunshine and live music each Thursday.
GIN GARDEN – May
The Eve courtyard will be...
Padel incentive to promote Mental Health Awareness week
Game4Padel, the UK’s leading padel operator, will be offering 25 per cent off court bookings across its UK venues including Edinburgh Park, Barnton Park and Thistle Tennis and Padel to mark Mental Health Awareness...
Western Approach Road to be closed for five weeks
A temporary closure will be in place for a section of the Western Approach Road from Monday for the next five weeks as part of planned maintenance work. This includes repainting, general repairs...
Greens call for parliament to recognise Republic Day
Lorna Slater, the co-leader of Scottish Greens at The Scottish Parliament has issued a call for the parliament to recognise Republic Day on 5 May.
Scottish Green representatives have long supported the call for...
Police appeal for information after attempted robbery in Trinity
Detectives in Edinburgh are appealing for information following an attempted robbery.
Around 6.40pm on Saturday, 4 May, 2024 a man presented at the door of a home on Lomond Road with a knife and demanded...
Rainbow Railways to arrive in Edinburgh
A model railway exhibition will return to Edinburgh after many years.
Rainbow Railways, the Linlithgow-based model shop responsible for organising the recent Linlithgow Model Rail show, will head for Edinburgh on Saturday 1 and Sunday...
Seafood Festival is on now at St James Quarter
This weekend until Monday the Seafood Festival has returned to St James Quarter.
Enjoy the world of Scottish seafood in the heart of the city with live cooking demonstrations, supper clubs with only a...
Musselburgh chase sevens “hat-trick” in own tournament
Musselburgh go into the 78th staging of their own seven-a-side rugby tournament at Stonehill on Saturday 4 May looking to complete a “hat-trick” in local events.
The Honest Toun men followed up their success at...
Waverley Bridge to reopen to traffic this summer
Edinburgh’s Waverley Bridge will reopen to buses after four years.
The council will allow limited traffic to return to the bridge during Jenners’ redevelopment, relocating airport buses from their current city centre stop on South...
Edinburgh City 2008s on Scottish Cup trail again
Edinburgh City under-16 footballers will attempt to complete back-to-back Scottish Cup triumphs when they take on Glasgow side Hampden Boys' Club in the final at Excelsior Stadium Airdrie on Sunday 19 May.
Last year the...
Council may look at keeping former VisitScotland office open
The City of Edinburgh Council is exploring options to keep The Royal Mile’s tourist information open after VisitScotland announced the closure of this and other tourism offices.
The organisation plans to shut its 25 ‘iCentres’...
Emma takes up cricket role to promote junior recruitment
Royal High Corstorphine cricket club have appointed Emma Turner to the role of ‘Junior Activator’.
Currently a pupil support assistant at Craigroyston Primary School, Emma previously worked as a rugby coach for The Royal High...
Boyack says diabetic patient has been denied new technology
Megan Ormond who has had diabetes since she was a teenager has taken part in a medical study of a new "closed loop" diabetic pump technology since last year having been told that taking...
Inception Art Show opens at Dalkeith Palace
The art sales exhibition Inception Art Show with a catalogue sponsored by Anderson Strathern will take place from 3 to 12 May at Dalkeith Palace.
The art on display includes work by more than...
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Swinney for First Minister
The SNP's John Swinney declared his intention to run in any leadership contest on Thursday morning, and having said during his speech that he would bring Kate Forbes into any cabinet,...
Swim award for Trojans
Trojan Swimming Club has become first club in West Lothian to achieve the Aquamark Standard.
One of the county's longest running swimming clubs, Whitburn based Trojan ASC have recently being awarded Scottish Swimming’s Aquamark Level...
Letter from Scotland
It’s been a topsy-turvy week for three of our national leaders. Humza stepped down, John stepped up and Kate stepped aside. The result is a new and much- chastened government.
Poor Humza Yousaf (39) had...
Kari on board while Shaylen returns for Stewart’s Melville Cricket Club
Stewart’s Melville Cricket Club have welcomed Kari Carswell on board as a women's team coach.
Kari previously had a role as Head of Woman’s Cricket at Middlesex and MCC, and has now taken up...
Badminton triple crown for Deepti
Edinburgh’s Deepti Vijayakumar, 15, completed a clean sweep of titles at the Scottish under-17 badminton championships in Perth.
In the singles final Deepti defeated Qing Yang Xiao then teamed up with her to win the...
John Swinney announces he is running in the SNP leadership contest
John Swinney who admitted he is the longest serving Scottish parliamentarian has announced his candidacy in any contest for the SNP leadership.
He also confirmed that there will be a senior position in his...
Developer accused of wriggling out of affordable homes obligation
An Edinburgh developer has been accused of trying to “wriggle out” of a commitment to build affordable homes after it claimed doing so was no longer “financially viable”.
Councillors overwhelmingly refused a bid by developer, Henderson...
Heriot’s time it right to win Northern Sevens
Edinburgh Northern rugby president Neil Hardman is pictured with the winning teams after the Inverleith club hosted their 70th seven-a-side tournament sponsored by Blyth & Blyth, consulting engineers.
In a thrilling climax to the main...
Edinburgh boy selected by The Royal Ballet School
An Edinburgh boy from Blackhall, Charlie Waller, is following in his big sister's footsteps by winning a place at The Royal Ballet School in London.
Charlie is not yet 11 - he has his...
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The SNP group have a new leader
Cllr Simita Kumar who was first elected as a councillor in 2022 is the new leader of the SNP Group after the resignation of Adam Nois-McVey who is...
Cygnets learning to swim on the Union Canal
A sure sign of better weather is when young birds emerge from nests to take to the water in the case of these young cygnets.
Cygnets stay with their parents until around the spring...
First woman elected SNP group leader in Edinburgh
The SNP group of councillors in Edinburgh have elected Simita Kumar, who is still in her first term as a councillor, as their new leader at their group’s AGM on Tuesday.
Cllr Kumar was...
Contract terms agreed for Edinburgh’s winter festivals
The council have agreed to award the contract for Christmas and Hogmanay for the next three years to Unique Assembly Limited (UA), the consortium which has produced the winter entertainment in the capital for...
Looking back with The Old Edinburgh Club
Looking back in history at events which have taken place in May in years gone by with the Old Edinburgh Club
DayEvent(s)1stIn 1589, the King (James VI) and the Queen (Anne of Denmark) landed at...
Vets teach pet owners first aid
ICR Vets Pentland recently held a pets first aid evening at their Pentland Clinic.
The interactive session was led by the practice's vets and nurses with more than 50 members of the public in...
