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Flying start for Drummond Trinity cricketers
Siddhanth Ponneri and Naveen Kodem have been the main contributors as Drummond Trinity cricket club lead the way in the East cricket championship at...
Latest roadworks and road closures in the capital
The council's travel team has just published its latest list of roadworks and street closures in the capital over the next week.
Every area of...
Spectacular lightning shots
As the capital basked in warm weather during the last week some spectacular thunder and lightning also appeared in the skies early on Friday...
Teacher walks free from court with absolute discharge
A teacher at a prestigious Edinburgh private school who assaulted a child by binding their wrists and ankles together with cable ties, has walked...
Founders of Edinburgh based global children’s surgery charity receive top honour
Edinburgh duo who have brought life-saving surgery to children in 40 countries honoured.
A Scotland-based charity whose work has helped make possible over 800,000 life-changing...
Filmhouse is 1!
It is unbelievably a whole year since Filmhouse reopened under new management.
This weekend there are celebrations from now until Sunday with a special...
Craigmillar Park champions
Rory Deacon defeated Paul Logan to take the men's A championship title when Craigmillar Park Golf Club held their annual finals day.
Other winners included:...
All Together Edinburgh celebrating their crystal anniversary
The charity shop at 87 Leith Walk is only the tip of the iceberg for the social enterprise which was set up in 2010...
Edinburgh attacks discussed in council
Following the incident in various parts of Edinburgh last week in which five men were injured, many people from the Prime Minister to the...
Atholl Crescent campaigners warn the World Heritage site status is “at risk”
The campaigners who are fighting against a planning application for a hostel in Atholl Crescent have issued a warning that Edinburgh’s UNESCO World Heritage...
Opening of Parliament – Scottish soldiers to provide Army support
Scottish soldiers will provide ceremonial support for the Opening Ceremony of Scottish Parliament on Saturday.
The 19th Regiment Royal Artillery and the 2nd Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland (2...
Dozens of performances in this year’s “bigger than ever” Edinburgh Deaf Festival
The organisers promise that the fifth annual Edinburgh Deaf Festival (EDF, part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe) will be even "bigger, brighter and bolder" than ever...
Wester Hailes man facing jail sentence
AN Edinburgh man has been warned he is facing a jail sentence after he was caught in possession of a horror haul of child...
Title double for squash pair
Edinburgh squash players competing in the same age group completed a title double at the British Masters Championship in Solihull.
Competing in the women's over...
Edinburgh’s favourite butterflies revealed
The Comma has been revealed as Edinburgh's favourite butterfly, after a public vote.
Wildlife charity Butterfly Conservation said the bold and beautiful Comma beat...
Edinburgh man warned he is facing jail for possession of child abuse images
An Edinburgh man has been warned he is facing a jail sentence after he was caught in possession of a horror haul of child...
Consultancy claims biggest haul at PRCA DARE Awards
Edinburgh firm Holyrood PR has been named Scotland’s PR agency of the year for its diverse work helping women affected by miscarriages, disabled swimmers...
A social media ban “passes the buck” to young people
THE SCOTTISH Youth Parliament has warned that the incoming UK-wide social media ban for under-16s will not have the intended effect.
Around 80% of young...
Everyone’s gone to Portobello beach
With the temperature peaking at 24 degrees in Edinburgh, and less than a five per cent chance of rain, crowds have gone to the...
Edinburgh’s £50m literature boost
Literature contributes £50.9 million a year to the city of Edinburgh, according to a new economic impact report.
The independent study was commissioned to mark...
Hero blood donor dog honoured
A golden retriever from South Queensferry has been given a charity's highest award after donating blood to help save the lives of over 150...
High-octane action thriller announced as Midnight Madness opener at EIFF
Edinburgh International Film Festival, (EIFF) from 13-19 August, has announced that its Midnight Madness strand will kick off with the World Premiere of Chee...
Businesses back new youth and community access fund at Wild Cairns
The Real Mary King's Close, Hargreaves Land, PWB Developments and HPP Macmerry have become the first founding supporters of a new Youth & Community...
Team work makes dream work for EBC
Managing Director Dougie Bell has praised his staff after the Edinburgh Boiler Company (EBC) was named Small Business of the Year at the inaugural...
Anti-Brexit billboard unveiled on 10th anniversary of referendum
Ten years on from the day the UK voted to leave the European Union, the Scottish Liberal Democrats unveiled an anti-Brexit, anti-Farage billboard in Leith, Edinburgh.
The...
Review – Virginia Woolf’s Night and Day ⭐️⭐️
Tina Gharavi’s newest film, Virginia Woolf’s Night and Day, has billed itself as an ‘unromantic comedy’.
While the original novel reads as more of an...
Murrell arrives for sentencing in Edinburgh
Peter Murrell admitted to embezzling £400,310.65 of the Scottish National Party's funds over a period of 12 years to 2022 at the High Court...
Edinburgh’s Hogmanay announce this year’s headline act
This year the Midnight Moment in Princes Street Gardens to mark the beginning of the New Year will be set to a live version...
Two car crash takes place on Queensferry Road
A crash on Queensferry Road on Monday evening involved the drivers of two cars, a Citroen and a Ford, both hatchbacks.
Police were called, but...
Man appears in court accused of five attempted murders
A man has appeared in court on petition accused of five attempted murders following a series of alleged attacks on members of the public...
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