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Missing woman – police seeking assistance
Officers in Edinburgh are appealing for help from the public to trace a 35-year-old woman. Khasha Smith was reported missing on Friday, 5 January,...
Banff Mountain Film Festival comes to Edinburgh
The Banff Mountain Film Festival will come to Edinburgh on 27 January 2024.
The adventure films featuring extreme skiing, mountain biking, and climbing filmed...
Edinburgh’s Chinese New Year Festival
Edinburgh’s Chinese New Year Festival will take place from Thursday 8 to Tuesday 13 February 2024 to mark the Year of the Dragon.
Symbolising power,...
Council monitors East London Street
The council will discuss next week whether to take any action on East London Street where residents have long complained about the noise levels...
Council setting up Accessibility Commission
Edinburgh Council is to establish an Accessibility Commission to ensure that the city's public spaces are as inclusive as possible for disabled people.
The Transport...
A costly encounter with a pothole
It was not the best start to the New Year for Deborah Hunter who is now £500 out of pocket after driving over a...
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World Cancer Day Event
ANDREW CRUMMY’S CANCER TAPESTRY& MACMILLAN CANCER SUPPORT ON Saturday 3 February 2024 Cancer Tapestry Documentary & ‘Guest Only’ ShowingPanel Discussion 11am to...
Call for first aid project to be rolled out in schools
A Scottish Green MSP is calling for a pilot project teaching first aid to children in schools to be extended and made available permanently...
Royal High School Preservation Trust looking for a new chair and trustees
The Royal High School Preservation Trust is looking for a new Chair after the departure of former chair and founding trustee, William Gray Muir....
New strips for Gilmerton Primary footballers
Gilmerton Primary School’s P6 and P7 boys and girls football teams have received additional strips from local housebuilder Taylor Wimpey East Scotland.
Head Teacher, Mrs...
Opinion – Cllr Ross McKenzie on the need to save care homes
Forgive me for making a less than bold prediction for what’s to come in local Edinburgh politics in the year ahead: the public provision...
Surf’s up at Granton
Maybe you spent today at the shops or on the sofa, but there was some serious surfing action to be had down at Granton.
Photographer...
Ban on pavement parking – enforcement date now announced
Edinburgh will begin enforcement of the new laws on banning pavement parking from 29 January.
The Scottish Government introduced new legislation in December and...
Calls for Scots to step up their New Year’s resolutions
Five Scots walking for health as charity calls for more to join.
A new report has found that nearly one in five people are not...
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Murder investigation continues
Police officers investigating the murder of a man in Granton on Hogmanay have issued details of a red car. The driver...
Hibs draw against Motherwell
After ninety minutes a goal scored in stoppage time meant the home fixture ended in a draw for Hibernian.
Elie Youan scored from a...
Scotrail is hiring
ScotRail is recruiting to fill around 160 vacancies in one of its biggest recruitment drives in years.
The train operator has already recruited more than...
Olympic history makers remembered
The centenary of one of Scotland’s greatest Olympic triumphs is to be marked with a special sporting event in Edinburgh on Saturday, 20 January.
While...
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Loony Dook
Although there was no official Loony Dook as there has been in past years, locals donned swimming costumes and dressed up to take...
Joppa mixed doubles champions
Congratulations to Iona Senew and Ben Carter on winning the mixed doubles title at Joppa Tennis Club.
The pair, who defeated Heriot Philbrick-Smith and Poppy...
Start the New Year with a new skill at Edinburgh Open Workshop
Edinburgh Open Workshop is running new DIY, woodworking and welding courses beginning in January.
Just in time for the new year, these classes provide...
Back-to-back titles are a Turkey trot for James
East of Scotland tennis ace James MacKinlay is hoping to extend a doubles partnership with Derbyshire's Jay Clarke after the pair ended 2023 with...
Fireworks from Edinburgh
These fabulous fireworks shots were taken from the north of the city just outside the 'no fly zone' imposed by Police Scotland during Edinburgh's...
Boost for Bright Sparks charity
Bright Sparks SCIO, a registered charity based in King George V Park, Bonnyrigg and offering play opportunities for children and young people with additional...
New Year is a sell out in Edinburgh
Tickets to Edinburgh’s Hogmanay Street Party and Concert in the Gardens have now sold out.
Around 50,000 people are expected to bring in the New Year in the capital. The four-day celebration...
Potential boost for Edinburgh Cup football festival
The founder of the prestigious Edinburgh Cup has vowed to make the annual international youth football festival even bigger and better on the back...
Food poverty must be addressed
Scottish Labour has revealed that the number of food parcels delivered in Edinburgh has risen by 89% since 2018, with an even higher rise...
Happy New Year from Douglas Ross
Douglas Ross the leader of the Scottish Conservatives wishes everyone in Scotland a Happy New Year.
"As we draw 2023 to a close tonight,...
Happy New Year message from the First Minister
On Hogmanay the First Minister Humza Yousaf has issued his New Year message to everyone in Scotland.
First Minister Humza Yousaf said: "New Year is...
Kool Kats are booming
Girls basketball is booming at Edinburgh Kool Kats where a recently formed under-12 team now has 31 players from P5-P7 on the rota.
The team...
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