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Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2019 – Orwell That Ends Well

admin - June 30, 2019 1:01 pm 0

Konstantin Kisin, who made international headlines by refusing to sign a ‘safe space’ contract for a university gig, offers a fiercely intelligent, uncompromising look...

Edinburgh Children’s Partnership Receives ‘Very Good’ Rating from Inspectorate

John Preece - June 26, 2019 11:43 pm 0

Following a recent inspection by the Care Inspectorate, The Edinburgh Children’s Partnership has become the first in Scotland to receive a ‘very good’ rating The...

Registration Opens Soon for 2019/20 Garden Waste Service Year

John Preece - June 21, 2019 4:41 pm 0

The new registration window for the Council's garden waste collection service year - October 2019 to October 2020 - opens on Wednesday 26 June...

City Council flies the flag for Edinburgh Pride

John Preece - June 21, 2019 4:28 pm 0

This weekend The City of Edinburgh Council is flying the flag for Pride Edinburgh from the roof of its City Chambers. The blue and pink...

New National Fund Award for Edinburgh’s Parks

John Preece - June 18, 2019 6:15 pm 0

Scotland’s Capital was yesterday announced as one of eight urban areas to share in £11 million worth of funding to secure the future...

Safety put First in ‘Summertime Streets’ Measures

John Preece - June 18, 2019 5:56 pm 0

A series of changes will be implemented in Edinburgh's Old Town this summer to ensure safety and accessibility during the busy Festival period. The package...

Get Along for ‘A Walk to Remember’

John Preece - June 14, 2019 5:06 pm 0

St Columba’s Hospice strives to ensure everyone within our community has access to excellent palliative care whoever they are, wherever they are and whenever...

Edinburgh International Book Festival 2019

John Preece - June 6, 2019 6:31 pm 0

The sun shone on Charlotte Square Gardens as the EIBF launched its 2019 theme earlier today. Nick Barley, Director of the Edinburgh International Book Festival...

Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2019 – new venues for you to explore

Phyllis Stephen - June 5, 2019 4:36 pm 0

There is a real variety of new and unique venues which will be opening their doors at this year’s Fringe. Two of the new...

#MakeYourFringe from Today

John Preece - June 5, 2019 10:50 am 0

The 2019 Edinburgh Festival Fringe sparked into life today with the launch of the official programme. As has become the norm, the Fringe will...

Edinburgh Residents Encouraged to have a say on Short Term Lets

John Preece - June 4, 2019 10:53 am 0

Housing and Economy Convener, Cllr. Kate Campbell, is encouraging residents to have their say on short term lets by taking part in the Scottish...

‘Crisis’ Partners with Private Landlords in Effort to reduce homelessness

John Preece - May 30, 2019 3:25 pm 0

A new partnership to unlock access to the private rented sector for homeless people across the city has been launched with national homelessness charity,...

New Garden at LifeCare in Stockbridge Opened

John Preece - May 24, 2019 3:11 pm 0

Located outside St Bernard’s Dementia Club on Cheyne Street, the newly refurbished space for use by clients of the charity LifeCare was opened by...

Popular Lunch Stop, Hank’s Sandwich Bar, up for Sale

John Preece - May 24, 2019 12:35 pm 0

Specialist business property adviser, Christie & Co, has brought to the market Hank’s Sandwich Shop, close to the city’s busy financial district in Fountainbridge,...

Edinburgh Poverty Commission Publishes Initial Findings

John Preece - May 13, 2019 6:58 pm 0

The first evidence collected by the Edinburgh Poverty Commission, Following its inception in November last year, has been published today (Monday, 13 May). ...

Work starts on Saughton Park Micro-hydro Scheme

John Preece - May 11, 2019 3:27 pm 0

Saughton Park took a step towards becoming fully eco-powered yesterday (Friday 10 May) with a ground-breaking ceremony for the park's innovative micro-hydro scheme. ...

Council proposes new Tourism Policy for Capital

John Preece - May 9, 2019 4:47 pm 0

The City of Edinburgh Council has proposed a new tourism policy based on providing a greater balance to meet the needs of residents and...

Kingdom Choir – Q&A with Karen Gibson

Phyllis Stephen - May 5, 2019 9:54 pm 0

Twelve months ago, Karen Gibson was travelling around London giving workshops in gospel music, when she received a phone call which was to change...

Get fit for life, not just for summer

Kerry Teakle - May 1, 2019 6:00 am 0

Get fit for life, not just for summer If your new year’s resolutions of getting fit never materialised, it’s not too late to get started....

Gemma Fleet and Helen Hollywood from Epilepsy Scotland.

Scottish Children’s Lottery Supports Epilepsy Youth Project

John Preece - April 25, 2019 3:41 pm 0

A grant of £6,403 has been awarded to Epilepsy Scotland from the Scottish Children's Lottery to support its work with young people with epilepsy...

Barbara Kidd to head University Fundraising Strategy

John Preece - April 25, 2019 3:13 pm 0

Edinburgh Napier University graduate, Barbara Kidd, has returned to her old university to take charge of the fundraising campaigns which will reinforce the quality...

Leading Scottish Scientists Celebrated with Major RSE Exhibition

John Preece - April 16, 2019 4:26 pm 0

The Royal Society of Edinburgh - Scotland’s National Academy - unveiled a new free photography exhibition at its offices on George Street in Edinburgh,...

Fire and Physics at the ESF!

John Preece - April 10, 2019 2:50 pm 0

StrongWomen Science is a brand-new circus science show at Edinburgh Science Festival starring two women scientists turned circus performers. If you have ever wanted...