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Five historic pools, one day: Edinburgh swimmers complete Victorian pool challenge for charity
Swimmers from Leith Victoria Swim Centre completed their challenge on Easter Monday which was to visit and swim in all five of Edinburgh Leisure’s...
Fearnley wins opening Madrid qualifier
Jacob Fearnley came from a set down to defeat Russia's Pavel Kotov 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 and reach the second round of qualifying for the...
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At The City of Edinburgh Council this week
School pupils return to school on Tuesday but this is a slow week for councillors.
Monday, 21st...
Scottish Water on strike from midnight
The union UNISON warns that Scottish Water staff are taking strike action for the next two days.
Staff at Scottish Water will begin a...
Care & Repair celebrate 40th anniversary
This year charity Care & Repair Edinburgh celebrate four decades of helping out.
The body was established to provide practical help around the homes of...
Scots squash veterans excel in Galway
Scotland's evergreen squash players excelled at the start of the Home International series in Galway winning both the women's over-55 section and the men's...
Champs invited to open Bonnyrigg green for new season
Bonnyrigg Bowling Club’s green was officially opened by the players who last season won the Scottish Fours title – John Stevenson, Kevin McDougall, Colin...
SNP candidate for Edinburgh Northern ballot
The SNP councillor for the Forth Ward, Stuart Dobbin, has put his name forward to represent the new Edinburgh Northern constituency at the next ...
First Minister convenes meeting to protect the country’s democratic foundations
First Minister John Swinney will gather political, faith and community leaders to a meeting later this week to examine the resilience of Scotland’s democracy.
All...
Kihavah scoops the Virgin Bet Queen’s Cup at Musselburgh
Kihavah once more proved his versatility when scooping the £100,000 Virgin Bet Queen’s Cup at Musselburgh.
Ridden by P J McDonald from Co. Wexford...
All the action from the corgis at Musselburgh
The fun race at Musselburgh was run at noon with sixteen runners on their wee short legs.
The winner was four-year-old Juno from Portobello...
See the Six Wonders of the World at Six by Nico
Known for its innovative immersive experiences, Six by Nico is preparing to take diners on an adventure in its newest offering Six Wonders of...
Trajectories on at Assembly Roxy next week
Early career theatre makers are ready to display their work off in a showcase next week.
Over seven weeks, Hannah McGregor, Harry Walker, Margot...
Police horse is put out to pasture
A police horse that was on the Hampden pitch to quell unrest after Hibernian defeated Rangers in the 2016 Scottish Cup final is...
Sharks steal victory from a dominant Edinburgh
Edinburgh 17 Sharks 18
A heartbreaking result for Edinburgh with almost everything having gone their way but the scoreline. This was not all Sharks doing,...
Time for an Easter post box topper
It has become customary for knitters and crafters to decorate their local post boxes, and the good folk in Blackhall have excelled themselves.
At...
Jacob crashes out of Barcelona Open
Jacob Fearnley found himself being manoeuvred out of his comfort zone in crashing 1-6, 2-6 to world tennis No 7 Alex de Minaur at...
CCTV images released while police investigate serious assault
Police Scotland have released images of two men they believe may hold information which could assist them in their investigations into a serious assault...
Letter from Scotland
What is a woman? You would think we would know the answer after thousands of years of life on earth.
But it has taken...
Police appeal for information about taxi involved in incident at South Gyle
Road traffic police are appealing for the driver of a taxi who struck a child in Edinburgh to come forward.
At 3.15pm on Tuesday, 15...
There is life among the city’s statues
Edinburgh's statues have been brought to life with the creative talents of an award-winning filmmaker from Queen Margaret University (QMU), Edinburgh.
Walid Salhab, a media...
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Cllr Val Walker
The Edinburgh Reporter was very sad to hear the news yesterday that Cllr Walker who represented Fountainbridge/Craiglockhart had died suddenly.
She...
Bloomin’ gorgeous in The Meadows today
It was another day of pink gorgeousness in The Meadows on Thursday just ahead of Easter weekend.
The blossom is coming out nicely now...
Cllr Val Walker 1949 – 2025
Cllr Val Walker the Labour councillor for Fountainbridge/Craiglockhart has died suddenly at home in Edinburgh.
As a new councillor in 2022, she was appointed...
Findlay calls for the SNP to ditch gender agenda
Russell Findlay, the Scottish Conservative leader has called upon the SNP to stop wasting taxpayers' money on gender self-ID.
He demands that the summit...
Kevin Lang moves up to interim Chief Executive at the Law Society
Kevin Lang is to become interim chief executive at The Law Society of Scotland at the end of this month.
The Law Society is...
Almond councillor opts for the law
Cllr Kevin Lang, leader of the 13 strong Liberal Democrat group on the council is to step aside from that leadership role while concentrating...
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Supreme Court ruling
The most important story of the week - and indeed the last few years while court case after court case has been...
North Bridge – work may finish by this winter
The contractor, Balfour Beatty, continues to work on the multi million pound project to refurbish North Bridge on behalf of The City of Edinburgh...
Digital Economy Minister visits two Edinburgh success stories
The Minister for the Digital Economy and Online Safety, Baroness Maggie Jones visited two tech firms in Edinburgh on Wednesday - Skyscanner and Codebase.
The...
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