Tag: Edinburgh local news

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...

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...

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 in history at events which have taken place in May in years gone by with the Old Edinburgh ClubDayEvent(s)1stIn 1589, the King (James VI) and the Queen (Anne of Denmark) landed at...

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...

The decision to push the start of this season’s Eastern Cricket Premiership back a week until Saturday, 4 May, due to the recent inclement weather, has afforded a longer settling in period for new...

The Scholar Hotel won the top prize Winner of Best 4 Star Hotel East Scotland category and placed Highly Recommended for Best Hotel Team and Best City Hotel categories at the 2024 Scottish Hotel...

Edinburgh Castle has been crowned Scotland’s "most Instagrammable" tourist destination, according to a new study.The fortress has a staggering 723,165 posts featuring its hashtag on the social media platform, ahead of Glencoe with 607,634...

Edinburgh Festival of CyclingThe programmes for the eighth festival are out now. It will run from 31 May to 9 June 2024.Full details of the programme here.Sea Rising festivalPorty Energy are...

Postal Bowling Club held an inaugural Invitation Triples Competition at the weekend with sixteen triples from local clubs playing a round robin in four sections.The winners were Hillside with (from left to right) John...

Edinburgh’s Playtime jazz sessions have announced a new season of concerts. Beginning with the house quartet of saxophonist Martin Kershaw, guitarist Graeme Stephen, bassist Mario Caribe and drummer Tom Bancroft playing the music of...

The Eric Liddell Way on Bruntsfield Links has been officially opened at a renaming ceremony, celebrating the achievements of sportsman Eric Liddell at the 1924 Paris Olympics when he won gold in the 400...

On a day when there was enough political news the dogs were competing for the annual title of top dog at Holyrood.Heidi, a Biewer Terrier, was crowned winner.Heidi, who entered the event with...

Tardiest with a packed programme of music, film and storytelling begins this weekend, running from 3 May to 13 May.Organisers say that it is due to continued support from The National Lottery through...

Following the resignation of the First Minister, Humza Yousaf, Scottish Labour have called for an election in Scotland.Scottish Labour Leader Anas Sarwar MSP said: "Regardless of our political differences, I want to thank...

We gain the ‘Summer Triangle’, but lose the ‘Winter Triangle’, as the predominantly twilit sky reduces observability to the brighter objects in the heavens. Keen observers should continue to be vigilant for a nova...

Leith Rugby will break new ground when hosting an annual seven-a-side tournament at Academy Park on Saturday, 27 April.For the first time a women’s tournament will run alongside the men’s event.Taking part will be:...

Public views on plans for new student flats will no longer be aired in public, as the council has failed to determine a planning application in time.The 138-bed crescent-style block on the corner of...

Friends of Starbank Park held a Cherry Blossom picnic on Sunday.They invited everyone to come along and enjoy the views inside and from the park with live music from the Edinburgh Brass Band.28/4/2024Picture...

The holiday let boom has changed the face of the capital’s tourism economy in the last 15 years – but in that time those behind their rise have remained largely a mystery. That has all...

Mary McCardle, wife of new president Scott McCardle, delivered the first jack and the season was underway at Postal Bowling Club.Afterwards a vice president’s team defeated a president’s team in the first competitive outing...

This is the most up to date list of roadworks and events leading to road closures or diversions for traffic in Edinburgh for the next week or so.If you see anything on the...

Electric vehicle chargers could be installed in lampposts in Edinburgh to serve residents without driveways.The council has rolled out 140 chargers over the last three years and says around 780 more will be needed...

Accountancy firm Saffery has announced a new home for its Edinburgh team at the Haymarket Square development.The new space will give the 70 employees more desk space and allows for collaboration and agile...

Royal Bank of Scotland colleagues have planted a new tree nursery at the Gogarburn headquarters in Edinburgh, in partnership with The Conservation Volunteers, whose mission is to connect people to nature and to nurture...

Hamilton has played to sell-out audiences during the run which began on 28 February and closes on Saturday night.The cast took to the outdoors and celebrated in a mass photo call.Read Líam Rudden's...

Local relationship bank Handelsbanken has appointed Kevin Hulse as its first Corporate Manager – Business Development for Edinburgh.Born and bred in the capital, the 43-year-old steps into the newly-created position after two years with...

North Berwick Rugby Club have earned praise for helping 10-year-old member Ollie McMillan fundraise for his Marfan Syndrome charity.Last October Ollie had two consecutive Pneumothorax which is a collapsed lung.  An operation and seven titanium...

Interesting timesYesterday was a momentous day in Scottish politics. Rather than wait for the members of the Scottish Green Party to debate and make up their minds about quitting the Bute House Agreement -...

The Scottish Conservatives say they will hold a Vote of No Confidence in Humza Yousaf after the ending of the Bute House Agreement which leaves the Scottish Government governing as a minority.At First Minister’s...