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Roadworks at Bankton Junction will take six nights
Carriageway improvements will be carried out on the A1 at Bankton Junction, just outside Prestonpans, where Transport Scotland’s operating company, BEAR Scotland, plan six...
The Edinburgh Drawing School offers summer courses
The Edinburgh Drawing School, based in the heart of Edinburgh's New Town, is hosting a Summer School of courses for adults and children this July...
Scottish Government working to protect food security
A new dedicated Food Security Unit has been set up to monitor the supply chain for any possible disruption.
The Short-Life Food Security and Supply...
Tour guides will have to pay increased charges for visits to graveyard
Edinburgh tour guides will have to pay increased charges to the council to take groups into graveyards after an effort to bring in donations...
Poet and performer Ellen Renton’s debut photography exhibition opens
A new exhibition by Edinburgh artist Ellen Renton, inspired by the instamatic poetry of the influential Scottish poet Edwin Morgan, is opening in Scotland’s capital this week.
IF YOU'VE SEEN...
EXCLUSIVE interview – Edinburgh gets involved with UCI World Championships
From the moment Scotland was revealed as host for the inaugural Cycling World Championships, David Lappartient, the President of the sport's global governing body,...
Secure cycle parking – crunching the numbers
The number of cycle parking spaces in Edinburgh is set to double according to the council's Transport Convener.
There are many numbers in the...
Scottish Computing Science Week – National Robotarium showing off to the kids
It is Scottish Computing Science Week this week, and as part of the festivities, the National Robotarium, based at Edinburgh’s Heriot Watt University campus...
Five things you need to know today
The Fringe have an app for that
One of the failings of last year's Fringe was that they had no booking app which for years...
ScotlandShop wins inaugural government award for export success
The Department for Business and Trade has announced the seven winners of the first Made in the UK, Sold to the World awards, and...
Hibernian – Murray Johnson will go to Queen of the South on loan
Hibernian FC are pleased to announce that the Hibernian FC goalkeeper Murray Johnson will join Scottish League One side Queen of the South on...
Trypraying booklet for non-believers spreads from Edinburgh across the world
A simple prayer guide designed for non-believers by a mathematician in his back bedroom in Edinburgh now helps people around the world to cope...
Edinburgh Cup returns with delights on and off the track
No long faces at Musselburgh Racecourse ahead of sensational raceday
The countdown is on to one of the most prestigious events in the Scottish racing...
Edinburgh College of Art Fashion Show will be staged at St James Quarter
There will be three catwalk shows at St James Quarter on 9 June featuring the work of Edinburgh College of Art's graduates.
On Tuesday...
Edinburgh MSP supporting university spin offs with parliamentary reception
The Edinburgh Pentlands MSP, Gordon MacDonald will sponsor a reception on Tuesday evening at Holyrood with Converge, the country's largest company creation programme.
MSPs will...
Edinburgh Event to be held on World MS Day
As part of MS Society Scotland's events on World MS Day there will be a hybrid event on 30 May 2023.
Anyone living in...
ScotRail encourages all the Beyoncé fans to avoid Haymarket
ScotRail has advised people travelling to BT Murrayfield on Saturday to see Beyoncé in concert to avoid Haymarket Station.
The rail operator said that...
LibDems trying to flush out the sewage in our rivers
The Liberal Democrats want to stop any sewage dumping into our rivers,
Christine Jardine MP has uncovered routine dumping in the River Almond with...
It’s buzzing at Rosslyn Chapel
There are new beehives at Rosslyn Chapel restoring the connection between the historic chapel and bees which goes back some 600 years.
Webster Honey have...
Shoots of recovery as city landscaper posts record turnover
Armstrong Gardens and Landscapes, an Edinburgh-based garden design and build specialist, has bounced back from the pandemic to report a record turnover of more...
People’s Postcode Lottery donates £5million to transformational Alzheimer’s research
The People's Postcode Lottery Dream Fund has donated the sum of £5 million to progress the early diagnosis of dementia.
Two major dementia charities are...
Take the tram to Beyoncé’s concert
When Beyoncé takes to the stage in the capital this weekend, fans can take advantage of the most convenient travel option by taking the...
Barratt Developments’ community fund to benefit women and children
Three essential causes focused on improving the lives and wellbeing of women and families in the East of Scotland have benefited from donations from...
Margiotta to open second Shandon store
Edinburgh's Margiotta is to open a new store on Harrison Gardens in a 2,000 square feet space formerly owned by an architecture firm.
The business...
National Lottery selects Edinburgh charity for funding – now the public have to vote
The National Lottery has announced a shortlist of Scottish charities for the public to vote on from Monday.
One of the charities which is shortlisted...
Neighbourgood Market is back – opening on Wednesday
The Neighbourgood Market comes back to Stockbridge this week for the fourth year running and runs until 23 July.
It is an open air...
The official dachshund fun day – a date for your diary
The Scottish Dachshund Club are organising a fun day for Dachshunds from all over Scotland at Thirlestane Castle, Lauder again this year.
In 2022 almost...
Crowdfunder to complete Leith renovation needs just a little more help
An Edinburgh start up business - Away Industries - leases the ground floor of a former bank building in Leith. The firm is now...
Care home starts next chapter with a book club
Weekly book club ignites imagination and creativity among elderly residents
Book loving pensioners at an Edinburgh care home are keeping their minds young and agile...
Council claims communal bin hubs a success
The council says that the first phase of its communal bin hubs has already led to a massive drop in the number of overflowing...
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