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Help the council care for the city’s parks
If you go down to the park today the council would like you to take care against causing fires there.
The Parks and Greenspace team...
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2017 – Trashed
Nineteen years working the bins and Goody's about to crack. Trashed is a grimy, booze-fuelled sucker punch of a play, bound to make you laugh...
Oskar’s Amazing Adventure
Fun-loving Oskar has to run down a mountain to find a friendly animal to play with. But where are the animals? And why does he...
New community councillors appointed
Following the nomination process six members have been elected to the community council in Muirhouse / Salvesen
The first meeting of the new council will...
CHAS celebrate National Teddy Bears Picnic Day
The children's hospice CHAS is marking today's National Teddy Bears Picnic Day by inviting children across Scotland to hold their own picnic and raise...
Lead contractor appointed at Donaldson’s development
The development at the former Donaldson's College is now reaching a crucial stage and the contractor who will build the new houses for CALA...
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2017 – Dust
A woman. A suicide. A choice. A fly on the wall. A funeral. A Bakewell tart. A life. A lie. A truth. An ending....
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2017 – Soho Theatre Present
Highlights this year from Soho Theatre include the hugely anticipated Wild Bore
by international stars Zoe Coombs-Marr, Ursula Martinez and Adrienne Truscott, together with Natasha Marshall’s debut play Half Breed.
Fringe...
McDonalds staff join Capital clean up
Crew from the McDonald’s restaurants on Princes Street, South St Andrew Street and at Waverley Market in Edinburgh have spruced-up Calton Hill and the...
Edinburgh veteran set to participate in Warrior Games
Edinburgh army veteran Terry Morgan will be heading to the US this weekend to represent Britain in the 2017 Warrior Games.
Terry, 46, is one...
Children are invited to travel back in time with new Kids’ Historic Trail
The Greater Grassmarket BID launches its free Kids’ Historic Trail
The Greater Grassmarket Business Improvement District (BID) has launched a new, free Kids’ Historic Trail, following
the success...
And they’re off at Musselburgh for Friday night at the races
The unfolding story of Musselburgh Racecourse has been told here in several articles, but there is a happy outcome now.
Today the British Horseracing Authority...
Employability course for young people at the Museum
Young people aged 14-19 who might benefit from taking part in Impact Arts Cashback to the Future Programme should read on.
This programme will run from...
Police ask for help to trace missing man
A 64 year-old man, Arnold Mouat has gone missing from the Bo'ness area.
Mr Mouat was last seen at an address in Panbrae Road, Bo’ness,...
Scottish Enterprise boss steps down
Dr Lena Wilson CBE the CEO of Scottish Enterprise for 8 years has announced to staff this morning that she is resigning.
Dr Wilson said: “It...
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2017 – What I learned from Johnny Bevan
Luke Wright’s multi award-winning political drama returns to The Fringe
Luke Wright’s first theatre show What I Learned from Johnny Bevan took the 2015 Edinburgh Fringe...
2017 Floral Clock marks 200 years of The Scotsman
There are over one thousand flowers in the Floral Clock in Princes Street Gardens which is created each year by the council's horticultural department.
This...
Dram & Smoke – The Campfire Feasts Pop-Up
DRAM & SMOKE RETURNS TO THE BISCUIT FACTORY FOR THE EDINBURGH FESTIVAL IN COLLABORATION WITH TALISKER WHISKY
Following a sold out run last year, the London-based pop-up Dram &...
Brown calls for MOD to think again on defence cuts
The UK Government’s decision last year to reduce Scotland’s defence estate by 20 per cent was ill thought through and should be reconsidered, Veterans...
Musselburgh Racecourse – a meeting next week will not save Friday Night at the...
Further to yesterday's article about the future of Musselburgh Racecourse, it now seems that racing will not be allowed to proceed next week.
The British...
Young Edinburgh woman achieves top Girl Guiding award
An inspiring young woman from Edinburgh has won the highest award in Girlguiding.
Rosalyn Old, 26, from Edinburgh was presented with her Queen’s Guide Award...
Race against time to save July racing at Musselburgh
The news from Musselburgh Racecourse is rather bleak this afternoon.
There has been a long history of difficulties surrounding the East Lothian course, but these...
Lord Provost meets HM The Queen for the Ceremony of the Keys
The Lord Provost, the Rt Hon Frank Ross, in his role as Lord Lieutenant attended Holyrood Palace today for the Ceremony of the Keys...
Fishing – organisers hook more than 50 for fun day
More than 50 people attended The Peeblesshire Trout Fishing Association open day and the figure was one of the best recorded by the association...
St Mary’s Music School Directors’ Recital Prize won by accordionist
St Mary's Music School announced the winner of the highly prestigious Directors’ Recital Prize 2017.
Ryan Corbett an S6 pupil who plays the accordion has won...
At Edinburgh Napier – interactive information day for young people
On 13 July 2017 Edinburgh Napier's Sighthill Campus will host a variety of educational bodies and third sector organisations who are all committed to...
Edinburgh councillor blogs – Councillor Maureen Child
Councillor Maureen Child is the Labour councillor for Portobello/Craigmillar. Here she sums up her postbag for us!
Dear All
I was delighted to see such a...
Five things you need to know today
The Friends of Burdiehouse Burn Valley Park AGM
Bank of Scotland grants programme
Barney's Beer on tour
Tanabata Star Festival
Poetry Al Fresco...
Tickets available today for International Festival opener
Free tickets will be available from today for the Standard Life Opening Event: Bloom, which is a digital artwork that will open the 2017...
Capital venues in line for prestigious award
Three Edinburgh venues could win a prestigious Food and Travel Magazine Reader Award.
Wedgwood the Restaurant, The Voyage of Buck and Millers64 have all been...
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