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Cladding at Bainfield flats is ‘same as Grenfell Tower’
The student flats at Bainfield Halls of Residence in Fountainbridge have been clad with the same type of flammable cladding as that on Grenfell...
HMS Queen Elizabeth leaves Rosyth
Following a lengthy process to build her, HMS Queen Elizabeth the first QE Class aircraft carrier left the half-built HMS The Prince of Wales...
St Columba’s launch their summer fundraising drive
St Columba’s Hospice in Edinburgh has today launched its new fundraising appeal. It is called A Summer to Remember, and it is colourful and...
Royal Highland Show 2017 was a record breaker
Lothian Buses has reported an increase of almost 12% in customer journeys over the four days of the Royal Highland Show.
There were special services...
Edinburgh councillor blogs – Cllr Maureen Child
Maureen Child is the Labour councillor for Portobello/Craigmillar who regularly blogs for us.
On Monday, the fabulous Edinburgh Tool Library will be launching their new service in Portobello...
Airport passenger duty bill passed
A bill to replace Air Passenger Duty in Scotland was passed by the Scottish Parliament last week.
The Air Departure Tax (Scotland) Bill sets the...
At Dynamic Earth – summer events for all the family
Edinburgh's five star visitor attraction Dynamic Earth has announced several polar themed events for families to enjoy over the summer.
Running from the 1 July...
Celebrating 45 years with DM Hall
Lorraine Pearson began working at DM Hall in 1972 . Now 45 years on Ms Pearson has stayed with the surveying company all that...
Life & Style Edinburgh 2017
Life & Style Edinburgh this weekend 1 - 2 July 2017 will showcase the best of life in the capital.
The event takes place across...
Wilfred Owen centenary celebrations
A historic event took place at Waverley Station to mark the centenary of war poet Wilfred Owen's first moments in the city on this day a...
Scotland’s first graduate-level medicine course
Applications for a degree course offering exisiting graduates a new route into medicine will open in September, Health Secretary Shona Robison has confirmed.
The four-year...
Speedway – Monarchs skid to defeat at Redcar
SGB Championship: Redcar Bears 52, Edinburgh Monarchs 40
Redcar: Lewis Kerr (guest) 5, Jonas B Andersen 11, Ben Barker 13, Ellis Perks 5, Charles Wright...
Ice hockey – Cazzola glad to be Capitals bound at last
Edinburgh Capitals’ latest recruit Mike Cazzola revealed his move to Murrayfield has been a year in the making.
The 26-year-old arrives from ECHL side Fort...
Hundreds take part in football festival
Three hundred Edinburgh schoolgirls took part in Spartans Community Football Academy’s Girls Football Festival at Ainslie Park on Friday.
The event was part of National...
Battle of Prestonpans Tapestry on display at Holyrood
The medieval 'comic strip' which tells the story of Bonnie Prince Charlie's voyage to Scotland is being displayed in the Main Hall at the Scottish...
New Life and Style Event announced for Edinburgh
Award winning event organizers, EssentialEdinburgh, have announced an exciting new ''Life and Style'' event for Edinburgh this summer.
The event will include celebrity speakers, workshops...
Mechanical spectacles at the Museum of Childhood
This week a new exhibition of functioning mechanical toys and marvels opens at the Museum of Childhood,42 High Street, Royal Mile. With all pieces...
Royal Highland Show 2017 – M&S producers awards
Yesterday at the Royal Highland Show M&S announced the winners of their Farming for the Future awards.
The winners were:
Outstanding Producer award:
o Matthew McIntyre,...
New Information Commissioner proposed
Daren Fitzhenry is to be nominated by the Scottish Parliament as the new Scottish Information Commissioner next week.
He will succeed Rosemary Agnew who was...
First Minister to address ‘Brexfast’ at the Royal Highland Show
The First Minister will be up early this morning to get out to Ingliston to speak to farmers visiting the Royal Highland Show.
She is...
Royal Highland Show 2017 – in photos
What strikes you most about farmers is that they really love their animals.
And when they bring them to the Royal Highland Show they take...
Royal Highland Show 2017 – At the Co-op stand
On the first day of the Royal Highland Show, Fergus Ewing, Cabinet Secretary for Rural Economy and Connectivity met with Ciara Gorst, head of...
Edinburgh pub involved in nationwide craft beer festival
A craft beer festival is being staged at Hector's in Edinburgh until 15 July, celebrating the amber nectar in its many forms.
The Stockbridge local...
New Town house sells for record price
Solicitor-estate agency, Coulters say they have sold a 6-bedroom town house in Edinburgh’s New Town for a record price of £1m.
10 Claremont Crescent, a recently...
Royal Highland Show 2017 – Gove called upon to ‘answer Brexit pledges’
Michael Gove, the UK Environment and Rural Affairs Secretary is visiting the Royal Highland Show today.
He was a leading member of the Leave Campaign...
Royal Highland Show 2017 : How to get there
Getting to the Highland Show has been made simple with thanks to Lothian buses.
By simply heading to one of their designated stops you can...
Museum of Childhood’s Summer Exhibition – It’s Alive!
Mechanical Marvels are moving in to The Museum of Childhood
Edinburgh City Council’s Museum of Childhood plays host this summer to 40 special clockwork characters...
Get ready for the 2017 Royal Highland Show – begins tomorrow
This year the Clydesdale horse is the hero image for the 2017 Royal Highland Show, and her name is Jennifer.
Bred by Ronnie Black a...
Basketball – NBA link to create school leagues
The National Basketball Association (NBA) and basketballscotland have confirmed a new partnership to create a school-based Junior NBA basketball league in Edinburgh for boys...
Film Fest in the City 2017 was a shining success
The organisers of Film Fest in the City, Essential Edinburgh along with the Edinburgh International Film Festival have claimed that the 2017 outdoor film...
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