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SNP Westminster group to choose a new leader
Following last week's General Election Angus Robertson who won the leadership contest only last year was not reelected. This means that the SNP have...
Art – My Mother is an Artist
From 23 June to 9 July 2017 at the Dry Dock on Leith Links, My Mother is an Artist will showcase the visual art and words...
Golf – still a chance to qualify for Senior pro-am
The leading qualifier from the Alliance event at the Renaissance Club this month will book a place in the Scottish Senior pro-am on the...
Ice hockey – Vorobyev back for Capitals
Edinburgh Capitals forward Pavel Vorobyev has confirmed his return to Murrayfield and he has set himself a new target.
The 35-year-old, as a minimum, wants...
UK Supreme Court sitting in Edinburgh from today
For the very first time ever the UK Supreme Court (what used to be called the House of Lords for legal appeals purposes) will...
UK Government must not endanger the Good Friday agreement
As MPs return to Westminster for the new parliamentary term there is a lot of dust still to settle.
As the Conservative Party did not...
#Walkthewalk Moonwalkers have now raised £20 million
If you were out and about late last night you might have been forgiven for thinking you were seeing things. You were.
The Moonwalk Scotland...
Auditions being held for four-legged star in Legally Blonde
Auditions across the UK are being held to recruit a British bulldog to star as ''Rufus'' in Legally Blonde: The Musical.
Bruiser is already cast...
Tattoo Brigadier welcomes original Jacobite suit to Edinburgh
Brigadier David Allfrey, Producer and Chief Executive of The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo, gets a sneak peek at an original tartan suit of English...
Speedway – weather hits fixtures
Edinburgh Monarchs, the current league leaders, have a night off on Sunday as their scheduled SGB Championship clash at Newcastle Diamonds has been postponed.
Meanwhile,...
Opinion – Paul Cairney on Scottish politics
Scottish voters rewrite a well-worn script
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Paul Cairney, University of Stirling
A hung parliament: how little we appreciate the shape-shifting nature of politics in...
Climbing – Everest climber shares her experiences
Mollie Hughes last month became the youngest woman in the world to successfully climb Mount Everest from both its north and south sides.
Now, the...
Teeing up new business while playing golf
NetGolf has swung into action at a Lothians Chamber and bosses are now looking to continue the initiative.
Twelve members and non-members of Midlothian and...
#GE2017 Tories claim their election success in Scotland
Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson hailed the party’s best result north of the border in 35 years at a press conference called in the...
#GE2017 Scottish Labour candidates strike back against Tory campaigning
Edinburgh North and Leith was a fiercely fought contest in this General Election and nobody fought harder than Scottish Labour's Gordon Munro who came a...
#GE2017 – Scottish Labour results declared a success
Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale today hailed what she says is her party’s 'stunning success' in the General Election.
Just two years after losing all-but-one...
#GE2017 Church urges time to reflect
Following the General Election result which has ended with a hung parliament, The Church of Scotland is calling on people of faith to spend...
#GE2017 Election results for Edinburgh
The UK Parliamentary General Election results for Edinburgh’s five constituencies have been announced at Meadowbank Sports Centre.
The Members of Parliament for each constituency are...
Lacrosse – Scotland men appeal for cash ahead of World Championships
Scotland’s men’s lacrosse team has launched an online fundraiser to compete at the 2018 Federation of International Lacrosse World Championships in Israel.
They are ranked...
New indoor roller rink and skatepark opens at Ocean Terminal
A new skatepark and roller rink, measuring 200,000 sq.ft. has opened at Ocean Terminal.
The brand new offering has been designed by skatepark experts, Vision...
#GE2017 Edinburgh West result announced
The result of the Edinburgh West constituency has now been announced. The winner is Christine Jardine, MP for the Scottish Liberal Democrats.
The 2017 candidates...
#GE2017 Counting begins in Edinburgh
At 10.30pm, thirty minutes after the polls closed, vans began arriving at Meadowbank Sports Centre in Edinburgh. Every vote cast by Edinburgh residents will...
#GE2017 Edinburgh South West announce their result
Edinburgh South West has voted for the status quo at this General Election.
At 4:00am the SNP's Joanna Cherry QC was re-elected as MP.
Candidates for...
#GE2017 Edinburgh South result announced
At 4:00am the results were coming in thick and fast and Ian Murray was reelected as the MP for Edinburgh South, with a massively...
#GE2017 Edinburgh North and Leith announce their result
Edinburgh North and Leith has announced their winning candidate for the 2017 UK General Election:
At 3.45 am the winning candidate was declared to be...
#GE2017 Edinburgh East result announced
Edinburgh East has announced its winning candidate for the 2017 UK General Election.
The MP will be the SNP candidate Tommy Sheppard who goes to Westminster for a...
Field hockey – Grassick back for World League challenge
Chris Grassick makes his long-awaited comeback for Scotland in the World League later this month in London.
The Edinburgh-born former Inverleith player has been sidelined...
We need you! Tesco calls on Edinburgh charities to join free food scheme
Charities and community groups in Edinburgh to participate in new scheme that lets them collect surplus food from Tesco stores.
Tesco has pledged that no...
Scottish Water £800k Edinburgh sewer project update
A new Scottish Water project to upgrade the sewer network in Trinity is said to be progressing well.
The work is being carried out by...
Fishing – keep an eye on water levels before going river fishing again
Fishermen are glad the rain has come to boost water levels in local rivers but don't go back too soon.
That's the advice of Eddie...
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