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Scottish ceremony and procession will take place after the Coronation
As The Edinburgh Reporter confirmed during our recent conversation with the Lord Lyon King of Arms there will be a ceremony in Edinburgh following...
Coronation weekend – the Big Help Out
The Big Help Out will take place on the Coronation weekend, and the campaign backed by the British Red Cross, RNIB and Age Scotland,...
Plan to move bus stops is “worrying”
A plan to move bus stops away from Edinburgh’s most dangerous junctions has been branded as “worrying” by public transport campaigners.
Councillors were warned that such...
Pedal on Parliament 2023 takes to the streets today
The Pedal on Parliament route from Chambers Street to Holyrood is an easy one, although it has taken a lot of campaigning to get...
Scottish Government makes awards to Edinburgh and Glasgow festivals
The Scottish Government's Expo Fund will support fourteen major festivals in the capital and in Glasgow this year with a grant of £1.8 million...
New library now under construction in Ratho
Clark Contracts is now on site in Ratho working on the new library and Early Years facility for The City of Edinburgh Council.
The...
Consultation events will set out details of the regeneration of Edinburgh’s coastline
The council is consulting with residents and businesses, and any other interested groups on the way that Seafield might be transformed and regenerated into...
Greens say it is time for a national debate on the monarchy
With the Coronation just days away, the Scottish Greens say this is exactly the time to be questioning the future of the Monarchy.
Speaking ahead...
Letter from Scotland
In his first big speech, our new First Minister Humza Yousaf has bowed to industry pressure to postpone a bottle return scheme which appears...
Some Scottish-Nordic Festival events will be in Edinburgh
The Scottish-Nordic Festival - the Northern Streams Festival - will celebrate Nordic and Scottish music, song and dance both in Edinburgh and Dundee.
From...
Changes to Deposit Return Scheme announced
In a statement to The Scottish Parliament on Thursday afternoon Circular Economy Minister, Lorna Slater, announced some new measures which are intended to help...
Checking out the tram with a tartan takeover
The ScotlandShop staged a flash tartan takeover, with a tram leaving from the West End tram stop just after 11am on Thursday.
They want...
Edinburgh student could win national research award
National award returns to fund student research on nation’s land
Students in Edinburgh are being encouraged to enter a national award designed to support research...
Five things you need to know today
Edible Estates
Edinburgh Growing Together will help deliver community growing projects on council housing land which were identified as possible gardens. This will be a...
Edinburgh Growing Together – gardening to produce more food and flowers
A project has just been launched to give Edinburgh residents more opportunities to grow vegetables, fruit and flowers on Edinburgh council estates.
Edinburgh Growing Together...
Apply now for grants to fund history projects and research
The Old Edinburgh Club, the city’s history society, is to begin a programme of small grants for projects and research which expand what we...
Roomzzz Aparthotels to open next month at St James Quarter
Roomzzz Aparthotels is opening its first Scottish location in Edinburgh to guests on 19 May. Located in the heart of Edinburgh's premium lifestyle destination,...
Duncan Place Community Hub transformed
Innovative Scottish product brings a modern solution to a heritage building.
Staff and users at the Duncan Place community centre have witnessed the historic but...
Midlothian MP criticises Sunak over inflation
Owen Thompson MP said today Rishi Sunak is ‘utterly failing’ to bring down inflation as it remains at a sky-high level.
The latest ONS figures...
Daytime testing for trams on new part of the line begins
Three trams ran between Picardy Place and Newhaven during the day today.
The first tram rolled away from York Place at 10 and we...
EICC announce increased revenue in rebound year
The Edinburgh International Conference Centre has grown its revenue by 45% in what has been described as a "rebound" year.
The revenue increased to...
New tram drivers testing their driving skills from today
Daytime full speed testing got underway on the new section of tram line on Wednesday.
Edinburgh Trams now has a bigger team of drivers...
Labour call for Slater’s dismissal
Scottish Labour has demanded that First Minister Humza Yousaf takes responsibility for what they say is the "shambolic" Deposit Return Scheme, and remove it...
Holiday homes – new phase on sale now at Camelot
Camelot Holiday Park in Cumbria is offering a new phase of luxury holiday homes at its latest development, The Paddocks.
Properties on offer range from...
Five things you need to know today
Jock's Lodge plans changed
The developer of the proposed purpose built student accommodation at Jock's Lodge has made a few changes - including lowering the...
Council plans to double spending on roads and pavements
The council is planning to spend more money on fixing roads, paths and pavements than it has for almost a decade.
The Roads...
“Fresh start” is just “tinkering with failed policies”
The First Minister announced in The Scottish Parliament on Tuesday that under his leadership there will be a "fresh start". He published a new...
New Cubo office space to open on Princes Street
Leading flex office provider Cubo is to roll out its brand nationally, and has acquired a new 16,000 sq. ft workspace on Princes Street...
Edinburgh-based author awarded Ignite Fellowship by Scottish Book Trust
The national charity transforming lives through reading and writing, Scottish Book Trust, has announced the fifth Ignite Fellowship awardees – including Edinburgh-based author, Tim...
Jardine calls for insulation to cut mould and reduce energy bills
Edinburgh West MP, Christine Jardine, has called on the UK Government to introduce an emergency ten-year programme to insulate every home in the UK....
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