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Humza announces fresh start for Scotland
With a delay to the much discussed Deposit Return Scheme and a reversal on the alcohol advertising crackdown, today's announcement was a distancing by...
Scottish Men’s Sheds Association welcome reversal of funding cuts
The Scottish Men’s Sheds Association (SMSA) has welcomed an announcement by the Scottish Government that the organisation will receive funding in the next financial...
Brunton’s shows to go on – at other venues
The Brunton in Musselburgh has been closed temporarily, and the Theatre Trust have reached out to venues in Musselburgh, East Lothian and beyond to...
Jane’s Walk Festival – free neighbourhood walks next month
The international Jane’s Walk festival will be back in Edinburgh in 2023 with five free neighbourhood walks on 5-7 May.
Jane’s Walk is a community-based...
SNP treasurer Colin Beattie arrested
Police Scotland have confirmed this morning that a man, understood to be Colin Beattie MSP for Midlothian North and Musselburgh, has been arrested for...
Five things you need to know today
Tax on second homes
The First Minister has plans for councils to raise more tax on empty and second homes and he laid these out...
Plans to increase council tax on empty and second homes
The Scottish Government plans to enable councils to raise the amount of council tax paid on empty and second homes. Details of this scheme...
Council begins major consultation on travel and transport in Edinburgh
The council has opened a major consultation which they hope will to help to outline the way that everyone in Edinburgh moves around, or...
Five things you need to know today
Cleaning up the city
A dedicated graffiti removal team and a free special uplift service for some residents are just two new street cleansing measures...
SNP treasurer Colin Beattie arrested
Police have confirmed that a man has been arrested this morning in connection with the inquiry into SNP finances.
Police have not named the...
Foreign Secretary tries to rein in trips abroad – by Scottish Ministers
The SNP has said the UK Government is "paranoid and insecure" about Scotland having a strong voice on the world stage - amid attempts...
Scotland takes pride of place in New York – PHOTOS
Who did we see at Tartan Day in New York?
Lots of people from Edinburgh, from the Edinburgh Central MSP, Angus Robertson, to Edinburgh South...
St James Quarter welcomes Comic Con to Edinburgh
Superheroes Unite!
Sci-fi fans in Edinburgh are in for a treat as Comic Con is coming to St James Quarter for a...
Property – Open weekend at Allanwater Homes development
ALLANWATER HOMES ANNOUNCES OPEN WEEKENDS AT HAYFORD MILLS, CAMBUSBARRON
Special Buyer Events, with mortgage advisors on site, will showcase the development’s Deveron & Findhorn Townhouses...
Edinburgh Art Festival – Andrew Cranston at Ingleby
At Ingleby Gallery there will be an exhibition of new paintings by Glasgow based Andrew Cranston staged as part of the Edinburgh Art Festival.
Cranston...
Weaving two kilt businesses together
Howie Nicholsby set up 21st Century Kilts in 1996 when he was just 18. He is the fourth generation of his family who have...
Presiding Officer on parade
The Presiding Officer of The Scottish Parliament, Alison Johnstone, MSP, is on an official trip in the US and Canada, and part of that...
Pettycur Bay Holiday Park has free events this weekend
SUCCESSFUL EASTER SEASON FOR PETTYCUR BAY HOLIDAY PARK WITH MORE FREE EVENTS THIS WEEKEND
Pettycur Bay Holiday Park in Kinghorn is reflecting on an extremely...
Overnight roadworks on the City Bypass begin on Monday
A five-week programme of overnight maintenance on the A720 Edinburgh City Bypass is scheduled to begin on Monday 17 April 2023.
The work will...
Bute House closing for repairs
Just as the new First Minister, Humza Yousaf gets his feet under the desk, Bute House, the Official Residence, will be closed for repair....
Resurfacing work on the M9 begins on Monday
Transport Scotland has scheduled 10 nights of overnight resurfacing works to renew around 1.5 kilometres of the M9 southbound between junctions 7 and 5...
Dr Joe Morrow – in New York to promote Scotland
Dr Joe Morrow is the Lord Lyon King of Arms, and he is in New York for Tartan Week, "promoting Scotland".
The Lord Lyon has...
Mixing up food and stories in a series of workshops
Pudding & Stories announces “Food and Stories Workshops”
Pudding & Stories is to hold a series of “Food and Stories Workshops”, run by instructors from Edinburgh’s universities, local artists,...
At the Royal Botanic Garden- Living Soil
Join the Botanics for a British Sign Language (BSL) tour of artist Natalie Taylor's exhibition, Living Soil.
Artist Natalie Taylor celebrates the life beneath our...
Fish ‘n chip shop with its own saucy glass bottle recycling scheme
A multi award-winning Musselburgh fish and chips takeaway has launched a glass bottle recycling scheme for its own branded chippy sauce.
East Coast Fish &...
Braid Road – a response from a resident
This is an opinion article written by reader Paul Bailey who lives on Braid Road by way of comment on an article which we...
At Edinburgh Science Festival – EarthFest
Dino-sauring into Edinburgh Science Festival 2023’s final weekend, the National Museum of Scotland is hosting the second of the Festival’s themed family weekends: EarthFest.
From prehistoric...
The SNP begin the process of recruiting a new CEO
SNP NEC TO KICK-START APPOINTMENT PROCESS FOR PERMANENT CHIEF EXECUTIVE
SNP National Executive Committee are this weekend kick-starting the appointment process for a new Chief...
Social enterprise founder wins a trip to Tartan Week
The Scottish Business Network (SBN) ran a challenge earlier this year and the prize was a trip to New York during Tartan Week. And...
Five things you need to know today
There is a mass exodus from Edinburgh Airport today of people heading Stateside to attend the New York City Tartan Day Parade on Saturday....
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