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SNP Leadership contest
All candidates have now declared and been validated with support from at least 100 SNP members. They have until one month today,...
Bike bus success recognised with local hero award
The Blackford Bike Bus was presented with a Local Hero award on Friday by local MP Ian Murray on Friday.
Murray’s Community Hero Award...
Hibs announce new deals for three players
In a flurry of contracts signed today, three young players are making career moves.
Hibs goalie, 18-year-old Murray Johnson, now has a long term deal...
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Today it is one year since Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine
The First Minister wrote an open letter to the people of Ukraine which you can...
The King’s has been saved – redevelopment to start soon
The renovation of the King's Theatre can now begin as the necessary funding has been topped up by £3 million from The City of...
Ash Regan launches leadership bid
Ash Regan, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern has launched her leadership campaign just ahead of the deadline for nominees to declare their candidacy at noon...
City firm will double staff numbers
Trinity Decorating Services, the Edinburgh-based painting and decorating company, is looking to double its workforce to meet growing demand in the city.
The firm has...
Letter from Scotland
The best laid schemes of Scottish nationalists have gone agley in spectacular fashion and left them naught be grief and pain for promised joy....
Drama at the City Chambers as Labour budget fails to pass
The Labour administration proposed a budget today which was not adopted by the council, leaving the council leader facing calls from the SNP Group...
Following the budget – administration will speak to other political groups to find a...
By 32 votes to 29 it is the Liberal Democrat budget which was passed in the City Chambers in Edinburgh on Thursday afternoon.
The 32...
The budget for Edinburgh is set by an opposition group
In a shock move it was the Liberal Democrat budget which was approved at the City Chambers on Thursday afternoon.
Following a complicated sequence of...
Reaction to departure of Chief Constable
The Chief Constable Sir Iain Livingstone, QPM, announced his intention to resign in summer 2023 to the Scottish Police Authority meeting on Thursday.
He...
Chief Constable Iain Livingstone to resign
Chief Constable Iain Livingstone, QPM, has announced his retirement from Police Scotland today at a meeting of the Scottish Police Authority.
The 56-year-old took over...
One Hundred Cats – an exhibition by The Edinburgh Sketcher
Popular Edinburgh artist, the Edinburgh Sketcher, has a very personal exhibition at Southside gallery Art & Craft Collective between 4 March and 1 April...
Five things you need to know today
The City of Edinburgh Council meets today to set its budget and decide how much everyone living in the city has to pay in...
Bitter disappointment for residents at Eyre Place Lane as developer ducks council hearing
In what locals regard as a disappointing turn of events, the council hearing scheduled for the planning application at Eyre Place Lane will no...
Conservatives suggest 4% increase in council tax
The Conservative group have put forward their suggestions for the council's budget in a paper published online. The group agrees that Edinburgh is underfunded,...
Rod Stewart adds a second date at Edinburgh Castle
Sir Rod Stewart will stay over for one more night in the capital this summer. Tickets for his first date have sold so well...
Liberal Democrats protecting school budgets
The Liberal Democrats published their own headlines earlier today on Twitter saying that they would table a full costed council budget to stop cuts...
Council administration set out their stall ahead of tomorrow’s budget meeting
The Labour administration in Edinburgh have published their proposals for setting the budget at the City Chambers on Thursday.
The overarching theme is that this...
Midlothian rents to increase by 4.8%
Council rent in Midlothian will increase by 4.8 per cent from next month – raising the average weekly rent by £3.54.
A meeting of Midlothian...
SNP and Greens coalesce around budget proposals in Edinburgh
In a move which SNP and Green councillors were not able to make just after the election last May, there is a new coalition...
At Moda Living residents can call on VideoGP
Moda Living, the new way of renting in Fountainbridge, has partnered up with VideoGP to look after their residents.
The service is operated in a...
Bin hubs would have “significant adverse impact” on New Town
The New Town and Broughton Community Council commissioned a report into the installation of bin hubs in the World Heritage Site which finds that...
Ronald J Gordon (1954 – 2023)
The Hibernian family are in mourning today following the death of owner Ron Gordon on Tuesday.
Ronald J Gordon was born and raised in Peru,...
ScotHot reveal their 50 Rising Stars
On ScotHot’s 50th Anniversary 50 industry superstars are recognised.
A judging panel of industry leaders have revealed ScotHot’s 50 Rising Stars, of the country’s biggest...
UNISON says government “increase” in local government funding is not enough
The Scottish Budget approved on Tuesday included an increase of £100m for councils, but that sum ‘won’t touch the sides’, said UNISON.
Commenting on the...
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It is the middle of the week, and almost the end of the month, and this is the day when we begin production on...
Midlothian Council raise council tax by five per cent
Council tax will rise by five per cent in Midlothian in the year ahead as a last minute agreement among councillors allowing plans to...
Corstorphine/Murrayfield by election – hustings brings out candidates’ views
A Labour candidate standing in the Corstorphine/Murrayfield by-election says he supports compensation for businesses disrupted by the construction of a cycle route through the...
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