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Planning permission granted by council for mansion to take the place of bungalow
An Edinburgh bungalow will be bulldozed to make way for a couple’s new mansion overlooking the capital – despite neighbours being “up in arms”...
Neilson is Manager of the Month
Hearts manager, Robbie Neilson, has been named the Scottish Premiership Glen’s Manager of the Month for January 2023.
The Tynecastle side were unbeaten during the...
Ryanair introduce six new routes from Edinburgh this summer
As a result of a multimillion pound investment in a new aircraft and additional crew at Edinburgh Airport, Ryanair is announcing six new routes...
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TRIBUTES
The tributes to Firefighter Barry Martin who died after injuries sustained in a large scale fire at Jenners last month have been accumulating outside...
Council to re-examine ban on strip clubs
A controversial decision to ban strip clubs in Edinburgh is set to be revisited by the council, after performers warned it could force them...
Council could have saved millions on North Bridge repairs
Millions could have been saved if North Bridge had been fully closed to traffic during the refurbishment, it has been admitted — after the latest...
Taxi fares to rise by up to 20 per cent this year
Taxi fares in Edinburgh will increase by up to 20 per cent to keep up with inflation and the rising cost of running a...
Plans to cut transition teachers criticised
An Edinburgh teacher has criticised council plans to cut the city’s education budget and cut jobs to save cash, saying that schools are already...
Edinburgh tech company will double in size in the next twelve months
A tech and analytics enabled consulting firm has announced plans to double the number of people working there from 50 to 100 in the...
Actors inspired by a visit to the Stevenson statue
The National Theatre of Scotland is presenting Kidnapped in a new production with Ryan J Mackay and Malcolm Cumming as Davie Balfour and Alan...
And the nominees are….on the big screen in Edinburgh next week
Vue Edinburgh Ocean Terminal and Vue Edinburgh Omni Centre offer film fans the chance to catch up with all the nominees of the films...
Shipping Roots – a new exhibition at Inverleith House
A new exhibition at Inverleith House by Australian artist Keg de Souza will highlight the colonial legacy of plants when it opens next month....
Hippodrome Silent Film Festival 2023 – full programme announced
The Hippodrome Silent Film Festival 2023 organised by Falkirk Council, will take place between 22 and 26 March at the Hippodrome in Bo'ness.
The...
Evidence to be heard at The Scottish Parliament on short term lets
The Scottish Government's Local Government Housing and Planning Committee will hear evidence today from the Director of Festivals Edinburgh and also Professor Cliff Hague...
Moves to install a memorial plaque at St Stephen’s Church
Cllr Vicky Nicolson is to lay a motion before the next council meeting which will ask that the council gives due regard to the...
Scottish Government awards funding for Granton Gasholder
The Scottish Government has announced awards totalling £10 million for projects to transform vacant and derelict land all over the country, and that includes...
Edinburgh Trams shortlisted for three Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce Business Awards
A young member of the Edinburgh Trams team has been shortlisted for an Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce award.
Nicola Mearns is a former tram...
Work begins on Dunard Centre – a new concert hall for Edinburgh
Work to clear the site for the first purpose built concert hall to be built in Edinburgh for a century began today.
The building designed...
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New exhibition
There is a new exhibition at Edinburgh Printmakers featuring works by Bernie Reid. The work is applied onto paper, onto a rug and...
Missing person – police seek help in tracing woman
UPDATE:
Police in Edinburgh confirmed at 3pm that 60-year-old Caroline MacNabb, who had been reported missing from the South Gyle area of the city,...
MSP urges everyone to learn CPR
A Lothians MSP is urging everyone living in his constituency to show their support for the British Heart Foundation this Heart Month, by helping...
Appeal for witnesses – man found seriously injured
Police in Edinburgh have issued an appeal for witnesses after a man was found seriously injured in the Granton Mains East area of the...
Fatal crash on Haymarket Terrace
A 79-year-old man has died after a collision with a bus driver on Haymarket Terrace.
The incident took place at around 5.35pm on Saturday,...
Bernie Reid solo show – Ornamental Breakdown
Influenced by the anti-style graffiti movement and the work of Italian futurist Fortunato Depero the new Bernie Reid show at Edinburgh Printmakers aims to...
New exhibition coming to Edinburgh will celebrate collaboration between India and Scotland
From Where I Stand is a new exhibition of prints and multimedia artworks which will feature the work of seven contemporary artists from India...
West Lothian Council looking at scrapping bus subsidies and other cost cutting measures
Scrapping subsidised bus services, getting rid of lollipop staff and charging people to collect garden waste are among budget-cutting proposals set to go before West...
Kirkliston nursery owner asks council to take urgent action
A Kirkliston nursery owner spoke to councillors on Thursday explaining that she had to wade through flood water to get children to safety and pleaded...
Travel – Golfers are heading to Angus
A Coupar Angus hotel is doing its bit to fight the cost of living crisis and boost golf in its home area. The family...
bet365 Cheltenham Trials at Musselburgh this weekend
Captain Cattistock and Mighty Thunder, the last two winners of the bet365 Edinburgh National, are among the thirteen declarations for Saturday’s renewal of the...
Ding ding! Watch out for two-way traffic and trams on Leith Walk
The wait is almost over. Twoway traffic and trams will be out on Leith Walk very soon. The Trams to Newhaven Team have announced...
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