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National Records of Scotland confirm numbers of Covid and flu deaths
National Records of Scotland (NRS) has reported the number of deaths involving Covid-19 since the beginning of the pandemic almost three years ago. The...
Dunard Centre site handed over to IMPACT Scotland
Royal Bank of Scotland has handed over the site where the city's new concert hall is to be constructed to the charity behind the...
Five things you need to know today
In our newly revived 'Five things' article we gather together news which interest us and we hope will interest you.
If you have something...
Money available now from Household Hardship Fund
The Household Hardship Fund is a £2 million fund provided by The National Lottery Community Fund and administered by Edinburgh-based Corra Foundation.
A spokesperson for...
Three year Inverleith planning battle ends in disappointment
An Edinburgh man’s three year long battle for permission to build an extension has ended in disappointment – with the council refusing to budge on concerns...
School pupils learn entrepreneurial skills
School pupils in Fife have been learning how to become entrepreneurs in a council backed programme.
The Culture of Enterprise programme, (CofE), part of...
Inventors win Blackwood Design Awards – supporting independent living
Innovators commended for designs which support people to live independently.
The Blackwood Design Awards, a Dragons’ Den style competition to recognise innovations and inventions...
Edinburgh Wolves recruiting new players now
Edinburgh Wolves were founded in 2002, while the associated women’s team were formed in 2015 and based at Peffermill Playing Fields. The team is...
NHS Lothian first to use PCR testing for Strep A cases
Lab teams in NHS Lothian are the first in Scotland to develop and use PCR testing to detect Group A Strep cases among patients...
Corstorphine/Murrayfield by election 2023 – Liberal Democrats confirm their candidate
Scottish Liberal Democrats have selected a former NHS nurse, Fiona Bennett, as their candidate for the Corstorphine / Murrayfield council by-election on 9 March.
The...
Corstorphine/Murrayfield by election 2023 – the Conservative candidate revealed
Although a formal announcement has yet to be made by the Conservatives, it appears that the Conservative candidate for the March by election is...
Plan to use digital surveillance halted amid fears of abuse by council managers
A plan to roll-out driver data capturing technology across all Edinburgh Council vehicles has been halted amid concerns about “rogue managers” abusing it for...
Teachers plan to strike again next week
The council's Acting Head of Schools and Lifelong Learning, Lorna French, has written to all parents and carers today advising of arrangements during the...
Search for Audi driver involved in attempted murder of police officer
Detectives in Edinburgh are appealing for information to help trace a car involved in the attempted murder of a police officer two days after...
National awards celebrate the heroes of Scottish walking
Charities invite entries to the 2023 Scottish Walking Awards.
People, communities and organisations in Edinburgh are encouraged to enter the 2023 Scottish Walking Awards as...
Have your say on Edinburgh’s 20mph review
The City of Edinburgh Council continue to run a consultation open until 8 February on reviewing speed limits on the city's streets and on...
Queen Margaret University lecturer on going green
One Queen Margaret University (QMU) lecturer has gone green and ditched his car as a new way to commute.
As QMU continues to pursue its commitment towards creating a greener, more sustainable place...
Sonder expand their operation in Edinburgh
Sonder, the next-generation hospitality company which says it is redefining the guest experience through technology and design, has expanded its managed serviced apartment operation...
Edinburgh schoolboy in UK drumming final
A 16-year-old pupil at The City of Edinburgh Music School, Finlay Mackenzie, has reached the final of Young Drummer of the Year 2023.
The...
Council to discuss possibility of saving Gorgie Farm
At Tuesday's Policy & Sustainability committee meeting at the City Chambers, the Convener and Council Leader, Cammy Day, has lodged an emergency motion, recognising...
Will Edinburgh Council save Gorgie Farm?
The City of Edinburgh Council was advised in early December that the charity running Gorgie City Farm - LOVE Learning a charity based in...
Net Zero Edinburgh launched by Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce
A new project to help Edinburgh’s SMEs participate in the transition to a net zero carbon economy, and support innovate de-carbonisation projects in the...
Scottish space specialists start year with major contract wins
Space strategy firm wins its fiftieth client project.
The space marketing agency has landed contracts with a number of the industry’s biggest names across...
Save Gorgie Farm Forever ask for just a little more time
The Save Gorgie Farm Forever (SGFF) campaign which is run by volunteers is asking for a little more time so that they can...
Celebrating Chinese New Year in Edinburgh
Edinburgh will celebrate Chinese New Year Festival with a huge programme of events and activities in the city to mark The Year of the...
Resurfacing work to begin at Wester Coates
As part of the City Centre West to East Link (CCWEL) the roads in the Wester Coates area are due for some resurfacing which...
Matheson to call on UK Government to help with moves to net zero
Net Zero & Energy Secretary, Michael Matheson, will give evidence to the Scottish Affairs Committee on Monday afternoon about hydrogen and Carbon Capture, Utilisation...
Gorgie City Farm charity in default with regulator
The charity LOVE Learning Scotland which is due to hand back the keys to Gorgie City Farm on Monday is in default with the...
Politicians demand action from local shops
Two SNP politicians, Edinburgh Central MSP, Angus Robertson, and Inverleith ward councillor, Vicky Nicolson, have demanded that local shops take action to prevent trolley...
Coates Crescent Gardens – damage caused to commemorative bench this weekend
One of the benches in Coates Crescent Gardens opposite the tram stop appears to have been damaged in an apparent act of vandalism on...
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