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Singer/Songwriter Eve Simpson releases coming-of-age ballad
Critically-acclaimed folk singer-songwriter Eve Simpson has returned with her latest single, “The Strangest Company,” just released.
The track, a piano-led ballad with swirling harmonies...
Brunswick Road junction – Transport Convener says drivers’ behaviour is unacceptable
We visited the junction on Leith Walk where it meets Brunswick Road on Thursday evening and shot some videos - some of which are...
Live art and spontaneous saxophone music combine in St Giles’
Edinburgh-based Russian artist Maria Rud and leading saxophonist Tommy Smith unite to present Luminescence in St Giles’ Cathedral on Friday 18 November.
A new project...
Motorpoint are officially open in Portobello
Motorpoint have just opened a new store in Portobello representing a multi-million pound investment.
Thirty new jobs have been created at the Baileyfield Road outlet...
Macdonald leads members debate to mark 20 years of The Big Project
Gordon Macdonald MSP led a members debate in the Scottish Parliament on Tuesday celebrating 20 years of the BIG Project, a local organisation based...
Council funding gap rises to £80 million
An extra £10 million of cuts will need to be identified by The City of Edinburgh Council next year, it has emerged, as councillors...
Excluding councillors from rents debate is wrong
Excluding tenants from debates about the private rented sector risks leaving “a quarter of the city disenfranchised”, a city councillor has warned.
It comes after...
Murrayfield Table Tennis Club celebrate century
Murrayfield Table Tennis Club is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year. In November, Out the Blue in Leith will host a Centenary event, in...
Missing man – last seen in South Queensferry
Police in Edinburgh are appealing for the help of the public to trace a 59-year-old man reported missing from South Queensferry.
Steven Deans left his...
Investigation into Criminal Justice Social Work Service after public safety fears
A whistleblower has claimed alleged mismanagement in a council department could lead to dangerous prisoners being released without being properly vetted.
But the council says...
The pros and cons of student flats at Jock’s Lodge
A public meeting was held last week when a planning application for student flats at Jock's Lodge was the main topic of discussion.
The...
Job for beer lovers at university
Queen Margaret University (QMU) are conducting a research project and need help from beer lovers, particularly ale drinkers.
Members of the public who fit...
EICC’s new director comes from the Royal Albert Hall
The Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC) has hired Royal Albert Hall executive Ollie Jeffery as Director of Event Operations and Technology.
He spent more than...
Brock adds to criticism of Royal Mail and supports postal workers
Edinburgh North and Leith MP, Deidre Brock, has called on The Royal Mail to stop the threats of job cuts to postal workers and...
Employers must pay to send their night shift staff home
Edinburgh employers should cover the cost of safe transport home for staff working late night shifts, a councillor has said.
A proposal for changes to...
Pet Shop Boys are Edinburgh headline act this Hogmanay
When the Pet Shop Boys take to the stage in Edinburgh on Hogmanay it will top a year of touring when the duo played...
Briggs backs bill to tackle dog thefts
Scottish Conservative and Unionist MSP for Lothian, Miles Briggs, is backing plans by his colleague Maurice Golden MSP to introduce a specific law to...
Liz Truss makes final speech in Downing Street
The Prime Minister, Liz Truss, has made her final speech in Downing Street before leaving to pay a visit to His Majesty King Charles...
An invitation to the Connect Four Open House
Everyone is invited to the Connect Four Open House from 10am to 3pm on Thursday 24 November, at the Connect Four space at 1...
New defibrillator installed in Polwarth
A new defibrillator is now operational in Polwarth.
Funded by the local community, for the local community, the life-saving equipment was installed in memory of...
Councillor calls for YouTube block to be lifted
A councillor who has been inundated with emails from pupils, teachers and parents after access to YouTube was blocked in Edinburgh schools has called on...
Hibs and Edinburgh Science team up to beat energy crisis
Known for its climate work and producing the annual Science Festival, Edinburgh Science charity, has teamed up with Scotland’s greenest football club, Hibernian, to...
Rishi Sunak to be the next Prime Minister
Rishi Sunak became the only candidate as new leader of the Conservative party when Penny Mordaunt withdrew from the race with a few moments...
Double yellows have no place in Cramond
Edinburgh residents fighting to have double yellow lines removed from a village road say they have resulted in motorists driving faster.
Locals in Cramond also...
Indoor football centre will be demolished for residential development
An indoor football centre and bowling alley at Chesser are set to be demolished to make way for flats and student housing.
The major redevelopment,...
Review – Samantha Fish
From the moment she walked on stage at The Queen's Hall Samatha Fish brought her recent album cover "Faster" to life.
Wearing the same...
Waterfront homes recommended for approval
Hundreds of new waterfront homes in Edinburgh have moved a step closer to being built with proposals set to go before councillors again next...
Wester Hailes clean up fosters community spirit
Community spirit always runs high in Wester Hailes, but this week more than most others as local residents, businesses, community groups and charities came...
Edinburgh Short Film Festival 2022 begins next week
The 12th Edinburgh Short Film Festival once again brings some of the world’s best short films to Edinburgh and welcome audiences back to the cinema...
Marie Curie living statue highlights breast cancer awareness
As part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a ‘living statue’ of Marie Curie in Edinburgh was today fitted with a special bra designed specially...
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