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Edinburgh ‘Tourist Tax’ Gains Overwhelming Support
The City of Edinburgh Council published figures today that reveal strong support for the introduction of a Transient Visitor Levy (TVL) in the Capital,...
Tommy Smith is honoured with OBE
Good news for Edinburgh as Tommy Smith is recognised in the New Year Honours List. The Scottish saxophonist has been awarded an OBE for...
Wellbeing Festival in the West End this January
This January the first Wellbeing Festival will take place in the West End.
Between 11 and 13 January you can join in the fun with...
Integration Joint Board three-year strategy ‘lacks ambition’
Health chiefs have come under fire after being accused of not being ambitious enough in setting out a three-year strategy.
The Edinburgh Integration Joint Board (IJB), made...
Most popular baby names of 2018 announced today
There has been no change in the top baby names chosen by parents in Scotland for years now!
Olivia and Jack were the most popular...
Edinburgh politicians take a look at ultrafast broadband
Openreach has demonstrated the next generation of broadband technology to two Edinburgh Labour politicians, Ian Murray MP and Daniel Johnson MSP.
On a fact-finding field...
Key Partners Join Council in Signing Agreement to Transform Granton Waterfront
The City of Edinburgh Council, National Galleries of Scotland, National Museums of Scotland, Edinburgh College, Scottish Government and Scottish Futures Trust have signed an...
Lord Provost to Donate Muriel Spark Novels to Every Council High School
Edinburgh’s Lord Provost, Frank Ross, will donate almost 500 books to school libraries this Christmas to mark the centenary of Dame Muriel Spark’s birth.
During...
Napier Photo Collective Silent Auction
Napier Photo Collective cordially invite you to be their guest for a silent photo auction they are hosting on the 17th of December.
Each year...
Exhibition of Photographic Illusions opens today
Mackie’s of Scotland are sponsoring MagicFest’s Now You See it, Now You Don’t – a photography exhibition at the Scottish Storytelling Centre that is...
Scottish Ballet – Cinderella
The ultimate spectacle, with primary colours bursting out of the darkness. Billowing ball gowns whisking you into a magical world. All performed to Prokofiev’s...
Council’s Christmas cards designed by school pupils to be shown on advertising screens
Hundreds of pupils across the city entered the competition to design the cards for the Communities & Families Services of the City of Edinburgh...
Lindhurst calls for Edinburgh fire services to be fully resourced
A Lothian MSP has called on First Minister Nicola Sturgeon to ensure fire services across Edinburgh have the resources to ensure they are fully...
More funding sought to deal with rising school rolls
The capital could be left with a “gaping hole” and a bill for hundreds of millions of pounds to provide enough school places for children...
Bella switches on the Jenners Christmas tree lights
A SEVEN-YEAR OLD who has spent the last five years being treated at the Royal Hospital for Sick Children (RHSC) switched on the lights...
Rugby – Stewarts Melville v Biggar, Tennent’s National League, Div. 2
Proceedings commenced with Stew Mel kicking off towards the Castle on an overcast damp day. Their starting line-up was more or less as it...
Government funding to assist Winter Festivals
Ben Macpherson MSP, the Minister for International Development and Europe announced an award of £320,500 for events across Scotland as part of the Scotland’s...
First Minister announces funding to address climate change
A further £200,000 for action addressing climate change has been announced by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon.
The money will be provided to the Marrakech Partnership...
Edinburgh Trams to take over maintenance costs – and will be ‘in the red’
When the council transfers the £8.5 million liability for maintenance of the tram infrastructure to Edinburgh Trams the tram operator's accounts will reflect a...
Joe recognised for his socks charity
At the Steven Brown and Sunday Mail Young Scot Awards 2018 a 12 year-old from Leith was recognised as the winner of the Community Award, sponsored...
Charles II – Art and Power
In addition to the exhibition of a selection from Charles II's collection at The Queen's Gallery, John Michael Wright’s life-size portrait of Charles II...
Another Country – Contemporary Artists on Immigration
From 1st December, Edinburgh's City Art Centre will host a topical and thought-provoking exhibition exploring one of the most divisive topics affecting society today,...
Petition for a basketball court at The Meadows falls foul of the rules
A campaign calling for an outdoor basketball court to be constructed in the Meadows was all but ended when councillors warned it would need...
Jardine congratulates forestry prize winner
Christine Jardine, Liberal Democrat MP for Edinburgh West, joined her constituent David Pelly, to celebrate his success in a writing competition to highlight the...
First Minister to take part in EUROCITIES 2018 Conference Closing Session
This Friday (30th Nov.), Scotland's First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, will take part in the conference closing session of EUROCITES 2018 at the EICC in...
Lauriston Castle welcomes a very Edwardian Christmas
You are invited to the historic Lauriston Castle to step back in time for a very special Christmas celebration with the new Edwardian Christmas...
Licensing Board agrees Updated Policy Statement
As part of its updated Statement of Licensing Policy, Edinburgh's Licensing Board agreed to designate four new ‘localities’ as areas over-provided by licensed premises...
Edinburgh’s Poverty Commission Meets for First Time
The first meeting of Edinburgh’s Poverty Commission took place today (Tuesday, 27 November) to attempt to define the long-term responses needed to significantly reduce...
Council Hands over Keys to New Homes
Brand new homes for social rent across Edinburgh have begun to be occupied by their new tenants. As part of a project to provide...
Edinburgh to Host EUROCITIES 2018
One of the most prestigious conferences in Europe, EUROCITIES, will involve over 100 European cities and will be hosted at the EICC between 28...
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