Tag: Edinburgh local news
Ten thousand same sex weddings celebrated in the last decade
Since The Scottish Government changed the law in 2014, there have been more than 10,000 weddings in first decade of same sex marriage.
Scotland’s Registrar General today congratulated the same-sex couples who will be celebrating...
Opinion – by The City of Edinburgh Council Transport Convener
Fixing our roads and pavements and making them safer for all.
In my experience as a local politician the overriding issue that comes up time and again on the doorstep is the condition of our...
Industry specialist to head up national acting programme
Leading expert to lead major acting programme.
Scotland's leading performing arts institute is set to reach new heights after announcing the appointment of a leading dynamic acting specialist to oversee one of the nation’s most...
Midlothian bowling club champions
Bowling clubs around Midlothian have been holding their annual prize-giving. Here are a selection of winners.
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Post-a-Brownie
Bongou Cafe has announced a partnership with Soul Food Edinburgh with a new festive treat. Under its bakery brand, The Brownie & Blondie Shop, Bongou has set up the Post-a-Brownie - perfect for sending...
Ready teddy go as city firm supports primary school’s fundraiser
St Andrews Timber & Building Supplies has entered into the festive spirit by donating a giant teddy bear to the Prestonfield Primary School Christmas fair.
The school is raising money to buy classroom resources, make...
Gordon to the four at Northern BC
Gordon Wilson, Jr, is now halfway towards equalling a Northern Bowling Club legend by winning the men’s championship for the fourth time.
From 1956 to 1983 Jackie Christie, a Commonwealth Games gold medallist, won the...
Letter from Scotland
The collapse of the Assad regime in Syria brought cheers from the small Syrian community in Scotland. Some 2,500 have fled to Scotland since the civil war started there in 2015 and they are...
Christian Aid’s carol service promotes peace and hope
The Christian Aid carol service included prayers for peace around the world this Christmas, with messages from aid workers in the Middle East and South Sudan.
Over 250 people attended the service at the New...
Review – Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (with Donny Osmond…) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
If there is a palpable growing sense of anticipation throughout the first act of this production of Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, it’s easily explained.
Everyone is here to see one man, legendary...
Magical Edinburgh – young carers create exhibition of amazing illusions
Magical images created by young carers are on show in a special free-to-see exhibition of photographic illusions as part of Edinburgh’s 15th annual MagicFest.
It’s a journey of discovery where popular stories and the mysterious...
A Day of Reflection for those who died during the pandemic
The UK Government has announced that there will be a Day of Reflection next year to remember those who lost their lives to Covid-19. It will also offer an opportunity to reflect on the...
Santa’s Grotto is open at Dynamic Earth
Dynamic Earth invites visitors to enjoy Santa’s Grotto and step into a "world of winter wonder".
The stand-alone Winter Experience is one of six highlights that Dynamic Earth is hosting this month and the beginning...
Bags of success for Edinburgh firm
Sales at a Scottish luxury handbag brand used by Catherine, Princess of Wales, have soared by more than 50% to almost £30million.
Edinburgh-based Strathberry bagged record sales of £26.4million in the year to April, up...
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Support needed for The Bike Station crowdfunder
For more than 20 years, The Bike Station has worked in the heart of local communities, changing lives through cycling.
This month the charity launched a crowdfunding campaign...
New government investment in offshore wind
An investment of around £150 million in the offshore wind industry is announced by The Scottish Government on Thursday.
This is the second year the government has invested in the sector and is supported by...
Edinburgh 900 – entries invited for a new poetry writing competition
To mark the 900th anniversary of Edinburgh becoming a royal burgh, Edinburgh Libraries has launched a poetry writing competition.
Locals are invited to share their love of the capital through poems they write themselves...
Dandara supports their local foodbank
Housebuilder Dandara has supported the local community in East Lothian this Christmas with a £1,000 donation to East Lothian Foodbank.
This donation will help to provide essential food supply packages for local families in need...
EIFF – 2025 dates announced
The Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) will run from 14 to 20 August 2025 in a revived festival for the 78th iteration, under the new leadership of EIFF CEO and Festival Director, Paul Ridd...
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Elements Edinburgh
The Crosswind Developments site on Turnhouse Road lies close to the airport (it is after all the site of the former little used north-south runway), but it is also near the tram...
First Minister’s Christmas card revealed
First Minister John Swinney has revealed his official Christmas card in partnership with charity Children First.
Children and young people who are supported by the charity were invited to Bute House to meet Mr Swinney...
New direct flight to Boston from Edinburgh next summer
The American budget airline JetBlue which already flies direct to New York JFK, is to add a second destination to its Edinburgh Airport options with a summer service to Boston next summer.
The service will...
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Council Leader resigns
Cllr Cammy Day who has led the Labour minority administration since May 2022, and been a councillor since 2008, has stepped down as council leader amid allegations of inappropriate behaviour which has...
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Active travel route opens today after a decade of planning and construction, and information about funding available for history projects, tickets for the Edinburgh Science Festival - and photos of Sunday's bus crash.
The...
Calls for “decisive action” about Council leader
Following complaints said to be made through The City of Edinburgh Council whistleblower helpline, it is understood that the Council Leader has been administratively suspended by the Labour Party pending the outcome of any...
Expert warns of critical moment in adolescent mental health
Specialist asks if the UK is doing enough to protect children from online harm
One of Scotland’s leading child psychotherapists is calling for increased public debate around social media use by children following Australia’s decision...
Cinderella cast share their favourite panto gags
They’re used to cracking quick-fire gags, the cornier the better, so we asked the cast of Edinburgh’s Cinderella to share their favourite pantomime gags with us.
Which one will make you laugh the most?
Continue...
Two Edinburgh care homes attain gold accreditation
Two care homes in Edinburgh have been awarded accreditation which recognises their high standards of care for residents in the later stages of life.
The Gold Standards Framework (GSF) Quality Hallmark Award accreditation has been...
Calls for council leader to resign
Following allegations about the Council Leader in Edinburgh which emerged on Saturday, other political groups on the council are tonight calling for his resignation.
It is alleged that there were complaints made about “inappropriate behaviour”...
Review – Swamplesque, A burlesque parody ⭐️⭐️⭐️
By royal decree of Lord Farquad, it’s time to ‘make some noise’!
Or so the pre-show announcement commands, having already run through the prerequisite disclaimers that this is a parody show with no connection...
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