Tag: Edinburgh local news

The postal votes are already in the hall and being counted at Ingliston where the Edinburgh count takes place.There are 530,000 people living in the capital and 375,712 people are registered to vote...

Voting in the UK General Election began when the polling stations opened in the UK at 7am on Thursday and will continue until 10pm.Until then there is a virtual news blackout on the...

HRH The King left Edinburgh around lunchtime on Thursday after a shorter than usual Royal Week due to the General Election today.After his motorcade swept along Queen Street just after 12.30 complete with police...

A Scottish campervan specialist has recorded its best opening two quarters ever, with turnover from January to June reaching £1.8 million.The employee-owned company, Jerba Campervans, reported a £600,000 increase against the same period last...

It's polling day in the 2024 General ElectionFor that reason there will be little coverage from us - and even less from any radio and TV broadcasters - until after 10pm when we will...

St Andrews Timber & Building Supplies has appointed Jake Valente as its first Group Operations Manager as the Edinburgh-based firm continues to expand.Mr Valente steps up into the newly-created role after six years with...

Braid are the VMH Solicitors East Division One ladies tennis champions after a dominant season at local level.Captain Suzie Provan’s team won all 10 matches to finished with a five point lead over runners-up...

Tania Cockburn (424) leads Portobello Running Club colleague Fen Parry (615) and Carnethy’s Alan Hogg (100) through the Blackford allotment section of the annual Edinburgh Seven Hills Race.Described as a combination of road-running, cross-country,...

A rowan tree is to be planted at Whitehouse & Grange Bowling Club at exactly 14.30 + 47 seconds on Thursday 11 July signifying the exact time Eric Liddell won the 400 metres gold...

John Swinney arrived in Leith on Wednesday evening, the night before the General Election, to support the SNP candidate, Deidre Brock, and to warn what a UK Labour government will look like.He said...

The SNP candidate for Edinburgh South West has urged voters across the constituency to ensure their voice is heard, highlighting postal ballots that have yet to be sent can be returned to local polling...

Dunfermline tennis men's team will play in Division One of the VMH Solicitors East tennis leagues next season after romping through Division Two unbeaten.The Fifers saw off the challenges of David Lloyd Corstorphine, Hatton,...

General Election coverageThere are five constituencies in Edinburgh with around five or six candidates standing in each.We have interviewed as many of the candidates as we could reach and those interviews are on...

Northern Bowling Club’s men’s four have qualified for the finals of the national championships at Ayr from 27 July to 3 August after an 18-9 victory over Tanfield at the Queensberry club.And in a...

Queen Margaret University (QMU) has awarded two honorary degrees today to two "exceptional healthcare workers".The first is Dr James Robson, MBE, a Scottish doctor who, as Scottish Rugby’s Chief Medical Officer, has made...

Professor Sir Geoff Palmer, OBE, will be inducted into Scotland's highest royal ancient order later today.He was awarded the position which is in the personal gift of HRH the King, and while he...

One of the UK’s largest water retailers received three accolades at a major industry awards ceremony in London.Edinburgh-based Business Stream emerged as a top leader in gender diversity, winning the Best Employer for Women...

Sally Gray, TV presenter, media trainer, business leader and charity worker, was awarded an honorary degree by Queen Margaret University (QMU).The QMU graduate who has collaborated with some of the biggest names in the...

James Kempster receives his trophy from club captain Iris O'Neill after winning the Ratho Park golf club championship.Other winners were Phillip Thomson (B), Graham Ross (C), Lisa Kilpatrick (Ladies silver), William Barr (junior) Steven...

Bookings are now live for a series of tours at Powderhall Bronze, one of the only remaining fine art foundries in Scotland.Located in Granton, Powderhall Bronze was established by husband-and-wife team Brian Caster and...

A new consultancy which helps company owners get their businesses ready for sale has launched in Edinburgh.The first of its kind in Scotland, Business Sale Basecamp is the concept of multi award-winning business leader...

The staff who carry out cleansing and waste services for half of the councils in Scotland have voted to go on strike - perhaps in just a few weeks time.In Edinburgh this would...

Richard Shillcock is in the minority and he is gracious enough to laugh a little when asked how that feels. He is standing for the Communist Party of Britain and said that this party...

Deidre Brock has been an SNP MP for the last two terms, and was previously the Depute Lord Provost in Edinburgh as well as Culture Convener.She said to The Edinburgh Reporter she would...

Support local independent journalismThe July issue of our newspaper is out now in the usual stockists. If you would like to ensure you get a copy each month then please subscribe by clicking on...

Tommy Sheppard has been SNP MP for the old constituency of Edinburgh East for the last two terms, and was one of the 56 SNP MPs who swept in to Westminster in 2015. ...

The Chief Executive of Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce, Liz McAreavey has written an open letter to all candidates in the General Election.The letter reads:UK GENERAL ELECTION 2024 – EDINBURGH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE...

The Eric Liddell 100 is running a campaign to promote awareness of the Scottish athlete which operates to remember his legacy with the patronage of HRH The Princess Royal. To honour the centenary of Eric...

Charles Dundas was a councillor in Edinburgh between 2007 and 2012, and is now the Chief Executive of a Scottish conservation charity.He is CEO of Borders Forest Trust. Originally from West Lothian, and...

The latest instalment in the horror film franchise Alien will have its UK premiere in Edinburgh this summer.Alien: Romulus will launch a new Midnight Madness strand at the relaunched 77th annual Edinburgh International Film...