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What’s on at the Filmhouse today
Fancy getting away from the Christmas party season? There's lots to see at the Filmhouse this week. But, yes some of it has a...
Edinburgh Welcomes Tesco Bank Art Competition for Schools Roadshow
Last week, Stenhouse Primary School enjoyed a fun-filled day of art as the Tesco Bank Art Competition for Schools arrived in Edinburgh.
Primary six students...
Magdala Crescent to be closed this week
Magdala Crescent will be closed for three days from tomorrow Tuesday 19 December 2017.
The closure will allow urgent road resurfacing works to take place...
Good natured protest for segregated cycle lanes on Leith Walk
Around 100 protesters from Protection Not Paint congregated on Leith Walk yesterday to highlight the need for segregation between cyclists and motor vehicles.
This follows...
Challenge yourself in the New Year
Research from Hyundai has revealed that over a quarter of people living in the capital think they would feel more engaged at work if they...
#Edinburgh2050 – A vision for young people
Michelle Fenwick, Programme Manager for Developing the Young Workforce at Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce reflects on the opportunities and challenges for the City on...
Scottish Water warn against blocking drains this Christmas
Scottish Water work year round to keep our water and drainage systems working, and here they warn against pouring fat down the sink this...
Rugby – Edinburgh v Krasny Yar, European Rugby Challenge Cup
Twelve from eleven keeps Edinburgh on course
Twelve, unanswered, tries from Edinburgh on Friday in Round 4 of the ERCC Pools ensured that they were...
Edinburgh councillor blogs – Councillor Gordon Munro
Plans for a new development in the heart of Leith will be the stimulus to regenerate the wider area according to Councillor Gordon Munro.
Planning approval...
Work on Saughton Road North complete – road to re-open this evening
WATER MAINS WORK ON SAUGHTON ROAD NORTH COMPLETE TWO MONTHS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE
Scottish Water work to improve the water mains infrastructure in and around...
Top £10,000 award scooped by Napier University Graduates
Scottish EDGE competition rewards start-ups with roots in Edinburgh Napier
Two entrepreneurs whose start-up ideas were brought to life during their time with Edinburgh Napier...
Scottish Government to set out its draft budget this afternoon
Speaking ahead of presenting the Scottish Government’s Draft Budget to parliament this afternoon, Finance Secretary Derek Mackay said:
“The 2018-19 budget will demonstrate beyond doubt...
Planning approval for brownfield site at Ocean Terminal
As mentioned earlier in the week the planning committee held a hearing yesterday about the area of land opposite Ocean Terminal. Approval was given...
Star Wars with subtitles at Vue Omni next week
There will be a subtitled screening of Star Wars: The Last Jedi will take place on Wednesday 20 December at Vue Omni Centre after...
Jeremy Balfour MSP meets homelessness campaigners
Jeremy Balfour, Scottish Conservative MSP for Lothian met with campaigners from the charity Shelter Scotland in the Scottish Parliament this week.
The charity brought its...
Rugby – Stewart’s Melville College v George Watson’s College, U16 Scottish Schools Cup Final
Watsons remain unbeaten with a fine win
The final score in the U16 Cup Final at BT Murrayfield on Wednesday night would tend to suggest...
Rugby – Edinburgh v London Irish, European Rugby Challenge Cup
Edinburgh maintain unbeaten run in Challenge Cup
With the match moved to BT Murrayfield following an unfavourable pitch inspection at Myreside, a lack of the...
Barclay’s Princes Street Staff Raise £2,500 for Books for the Blind
Staff from Barclay's Bank run 5K for RNIB
Staff at Barclays Bank’s branch on Princes Street have raised £2,500 to transcribe a new ‘talking’ audio-book...
Liveblog – All over Picardy Place
The council has been consulting on their proposals for Picardy Place over recent weeks and the consultation will end on 15 December 2017.
Thereafter the...
Friends of Starbank have a packed agenda
The Friends of Starbank Park may not have won the Fields in Trust award that they were shortlisted for last week, but they are...
‘Come and Try Paraclimbing’ at Edinburgh International Climbing Arena
Introductory session to be held at Ratho for anyone with a disability
A come and try session for para-climbers is being held at the Edinburgh...
Cramond Primary Pupils Deliver early Christmas to Local Care Home
Pupils deliver Christmas gifts to Cramond Residence
Pupils at Cramond Primary School delivered Christmas presents to people living with dementia and their carers as part...
A trio of British Empire Medals for Edinburgh volunteers
June McIntosh, a child cancer nurse and fundraiser. Alexander Douglas Ruthven, Trustee of Therapet and Fiona Russell, volunteer for Capability Scotland all received their...
Edinburgh MP leads WASPI consultation
Christine Jardine, MP for Edinburgh West, is at the centre of efforts to reverse the injustice to women born in the 1950s caused by...
Arnold Clark partner up with VisitScotland to welcome visitors
VisitScotland has appointed VIPS (VisitScotland Information Partners) who will assist them in spreading tourist information across the country. One of those is Europe’s largest independently...
Edinburgh’s ‘Forage and Chatter’ makes in to OpenTable’s Top 100 Restaurant List of 2017
OpenTable names 2017 top 100 restaurants in the UK based on diner reviews and one of these is in Edinburgh!
European cuisine comes out on top,...
Annual Award for Excellence Launched by Edinburgh’s Kitchin Group
First University Excellence Award served up by leading hospitality organisation
Edinburgh’s Kitchin Group has teamed up with Queen Margaret University (QMU) for the first time...
Bonhams Whisky Sale 6 December 2017
Whisky remains a collectable item and this week at Bonhams on Queen Street there are 256 individual lots to be auctioned on Wednesday beginning...
Sustrans says segregation is the way forward
Active travel charity, Sustrans, has released information showing that walking and cycling can be monetised by the improvements in air quality and the benefits...
Royal Air Force to be Lead Service at 2018 Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo
‘The Sky’s the Limit’ showcase to celebrate “...the power of human potential”.
Humans’ greatest endeavours will be celebrated at next year’s Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo,...
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