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Summit being held during Book Week Scotland 2016
Next week a summit will be held on 23 November 2016 at the Scottish Storytelling Centre Edinburgh.
It is felt appropriate to hold the talks during...
Green Tourism award for the Botanics
We all know that the Botanics are great, but they were recently recognised with a Green Tourism Gold Award.
The gardens are more than a pretty...
Does Edinburgh’s recycling policy discriminate against the elderly?
This is a tricky situation and one that makes me pause before I type. I lived with my grandmother for years and she was...
During the party season when is the best time to pull a sickie?
Now that the silly season has descended upon us you may occasionally have thoughts about taking time off after a night out. Well it...
Sainsbury’s Christmas advert featuring James Corden
In this advert there are puppets, and there is James Corden. Somewhere there is also the idea of Christmas!
In the supermarket there are all...
At the Festival Theatre in 2017 – The Curious Incident of the Dog in...
In February 2017 The National Theatre are bringing The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time to the Festival Theatre.
From 20 -25...
Enter the John Byrne Drawing Competition
Young artists are encouraged to enter the third annual John Byrne Drawing Competition now. Since it launched there have been over 7000 entries from...
What’s on at the Scottish Storytelling Centre
This week at the Storytelling Centre there will be performances celebrating Gaelic in Edinburgh at Cafe Voices with singing, dancing, storytelling and dreaming.
Tonight the 15th Carrying...
From Wembley to Chambers Street with Bangalore Dreams
This time last year Indian violinist Jyotsna Srikanth was preparing to perform at Wembley Stadium with the London Philharmonic Orchestra in front of 60,000 people in...
Edinburgh Café celebrates success at UK awards
Café 1505 , nestled right next to Surgeons' Hall Edinburgh, won two awards at the UK’s premiere café awards. The café has been rewarded with the...
New art unveiled at Principal Edinburgh
A new artwork was unveiled at Principal Edinburgh (that's the George Hotel to you and me!) last week.
The hotel manager, Andreas Maszczyk gave us a...
Scottish SPCA call on animal lovers to get involved this Christmas
The Scottish SPCA are calling upon animal lovers to take part in The Edinburgh Christmas Events in Inverleith Park this December.
The Edinburgh Christmas Events...
Cash for Kids Mission Christmas – drop off your toys from this week
From today you can drop toys off at the city centre Roxburghe Hotel as it becomes a local toy drop off point for Cash...
Charity fundraiser Tom gets a new wheelchair!
Fundraising supremo Tom Gilzean has raised enormous sums for the Sick Kids Friends Foundation, and now the charity has been able to help him.
Tom...
The Great Edinburgh Winter Run 2017
The Great Edinburgh Winter Run comes back to the capital on 7 January 2017. Just at the right time to work off all the...
Marchmont & Sciences Community Council news
Marchmont & Sciennes Community Council will hold its monthly regular meeting on Wednesday 23 November 2016.
Ahead of that meeting, this week there is a community engagement...
What’s on – Edinburgh Leisure’s Annual Gymnastics Display
Tickets go on sale on 14 November 2016 for the Annual Gymnastics Display organised by Edinburgh Leisure at Meadowbank Sports Centre.
Gymnastics Development Officer Laura Nimmo...
Meet the Funders on 8 December
There will be a MEET THE FUNDERS event on Thursday, 8 December 2016 from 11am to 2pm at Heart of Midlothian Football Club “Gorgie Suite", Tynecastle Stadium,...
Rugby – Scotland v Australia 2016 Autumn Test Series
Aussies win another one-pointer at the death
A record crowd of over 65,000 at BT Murrayfield watched once again as Scotland were edged out by Australia...
Edinburgh Leisure takes on sports facilities at two city schools
The Council has transferred new sports facilities at the two newest Edinburgh schools to Edinburgh Leisure who say they were ready for their second school, the brand new Portobello High School at...
Photographers and moon lovers – Remember the Supermoon tomorrow!
Get ready for the biggest 'supermoon' in nearly six decades
by Chris North, Cardiff University
The biggest “supermoon” since 1948 will grace the sky on November 14....
Government’s Read, Write, Count campaign means free books and games
Every P2 and P3 child in Scotland will receive a pack containing books, games and other materials to help improve their literacy and numeracy...
Beware of email parking scam
I received an email from UKPC who claim to have a parking ticket outstanding.
Sadly for them I wasn't driving a car that day so it...
Reindeer Land returns to Waverley Mall
Waverley Mall will once again play host to the spectacular Reindeer Land, located on the Centre's roof.
The attraction, which opens on 18 November 2016, features...
#Edinburgh2050 Councillor Lesley Hinds on her vision for Edinburgh
In May 2017, when I step down from the City of Edinburgh Council, I will have worked as a councillor for 33 years. During...
Cash in to The Attic Collective
This October the Festival City Theatres Trust, which runs the Festival and King’s Theatres in Edinburgh, announced the appointment of the actors who will...
Lib Dem leader looks to Robert the Bruce for inspiration
At his party’s Scottish Conference in Dunfermline later today, Willie Rennie will call on his party to stand up for progressive politics. He will...
And now for the next Christmas ad…
We all know that these ads are a kind of fiction but it is difficult not to be drawn to them at the same...
Logan cycles for Poppyscotland
12 year-old Logan Thomson got on his bike today to cycle across the Forth Road Bridge fourteen times to raise funds for Poppyscotland.
He decided to...
Former X Factor star Janet Devlin to perform in Edinburgh
X Factor contestant Janet Devlin is about to embark on her latest UK tour, stopping off at Edinburgh's Electric Circus on 25 November 2016.
Since her time on the show, Janet...
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