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Newhaven Festival will float Dame Katherine’s boat
Newhaven Coastal Rowing Club, a community-based club that gives local people a chance to get out rowing on the Forth in traditional skiff style boats,...
Dynamic Earth offers a new year round pass
Annual Pass will allow visitors more access to science
Dynamic Earth, the Science Centre and Planetarium in Edinburgh is changing the way visitors access its...
Restless Natives: The Musical at Leith Theatre – tickets on sale now
Scotland’s favourite Highland-Highwaymen the Clown and the Wolfman take a whistle stop road-trip to celebrate “Restless Natives: The Musical”, which hits the road across the...
Spend Saturday night at The Causey
On Saturday evening 22 March the Causey will light up with a one-off exhibition, the first 2025 event intended to highlight the potential of...
Free travel on railways for companions to blind Scots
A trial of free rail travel for blind Scots and their companions has begun.
Sight loss charities have hailed a pilot scheme that will provide...
Scottish Budget boosts housing but may not be enough
Housing leaders warn that older people remain at risk as support services struggle
Scotland’s housing sector has welcomed The Scottish Government’s latest budget, which restores...
Calls for Edinburgh Council to move forward with land deal for local football club
Amid the UK Government announcement of funding of £8.6 million for Scottish grassroots sports projects on Friday, one Edinburgh club says that if the...
Protest against benefit cuts at Secretary of State’s constituency office
While the Secretary of State for Scotland, the Rt Hon Ian Murray, was in Edinburgh on Friday afternoon, he was not at his office...
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Edinburgh Health and Social Care Partnership
The Edinburgh Health and Social Care has a problem in that it requires to make cuts to balance its...
It is World Poetry Day on Friday
World Poetry Day takes place on 21 March when UNESCO Creative Cities of Literature all over the world will celebrate the achievements of their...
Residents demand that council reconsider super school plans
Campaigners are demanding that the council reconsiders its plans for a super school and that it listens to the "overwhelming opposition" from people who...
Bo’ness next up for busy Strollers
Civil Service Strollers maintain an intense spell of fixtures on Saturday, 22 March, when they entertain Bo’ness United in the Lowland League.
Strollers currently sit...
Plans to cut health and social care by £29 million on the table
The Edinburgh Integration Joint Board (EIJB) will meet next week to consider how they can balance their books.
The board has a £900 million...
Tattoo reintroduces a narrator for this year’s show
The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo has reintroduced a narrator at all performances during the August run to take audiences through the history of the...
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The City of Edinburgh Council meets today
The full council meets today in the City Chambers.
All papers for the meeting are here with instructions...
Greens seek ban on any Trump visit
Edinburgh Greens bring vote on Council rejecting Trump
The City of Edinburgh Council has been urged to reject Donald Trump’s upcoming state visit, with a...
Getting ready for Oasis with a look at their past release on vinyl
Oasis- Standing On The Shoulder of Giants
While some might suggest the 'classic' period of Oasis was over by the late 90s when this album...
Tour De France – Le Grand Départ will take place in Edinburgh
The men's Tour de France will start from the Scottish capital in 2027, although few further details about route, costings or funding are yet...
Bield encourages healthy eating with new initiative
Supporting tenants with nutritious food and stronger community connections
A new initiative aims to promote healthy eating, combat isolation and strengthen community ties in underserved...
Making progress for MOD tenants at Dreghorn
Some progress may have been made in the plight of the Dreghorn tenants facing eviction.
The Edinburgh South West MP, Dr Scott Arthur, convened...
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Jodie Comer is en route to Edinburgh
The one-woman play, Prima Facie, is coming to The Royal Lyceum theatre next year, and actor, Jodie...
Family Day at Edinburgh Open Workshop
Edinburgh Open Workshop (EOW) will throw open its doors to budding makers of all ages on Saturday 29 March.
Children, young people and parents...
Friends of King George V and Scotland Yard Parks need you
The Friends of King George V and Scotland Yard Parks admit they have been quiet of late, but they are looking to regroup by...
MP repeats call for support for WASPI women at Petition Debate
Edinburgh West MP Christine Jardine has again called on the UK Government to provide long overdue support to women affected by the increase in...
Robots will make a coffee for you
In a new development University of Edinburgh is using artificial intelligence (AI) to power a robot which could make you a cup of coffee,...
Holiday homes – escape to Cumbria
Holiday homes are on sale at an independent, family run holiday park which lies within four hours of Edinburgh from £30,995.
There are no...
Fearnley into main draw in Miami
Edinburgh's Jacob Fearnley has clinched a place in the main draw for one of the world's biggest tennis tournaments outside the Grand Slam events.
Courtesy...
Must See Theatre this March
With the World Premiere of Wild Rose, a new stage version of James Robertson's novel The Testament of Gideon Mack, David Hayman in Death...
Legal firm teams up with two new charity partners
Legal firm Gillespie Macandrew is teaming up with two Edinburgh charities, Richmond's Hope and Change Mental Health, expand on its Environmental Social and Governance...
Demonburgh secure roller derby play off spot
Demonburgh Junior Roller Derby, Edinburgh’s junior roller derby league, secured a resounding victory at the 5Nation North Junior Championships, defeating Newcastle Junior Roller Derby...
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