Tag: Edinburgh local news

‘Susan Boyle In Concert’ is the highly anticipated tour from the top selling international artist Susan Boyle’Global singing sensation Susan Boyle is taking to the stage in her very first live tour, ‘Susan Boyle In Concert’...

Friends of the Earth Scotland demonstrators protested and lobbied outside The Royal Bank of Scotland AGM, held at Gogarburn, the bank's global headquarters earlier today.According to FOE, RBS is funding the wholesale destruction of...

We will have a proper review of the track later but just for now you will have to make do with some sights and sounds from Edinburgh band, The Machine Room.[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDuNafox3us]And you can...

Police in Edinburgh are appealing for witnesses following disturbances at the Hearts v Hibs derby match over the weekend.During the game, which took place at Tynecastle Stadium on Sunday 12th May, a number of...

Free wi-fi will be rolled out at 25 ScotRail stations across the country, ScotRail and Transport Scotland revealed today.And all 38 of ScotRail’s Class 380 trains will have wi-fi by March 2014, with trains being fitted...

Let us introduce you to the first gentoo penguin chick born at Edinburgh Zoo in their Centenary year and the first chick ever born in the new enclosure Penguins Rock!The chick was only a...

Award-winning director-writer Drake Doremus’ moving and beautifully acted BREATHE IN will be the Opening Night film at the 67th edition of the Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF).Starring Felicity Jones, Guy Pearce and Amy Ryan, BREATHE...

Edinburgh Airport on the up - Penguins at the Central Library - Council report card - Pandas - Commander HadfieldThe total number of passengers using Edinburgh Airport rose last month by over 34,000, an...

Within the space of 24 hours, Leigh Griffiths scored his 100th career goal which helped Hibs beat Hearts at Tynecastle for the first time since May 2009, was named Hibs’ Player of the Year...

WINDS OF FUN AS ECOLOGY CENTRE VISITS BOTANIC GARDEN Fife-based centre hosts stall at Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Local children had the chance to learn more about the importance of wind and natural energy sources at...

Yesterday a collection of spycams from renowned BBC programme Spy in the Huddle visited Penguins Rock at Edinburgh Zoo, and some young rockhopper penguins made new friends with their spycam doppelgänger and started trying...

Townsend Productions and The Assembly Rooms present the world premiere of WE WILL BE FREE  a new play by Neil Gore. Directed by Louise Townsend & Richard Stone Designer: Fine Time Fontayne Musical Director: John Kirkpatrick Cast: Neil Gore...

 We thought that HMS Edinburgh had visited her home city for the last time in September last year but it turns out we were wrong. The Royal Navy’s last Type 42 destroyer will visit...

Two-thirds of tickets to experience the action and thrills of the Commonwealth Games will be priced at £25 or less, it was revealed today.Announcing a family-friendly ticketing strategy focused on delivering packed stadia and...

Shandon Local Food Group along with the residents of the Flower Colonies have arranged for Professor Richard Rodger to come and speak at Polwarth Church Hall tomorrow evening at 7:30 pm.  Professor Rodger is...

Brodies Champions of Tennis Tickets – Perfect Father’s Day GiftStruggling to think of something different for your dad this Father’s Day?  Does he like tennis? Then tickets for the Brodies Champions of Tennis in...

Pedal on Parliament - Community Council meeting -  Train like a commando! - Elvis Costello - Book SaleJust under a week until Pedal on Parliament now. There will hopefully be thousands of cyclists on...

Hibs came from behind to win the Edinburgh Derby, thanks to another stunning free kick from Leigh Griffiths and a last minute goal from teenage striker Ross Caldwell at Tynecastle on Sunday. Congratulations go...

Kids get a Lesson in Horrible Histories on City Bus Tour Edinburgh Bus Tours has unveiled a new commentary that kids will love on board City Sightseeing tours, dedicated to Edinburgh’s gruesome past. The new commentary,...

Green Room to tour Jason Robert Brown’s Songs for a New WorldThroughout June 2013, Green Room will tour its third production to churches across Scotland: Jason Robert Brown’s Songs for a new World. Directed...

With Pedal on Parliament coming up next weekend here is news of another cycling event in the capital next month.Edinburgh prides itself on being the City of Festivals and has ambitions to be a...

A Queen Margaret University academic is gearing up for the biggest challenge of his life.Trevor Laffin, Head of the University's Division of Business, Enterprise and Management, is undertaking a gruelling training regime in preparation...

At the Collective Gallery today - Meadows tennis tournament - At the Scottish National Gallery today - Wartime Experience at the Museum of Flight today - Discretionary Housing Payments***The Meadows City Tennis tournament takes...

FIFE PAIR IN 750-MILE CYCLE TO MENIN GATE TO RAISE FUNDS FOR POPPYSCOTLANDTwo Fife men will be undertaking a mammoth six-day challenge, the Cycle of Remembrance, cycling 750 miles from their hometown of Leven...

If you’re planning your wedding this year why not consider asking friends and family to make a donation instead of – or as well as – buying you a gift? This small gesture could...

Cramond Island - A walk in the Botanics - Greenyonder Tours - Sandemans Tours -  Ceilidh Club On at least two occasions so far this year that we can recall large groups of people out walking...

Police in Edinburgh are appealing for witnesses following a high-value theft from council premises in the west of the city.The incident happened around 3.30am on Friday 10 May at the depot on Fords Road....

The Scotch Whisky Experience is celebrating its 25th anniversary.  To mark the occasion, the visitor attraction has been presented with a specially commissioned commemorative Quaich, designed and produced by Edinburgh jeweller and silversmith, Hamilton and...

Philip Cannon, operations director at Accommodate Edinburgh in Bruntsfield provides some expert tips for landlords  More and more people are choosing to let out their properties these days – many for the first time. Some landlords...

Stephanie Murray has been selected as the Conservative Candidate for the by-election in Liberton/Gilmerton.She is in her 20s and was brought up in the ward, and works for KPMG in the field of tax. ...