Tag: Edinburgh local news
St Andrew Square cleared of tram works
Tram progress in the city as St Andrew Square opens
All road and track works are now complete around St. Andrew Square which was returned to public use today. The completion of these works around...
Back to Back Bach Marathon to raise funds for Christian Aid
Music lovers in Edinburgh and beyond are being invited to enjoy a unique marathon experience of the works of Johann Sebastian Bach – in 15 hours of continous performances to raise funds for Christian...
Introducing a New 17 Year Old Single Cask Edition: The Glenlivet Quercus
The Single Malt that Started it All, The Glenlivet, is proud to present a rare and collectible single cask whisky aged for 17 years in American white oak or ‘Quercus Alba’, The Glenlivet Quercus.
Aged...
Edinburgh firm offers free PR – apply now!
CATS PR is a new business, based in Edinburgh, helping small and local companies progress in today’s difficult market.
In order to gather together a portfolio to show off to potential future clients, we are...
Preview: Leith, in Black and Red
It's not just Leith's locals who can boast character. According to artist Tommy Perman there is a bit of the unusual along its streets and shop fronts. A new exhibition at The Red Door...
Five things you need to know today
Portobello High School - Fringe app - Queensferry Community High School tomorrow - ECA Fashion Show - Tonight at The Filmhouse
The council have taken a step in the direction of a new school in Portobello...
Fatal road collision
Police in Edinburgh are appealing for witnesses following a fatal road collison.
The incident happened just after 7pm last night, Thursday 25 April, on Lasswade Road, between Lasswade and the City Bypass.
A 24-year-old woman was...
Portobello High School – Private Bill lodged at Holyrood
A Private Bill to allow the new Portobello High School to be built in Portobello Park was introduced in the Scottish Parliament today.
The City of Edinburgh Council is taking the comparatively rare step of...
Edinburgh Greens nominate candidate for Liberton and Gilmerton by-election
Edinburgh Greens have chosen Alys Mumford to contest the Liberton-Gilmerton by-election on 20 June.Alys is 24 years old and is currently the director of Jubilee Scotland, a charity which campaigns on third world debt. She...
Pennywell residents hit out at bin store mess
Residents at a block of flats have hit out at the council for allowing their communal bin store to be full of rubbish. Residents have been complaining for the past six months about the...
Edinburgh Students raising dough for MS
A group of Edinburgh University students are preparing for one of the nation’s most mouth-watering fundraising events – the MS Society’s Cake Break.
This year the MS Society is hoping to raise £50,000 from Cake...
Lothian Buses want your old phones
The award winning bus company is recycling old phones for charity.
Everybody has an old mobile phone lying around gathering dust at the back of a drawer or cupboard somewhere.
Lothian Buses are asking their staff...
Five things you need to know today
Governance Risk and Best Value Committee - Domestic abuse seminar, Edinburgh - The Friends of Water of Leith Basin - House @42 - Today at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery
The council's Governance, Risk and...
Civil Service Strollers FC announce new football partnership
Civil Service Strollers FC have confirmed they have entered into a Football Partnership with Salvesen Community FC. The agreement, which is for an initial two year period, allows a pathway for young players to...
Art in the Grassmarket
A city with an international reputation for welcoming visitors, Edinburgh attracts people from all over the world and many decide to stay and make it their home. In 2010 over seven thousand did just...
VIDEO – Edinburgh College of Art Fashion Show – tickets still available!
The Edinburgh College of Art Fashion Show will showcase the latest designs from some of the UK’s brightest students studying fashion, performance costume, and textiles - and we have a sneak preview from the...
Scottish Power Swap Shop
ScottishPower Swap Shop reaches out to 5,000 schoolchildren to mark fifth anniversary of ScottishPower Swap Shop,
Children across Scotland are set to take part in the country’s biggest book swap when thousands of kids exchange...
Requests for ‘out of catchment’ school places reduces
More children will be attending schools near their homes from this year.
The number of requests for out-of-catchment primary school places in Edinburgh has fallen compared to last year, even though the number of children...
Five things you need to know today
Tram Project Update - Priority Parking - Afternoon Tea with the Military Wives Choir - Wine tasting at The Scotsman Hotel - Postcode Challenge
The trams are not due to start running until the beginning of...
Care Inspectorate urges discussion about care services
INVOLVING PEOPLE IN CARE SERVICES “ESSENTIAL”, WARNS CARE INSPECTORATE
Involving old and vulnerable people in key decisions about the care they receive is “essential”, the Care Inspectorate will warn today.
The call comes in a joint...
Scottish Cup Final 26 April 1902 Hibs 1 Celtic 0
Every football fan from the capital knows that Hibs last won the Scottish Cup in 1902. Hibs’ supporters are reminded of this statistic every year whenever a cup tie is played, and rival Hearts’...
Government offers Cash for recycling
If you are old enough to remember glass lemonade bottles, then you will recall that taking these back to the shop resulted in a few pennies being refunded. Now that we are a recycling...
VIDEO – Morningside Youth Pipe Band looking for new members and sponsorship
Morningside Youth Pipe Band (MYPB) only started playing together in November last year, but we found them in great form at Boroughmuir High School last Friday, where there was a bake sale to raise...
Queen Margaret University off to forge links with Malawi
Scottish academics will travel to Malawi to celebrate an important milestone with Malawian graduates who have influenced international health.
Experts from the Institute of International Health and Development (IIHD), based at Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh,...
Granton tunnel gets a makeover
A group of young people from Drylaw have been taking part in an Art project over the past two months, transforming a tunnel on the cycle path in Granton from a dull dark place...
Youth worker paddles to raise funds
A youth worker from the North of the city will paddle fifty-seven miles in less than twenty four hours as part of a fundraising campaign for a new building. Mark Foster who is the...
Edinburgh’s no eviction strategy not echoed in East Lothian
The City of Edinburgh Council decided last week to take a stance on council tenants who are in arrears of rent. Their stance is one of cooperation and avoidance rather than legal enforcement, where...
Abseil for NSPCC!
NSPCC Scotland is challenging people across Edinburgh and the Lothians to test their nerve next month with a charity abseil from the iconic Forth Rail Bridge.
The 165 ft abseil will take place on Sunday...
Edinburgh music school in line for award
Technophonia by Oliver Searle shortlisted for Royal Philharmonic Society Award
The City of Edinburgh Music School in conjunction with Drake Music Scotland has been shortlisted for a Royal Philharmonic Society Award for their performance at...
Rugby Sevens World Cup arrives in Edinburgh
Scottish Rugby Union and Glasgow Warriors scrum-half Chris Cusiter (right) and Mark Robertson (left, former Edinburgh Rugby winger) are photographed with the HSBC Rugby Sevens World Cup, which is currently touring Scotland.
Chris is pictured...
