Tag: Edinburgh local news

 The Royal Mile was given a fresh look in time for spring as Council staff, residents and businesses come together to spruce up the thoroughfare today.This morning, volunteers tackled a range of issues such as...

The search for applicants for the next Social Innovation Incubator Award programme is now under way. Please read on for information on The Melting Pot’s fantastic Award programme. "We’re looking for your help in finding...

Edinburgh’s award-winning Arkle theatre company present a rare chance for audiences to enjoy one of David Mamet’s most sparkling comedies.’Boston Marriage’ is a stylish historical snapshot of same-sex commitment that clearly resonates with current...

Bin the Bedroom Tax - Start Local Fight-Back Groups NOWCome along on Thursday 11th April 2013 @ 7pm North Edinburgh Arts Centre. All welcome.This meeting is to help form/ support local groups in Pilton, Muirhouse, Royston Wardieburn,...

 It looks as though the date is now set for panda activity of the mating kind.....EdinburghZoo say that giant pandas Tian Tian and Yang Guang are likely to meet for the 2013 breeding season...

Poppyscotland announced today  that the 2012 Scottish Poppy Appeal has raised £2,586,788. Although proud of the result, the charity emphasised the need to raise more money in 2013 to continue to deliver vital support...

Police have now identified the man whose body was discovered in a lane off Cumberland Street in the New Town area of Edinburgh on Friday 5 April 2013.He is 28-year-old Lee Hayburn, of no...

Vulnerable adults - The Edinburgh Reporter on YouTube - Harlaw Hydro - Royal Mile Clean up today - House Concerts @42The council would like you to consider sharing your home with vunerable adults. They...

 From today you can invest in a local renewable energy cooperative which will use the profit that it hopes to make for the benefit of the community in Balerno.The people behind it are keen...

 Businesses in Edinburgh to benefit from new employer services team Sam Kemp and Vicki MacLean on board to identify and advise on recruitment and skills needs Employers in the Edinburgh area can now benefit from more...

The peaceful and orderly conduct of Scotland's century-long constitutional journey should stand as an exemplar of popular democracy for countries all over the world, First Minister Alex Salmond has told a prestigious institute in...

 Dalkeith Couple Win Big Playing EuroMillionsMidlothian is fast becoming a lucky area as Gwynedd Roberts (56) and his wife Lesley (54) from Danderhall, Dalkeith have become the second couple from the area in less...

 Local councillor Bill Henderson may only have been elected to his position last May but he has in the words of one resident 'hit the ground running'. He is campaigning hard for the council...

Police in Edinburgh can now confirm the identity of a man who died following an incident in Lochend Butterfly Way on Saturday 6 April 2013.He was 27-year-old Steven Barrett, who was originally from Bridgend...

 Scottish Swimming and Quipu TV are bringing swimming action from Royal Commonwealth Pool live to screens globally Scottish Swimming, the governing body for swimming in Scotland, and Quipu TV, a Glasgow-based internet broadcaster, will be...

  In typical Branson style he had a message for British Airways with whom he has for so long fought a battle for domestic routes.  Sporting a bespoke Virgin Atlantic Harris Tweed kilt, Branson flashed a...

 And guess who was on the inaugural flight? Well not one to miss a PR opportunity, Sir Richard Branson was on the flight and yes he was wearing a kilt supplied by Howie Nicolsby...

Missing  jewellery - Consultation on community councils - Panda news - Virgin Atlantic Little Red - SportSome jewellery related to the Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland has gone missing...

Police in Edinburgh are appealing for help in tracing some significant jewellery that has gone missing in a bag at Edinburgh Airport on Friday 5 April 2013.Two unique items - a gold ring and...

 The Bomb Disposal Squad removed a 'device' from an area of land at Gypsy Brae in Granton early this morning and took it under police escort to a quarry in Kirknewton to be safely...

 Edinburgh technology company, Sigma Seven, has successfully completed the first of two phases of a significant £350K contract with Kent-based utility company, South East Water. Some of the UK's largest technology businesses tendered for the...

Bomb Disposal Squad in Granton  - Royal Society announce new fellows - Warhol - Art @ 37 - Chitty Chitty Bang Bang today!The Bomb Disposal Squad were in Granton this morning removing a 'device'...

Edinburgh's Brass Monkey bar will be hosting the first UK screening of Kenyan film Ni Sisi tonight at 6:30pm.Ni Sisi (It Is Us) is the second film produced by S.A.F.E., a Kenyan NGO and...

 In a first for any Parliament, the Scottish Parliament is set to host an exhibition of more than forty Andy Warhol works of art exploring the themes of power and politics.Including Andy Warhol’s Flash-November...

by Bill Scott The news that The City of Edinburgh Council is to build a new city park on the site of the old Buttercup Poultry Farm – to be called the Buttercup Farm Park...

 Police seek witnesses to unexplained New Town death - An App for the Galleries - Gorgie Dalry Community Council - Morningside Gallery - Panda babies?Cumberland Street was closed off until late afternoon yesterday by...

The private contractor responsible for providing school meals to a number of the City's primary schools where mince containing 1%-5% horsemeat may have been served to children has apologised to the City of Edinburgh...

 Excitement and anticipation is again rising in Corstorphine as it gets near to the time when the pandas might just get it together enough for Tian Tian to fall pregnant and produce a baby...

 Disneyland Paris Tickets this Summer!Disneyland Paris is a complex of two theme parks, Disneyland Park and Walt Disney Studios Park, in Marne-la-Villée, France. The complex also includes seven hotels and a village including dining,...

 The only company in Scotland to build bespoke Mustang cars has completed its first 1965 Mustang Fastback model which the company founders hope will attract financial investment.Wild Horses specialises in creating bespoke classic...