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Walking and hiking on the up in Scotland
Walking, hiking and rambling is the number one planned activity for visitors to Scotland this summer, according to new figures coinciding with National Walking...
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World Bee Day
Today is World Bee Day. To celebrate Multrees Walk invited school pupils from Leith Walk Primary to visit their urban bee hives...
Celebrating World Bee Day at Multrees Walk
To celebrate World Bee Day on 20 May Multrees Walk invited school pupils from Leith Walk Primary School to visit their urban bees.
The pupils...
General Assembly attends St Giles’
The Church of Scotland General Assembly 2024 is being held in Edinburgh this week.
There was a Sunday morning service at St Giles' Cathedral,...
Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride visits Edinburgh
Riders gathered at Dalkeith Palace on Sunday for the Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride uniting classic and vintage styled motorcycle riders from all over the world.
The...
City centre traffic plans are paused due to lack of cash
Plans to stop through traffic from accessing key Edinburgh city centre routes have been hit with delays just three months after they were approved.
Council...
Backlog of short term let applications raising “serious questions”
The City of Edinburgh Council’s planning department has a backlog of more than 1,600 short-term let applications, leading to “serious questions” over whether the...
North Berwick RNLI out on two shouts into the haar this weekend
Volunteers from North Berwick RNLI launched the charity’s relief D-class lifeboat Robleen on Friday evening and Saturday afternoon as the haar enveloped the coastline.
The first page...
Enjoying the sunshine in Princes Street Gardens
The weather earlier on Saturday was perfect for sunbathing, and many people enjoyed the sunshine there.
Many people took to the gardens to sunbathe...
National protest held in Edinburgh
The national pro-Palestinian protest in Edinburgh on Saturday ascended the Mound past New College where the General Assembly was convening to install a new...
New Moderator installed at the General Assembly
Moderator the Rt Rev Dr Shaw James Paterson was installed in a ceremony at New College with His Grace the Duke of Edinburgh representing...
New outdoor cocktail bar experience sweeps into Edinburgh
Scotland’s world champion curling team has swept into action to launch two new outdoor cocktail bar experiences in the heart of Edinburgh for spring...
Rebus author gave his blessing to wedding suite
Couples looking to secure a local wedding venue this year or next could end up having their ceremony and/or reception in a bridal suite...
Council to propose five new supported bus services
Proposals for five new supported bus services in the west of Edinburgh are set to be discussed at the Transport and Environment Committee next...
Rusty planters to be removed from Leith Walk
The council is to remove the rusty planters placed on Leith Walk as part of Trams to Newhaven.
There are 46 planters made of COR-TEN...
Council makes a U-turn onto London Road
Following months of traffic monitoring since Edinburgh Trams started running down Leith Walk, the left hand turn from Leith Walk onto London Road will...
Bus tracker will go live in the middle of June
The council installed 330 bus trackers on the street in the last several months, but confusingly the system has not shown up to date...
Two convicted of offences in connection with Peter Coshan murder
Paul Black, 65, was found guilty of attempting to defeat the ends of justice following a trial at the High Court in Edinburgh on...
After property marketed for sale council opens dialogue with Summerhall
Edinburgh Council will “open a dialogue” with the owners of Summerhall in a bid to ensure it is not lost as an arts centre.
The...
Fury at cuts to library opening hours
Edinburgh councillors have reacted furiously after being presented with plans to reduce opening hours at some city libraries, despite them voting against the move...
Letter from Scotland
Scotland has an official “housing emergency”. The Scottish Parliament declared this to be so on Wednesday, as if it were a surprise.
We now have...
Edinburgh Napier students win at The Herald 2024 Student Press Awards
At the Herald Student Press Awards Edinburgh Napier journalism students were among the winners at an awards ceremony held in Glasgow on Wednesday evening,...
Tech titans trade the cloud for coastal restoration
Finance software implementation specialists, Eureka Solutions, have taken to the beach to help a conservation charity restore an historic Scottish coastline.
A team of 30...
Scottish Government introducing technical updates to STL licensing scheme
Regulations have been laid before The Scottish Parliament that provide technical updates to the short-term let licensing scheme.
Licensing was introduced in 2022 to provide...
GMB Scotland balloting council workers on strike action
The union representing council workers in the care sector of Scottish local authorities will offer them a vote on taking strike action as local...
Police release CCTV images of man connected to two attempted robberies
Police have released images of a man they believe may be able to assist with enquiries into two attempted robberies in Edinburgh.
The first incident...
Siemens Mobility reappointed to maintain network for Edinburgh Trams
Edinburgh Trams has awarded a contract extension to Siemens Mobility to maintain the 18.5 kilometres of track on the network.
The contract worth £44.7...
EICC wins top sustainability award
The Edinburgh International Conference Centre, (EICC) has won a top sustainability award at Business Travel Awards Europe.
The venue won in the Achievement in Sustainability...
City tailor Calvin proving cut above with UK expansion
Dubai-based Edinburgh tailor Calvin Smith has spoken of his excitement at opening his first UK store in Scotland this summer.
The Clermiston businessman is one...
Council examines big ideas to get housebuilding back on track
Using council tax income to plug holes in Edinburgh’s cash-strapped affordable housing projects is among the “big ideas” being mulled by local authority bosses...
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