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Virgin Hotels Edinburgh ring the changes this month
Virgin Hotels Edinburgh has a series of events planned for May, including introducing its Summer Gin Garden where guests can enjoy the sunshine and...
Padel incentive to promote Mental Health Awareness week
Game4Padel, the UK’s leading padel operator, will be offering 25 per cent off court bookings across its UK venues including Edinburgh Park, Barnton Park...
Western Approach Road to be closed for five weeks
A temporary closure will be in place for a section of the Western Approach Road from Monday for the next five weeks as...
Greens call for parliament to recognise Republic Day
Lorna Slater, the co-leader of Scottish Greens at The Scottish Parliament has issued a call for the parliament to recognise Republic Day on 5...
Police appeal for information after attempted robbery in Trinity
Detectives in Edinburgh are appealing for information following an attempted robbery.
Around 6.40pm on Saturday, 4 May, 2024 a man presented at the door of...
Rainbow Railways to arrive in Edinburgh
A model railway exhibition will return to Edinburgh after many years.
Rainbow Railways, the Linlithgow-based model shop responsible for organising the recent Linlithgow Model Rail...
Seafood Festival is on now at St James Quarter
This weekend until Monday the Seafood Festival has returned to St James Quarter.
Enjoy the world of Scottish seafood in the heart of the...
Musselburgh chase sevens “hat-trick” in own tournament
Musselburgh go into the 78th staging of their own seven-a-side rugby tournament at Stonehill on Saturday 4 May looking to complete a “hat-trick” in...
Waverley Bridge to reopen to traffic this summer
Edinburgh’s Waverley Bridge will reopen to buses after four years.
The council will allow limited traffic to return to the bridge during Jenners’ redevelopment, relocating...
Edinburgh City 2008s on Scottish Cup trail again
Edinburgh City under-16 footballers will attempt to complete back-to-back Scottish Cup triumphs when they take on Glasgow side Hampden Boys' Club in the final...
Council may look at keeping former VisitScotland office open
The City of Edinburgh Council is exploring options to keep The Royal Mile’s tourist information open after VisitScotland announced the closure of this and...
Emma takes up cricket role to promote junior recruitment
Royal High Corstorphine cricket club have appointed Emma Turner to the role of ‘Junior Activator’.
Currently a pupil support assistant at Craigroyston Primary School, Emma...
Boyack says diabetic patient has been denied new technology
Megan Ormond who has had diabetes since she was a teenager has taken part in a medical study of a new "closed loop" diabetic...
Inception Art Show opens at Dalkeith Palace
The art sales exhibition Inception Art Show with a catalogue sponsored by Anderson Strathern will take place from 3 to 12 May at Dalkeith...
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Swinney for First Minister
The SNP's John Swinney declared his intention to run in any leadership contest on Thursday morning, and having said during his...
Swim award for Trojans
Trojan Swimming Club has become first club in West Lothian to achieve the Aquamark Standard.
One of the county's longest running swimming clubs, Whitburn based...
Letter from Scotland
It’s been a topsy-turvy week for three of our national leaders. Humza stepped down, John stepped up and Kate stepped aside. The result is...
Kari on board while Shaylen returns for Stewart’s Melville Cricket Club
Stewart’s Melville Cricket Club have welcomed Kari Carswell on board as a women's team coach.
Kari previously had a role as Head of Woman’s...
Badminton triple crown for Deepti
Edinburgh’s Deepti Vijayakumar, 15, completed a clean sweep of titles at the Scottish under-17 badminton championships in Perth.
In the singles final Deepti defeated Qing...
John Swinney announces he is running in the SNP leadership contest
John Swinney who admitted he is the longest serving Scottish parliamentarian has announced his candidacy in any contest for the SNP leadership.
He also...
Developer accused of wriggling out of affordable homes obligation
An Edinburgh developer has been accused of trying to “wriggle out” of a commitment to build affordable homes after it claimed doing so was no...
Heriot’s time it right to win Northern Sevens
Edinburgh Northern rugby president Neil Hardman is pictured with the winning teams after the Inverleith club hosted their 70th seven-a-side tournament sponsored by Blyth...
Edinburgh boy selected by The Royal Ballet School
An Edinburgh boy from Blackhall, Charlie Waller, is following in his big sister's footsteps by winning a place at The Royal Ballet School in...
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The SNP group have a new leader
Cllr Simita Kumar who was first elected as a councillor in 2022 is the new leader of the...
Cygnets learning to swim on the Union Canal
A sure sign of better weather is when young birds emerge from nests to take to the water in the case of these young...
First woman elected SNP group leader in Edinburgh
The SNP group of councillors in Edinburgh have elected Simita Kumar, who is still in her first term as a councillor, as their new...
Contract terms agreed for Edinburgh’s winter festivals
The council have agreed to award the contract for Christmas and Hogmanay for the next three years to Unique Assembly Limited (UA), the consortium...
Looking back with The Old Edinburgh Club
Looking back in history at events which have taken place in May in years gone by with the Old Edinburgh Club
DayEvent(s)1stIn 1589, the King...
Vets teach pet owners first aid
ICR Vets Pentland recently held a pets first aid evening at their Pentland Clinic.
The interactive session was led by the practice's vets and...
Grange well prepared to defend their titles
The decision to push the start of this season’s Eastern Cricket Premiership back a week until Saturday, 4 May, due to the recent inclement...
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