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Repairs to overhead gantry signs on M9 and M90 taking place this month
Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland is to undertake a programme of repairs to overhead gantry sign panels on the M9 and M90 during...
National mourning to be observed
Buckingham Palace announced that there will be a period of national mourning following Her Majesty The Queen’s death until the State Funeral in London...
King Charles III – Edinburgh proclamation event takes place on Sunday
Public Proclamations will be made in Edinburgh on Sunday to announce the Accession of The King at around 11am.
This follows the proclamation in London...
Local MPs offer their tributes to Her Majesty
In the House of Commons on Friday MPs offered their own tributes to Her late Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II until almost midnight.
These 182...
Photo story – Edinburgh gets ready
Edinburgh has an important role to play in the days after the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II which was announced by Buckingham...
The Royal British Legion offer their condolences
The Royal British Legion Scotland says it is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of the Sovereign and their Patron, Her Majesty Queen...
Virtual book of condolence opened
A virtual book of condolences has been set up for mourners in Edinburgh to pay their respects to Her late Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II.
The...
Racing at Musselburgh cancelled
Musselburgh Racecourse has confirmed tomorrow and Sunday’s race meetings have been abandoned.
While other British racecourses will resume racing on Sunday, Musselburgh will not race...
Letter from Scotland
“A profoundly sad moment for the UK, the Commonwealth and the World”. Nicola Sturgeon’s first words on hearing the news from Balmoral that...
Temporary road closures in Edinburgh
Temporary road closures have been put in place in the city centre, as Edinburgh prepares to host major ceremonial events to mark the passing...
Edinburgh to host major international literary conference next year
As the first City of Literature, Edinburgh already has a place as a world leading literary city, and now it is announced that a...
HM Queen Elizabeth has died
Her Majesty The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral on Thursday afternoon aged 96.
Buckingham Palace issued a statement this evening just after 6.30pm: "The...
Rocketing recruitment drive for capital company
An Edinburgh-headquartered space marketing company has announced plans to add several new starts to its roster.
Ever-growing AstroAgency is on the hunt for new staff...
City firm restructures with new appointment to senior management team
AM Bid, Scotland’s largest bid and tender specialist, has announced the promotion of Chantelle Seaborn to Bid Development Director as part of a senior...
The Edinburgh Award 2022 – Sir Geoff Palmer
Sir Geoff Palmer, Professor Emeritus and Chancellor of Heriot-Watt University, has been selected to receive the Edinburgh Award 2022.
In recognition of his ground-breaking contributions...
A Syrian academic at the Fringe – why I put on a show to...
by Lina Fadel Heriot-Watt University
This summer I performed my own one-woman show at the 75th Edinburgh Fringe – a sentence I never thought I would...
North Edinburgh Arts secures vital funds from Foundation Scotland
Charity will receive £300,000 from Foundation Scotland towards state of the art ‘MacMillan Hub’ in Muirhouse
North Edinburgh Arts (NEA) has secured vital funding from Foundation Scotland, Scotland’s community foundation, to develop and grow its popular community spaces. This investment will support the charity to refurbish, redesign...
Golf croquet – international match played at Balgreen
An international match was played in Edinburgh last weekend in Balgreen.
The fixture came about because Irish captain Jane Morrison - who lives in Edinburgh...
Savings needed to pay council staff following new pay deal
The City of Edinburgh Council has to make savings of £3.1 million in next year’s budget to fund the wage deal which brought the...
Get ready for Scottish Careers Week
Scottish Careers Week is back from 7-11 November and schools, employers and career practitioners are all encouraged to get involved.
The campaign comes at an...
Union says National Care Service Bill is not fit for purpose
UNISON, Scotland’s largest local government union, has called on the First Minister not to put care at the bottom of her list as she...
Charity welcomes Scottish Government rent freeze
Age Scotland has welcomed the First Minister's rent freeze for private and socially rented homes as older tenants in Scotland struggle to cope with...
Student flats decision overturned in Newington
Developers won a planning appeal meaning that more student flats will be built in an area of Edinburgh where there are already fears it...
Wild West comes to Edinburgh care home
Music-loving pensioners at an Edinburgh care home were treated to a hoedown themed afternoon to celebrate the end of summer with a performance from...
Council rolls out iPads for pupils at Craigroyston
This week all the pupils at Craigroyston Community High School are being given their personal iPads as part of the council's £17 million iPad...
Orchestra will bring soul-stirring jazz to Queen’s Hall
The Scottish National Jazz Orchestra opens its latest season with a concert at the Queen’s Hall on 29 September.
Featuring the vital, soul-stirring music from its...
Peter Coshan murder – police find man’s body
Officers investigating the murder of Peter Coshan, 75, have recovered the body of a man in Northumberland.
The body was found on land close to...
New no smoking rules at hospitals come into effect today
The Scottish Government has put a nationwide ban in place meaning that anyone who smokes within 15 metres of a hospital building could be...
Recycling in schools backed by £120,000 scheme
A study into recycling in Edinburgh’s schools has revealed that almost three-quarters of waste sent to landfill is recyclable, as the council prepares to review...
Scottish Government to report on emergency budget review within fortnight of UK review
The Scottish Government has confirmed that it will report on its Emergency Budget Review within two weeks from any UK Government Emergency Budget.
The...
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