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Balfour highlights need for Citizens Advice funding
Inadequate funding of local authorities could lead to closure of essential advice services.
Lothians MSP Jeremy Balfour criticised the Scottish Government for the inequality of...
Greens support Edinburgh South Sub in cutting emissions
The Scottish Greens support Scotland’s railways which they say could play a crucial role in getting Scotland moving again while cutting dangerous climate emissions.
In...
Coronavirus – VisitScotland fund for tour guides opens next week
VisitScotland has taken the first step in opening a £3 million fund to help support tour guides in Scotland who are affected by the...
George Street to become a New Town boulevard
By 2025 George Street will be a wide boulevard with six and a half metre wide adaptable paved areas for people walking and wheeling,...
Opinion – Council is ‘failing residents with gritting policy’
by Cllr Ashley Graczyk
Edinburgh has had heavy snowfall throughout February, and many local residents have taken to social media to complain about The City...
Gallery staff curated digital exhibition presents unique perspectives of Edinburgh through the ages
As galleries in Edinburgh and across the UK remain dark due to the ongoing pandemic, a new digital exhibition has opened providing a welcome...
Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society announces Phoebe Waller-Bridge as President
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society announced today (Friday 19 Feb) that they were delighted to appoint Phoebe Waller-Bridge in the role of President.
The position,...
Opposition groups lead charge on council rents
Green councillors said it was down to them that council rents have been frozen in the next year as they led the opposition groups...
Council agrees spending for the next year
The council has set its spending for the next year, with the administration budget approved over all the opposition groups' amendments and proposals.
The...
CAC furniture exhibition due to open in March goes digital
'Adjust/Adapt', a major new group exhibition showcasing and celebrating the transformative power of creativity and craft to transcend challenging times and presented by a...
Council agrees to freeze council rents
by Joseph Anderson Local Democracy Reporter
The Conservative, Liberal Democrat and Green Party councillors have combined to ensure a rent freeze for council tenants in...
Book your place at Q&A with founders of Lavender Menace Book Shop
Edinburgh Libraries is hosting a live Q&A session with Sigrid Nielsen and Bob Orr, the founders of Lavender Menace Book Shop, on 24 February 2021 at...
A ‘paws’ in the weekly routine for care home residents
Animal loving pensioners at a city centre care home have been enjoying pet therapy sessions for more than a decade, thanks to dedicated staff...
Deputations to council’s budget meeting
Several groups have lodged deputation requests asking to be heard ahead of the council budget meeting on Thursday.
Usually the council meeting in February...
UNISON demand fair pay for vaccinators
The Head of Health at UNISON Scotland, Willie Duffy, has written to the Health Secretary, Jeane Freeman, on Wednesday highlighting with her again the...
‘Empty Kitchens’ celebrates the kindness of Scotland with the COOK Kindness Survey
According to a report released today (17th Feb.), most Britons - 65% - believe we have become kinder as a nation over the last...
Council coalition sets out proposals for next year’s spending
The council administration proposes retaining council tax in Edinburgh at the same level (with Band D Council tax at £1,338.59), despite a threatened overspend...
Opinion – Social housing should be at the heart of public health emergency
By Cllr Ashley Graczyk. Cllr Graczyk is an Independent Councillor for the Sighthill-Gorgie ward.
Social housing is a matter close to my heart because...
Edinburgh artist in the running for UK’s biggest art prize
Five paintings, all described as "extraordinary" are shortlisted for the £25,000 John Moores Painting Prize 2020, and one of these is the work of...
A love story which began at Sneaky Pete’s #VenueValentine
Any late night reveller can tell you that some of the best bands have played at Sneaky Pete's over the years. But when Sean...
Court decision blocks Tesco’s fire and rehire strategy
A Court of Session decision will stop the strategy adopted by supermarket Tesco n firing and rehiring workers, according to the retail workers...
Theo Paphitis picks Tidman Legal as a winner
Edinburgh Law Firm Wins Theo Paphitis’s Small Business Sunday Competition
Tidman Legal, a firm of intellectual property, branding and business law specialists which helps protect...
Search launched for Chief Creative Officer to lead EIFF and Filmhouse Cinemas
Scotland’s Centre for the Moving Image launched its International search for a Chief Creative Officer today (12th Feb.), to create, lead and champion the...
Tram extension in the planning by 2030
by Joseph Anderson Local Democracy Reporter
The City of Edinburgh Council is considering another extension to the capital’s tram network with a north/south line,...
Volunteer fundraiser required at granton:hub
granton:hub have an exciting opportunity available as a fundraising volunteer.
The successful applicant will contribute to the growth of granton:hub by raising income to allow...
Mini-series of digital gigs launched by Leith Theatre
A grant from Creative Scotland’s Performing Arts Venue Relief Fund has allowed Leith Theatre to secure a small staff team of expertise, enabling them...
Hidden Door Festival – where is the next venue hiding?
Hidden Door invites you to join them online as they search for the festival’s next venue.
The virtual venue hunt will begin series 3 of...
hiyacar is coming to Edinburgh
The car sharing company hiyacar has hired Keith Stark as Business Development Lead coordinating the company's move into Scotland.
Mr Stark grew Enterprise Car...
Coronavirus – National Records of Scotland issue weekly figures on Covid related deaths
National Records of Scotland have reported on Wednesday that as at 7 February, there have been a total of 8,726 deaths registered in Scotland...
Coronavirus – funding available for childminders
All registered childminders in Scotland are now entitled to a grant of £750 from The Scottish Government. The funding pot of £3.2 million is...
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