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This week’s planning applications in Edinburgh
Planning applications lodged with the council's planning department up to this week are detailed in the list embedded below.
Applications of note include a hotel...
Advisers find that Constance did not mean to breach the Ministerial Code
The independent advisers, on instructions of the First Minister, have investigated the Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs, Angela Constance, with regard to...
It’s cold enough for skating on Inverleith Pond today
It has been cold enough for Inverleith Pond to freeze over allowing skaters to take to the ice for a game of ice hockey...
Sturgeon warns against laughing about Trump – “it is a serious moment in history”
Nicola Sturgeon said it is too easy to regard politicians like US President, Donald Trump, as some sort of comedy, but the implications are...
Resurfacing works on M90 begin next week
Work will begin on 14 January to resurface the M90 just north of the Queensferry Crossing between junctions 1B, Ferrytoll and 1C, Admiralty. It...
Thousands see the festive lights at the Botanics
More than 90,000 people attended a spectacular seasonal lights event at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE).
The garden was transformed into "an...
Book a course at Edinburgh Open Workshop
Edinburgh Open Workshop (EOW) has a hands-on programme of creative courses designed to help people turn resolutions into reality - whether that means learning...
It’s freezing out there – the Ross Fountain in photos
You know it's cold in Edinburgh when the Ross Fountain in Princes Street Gardens freezes over.
And today it did just that, amid temperatures...
Strikes at STV may go ahead this week
Staff at STV are due to strike on Wednesday over the compulsory redundancies and plans to cut the north edition of the News at...
Swinney says it is time to see ourselves as others see us
SNP leader, John Swinney, made a speech to begin the New Year in Glasgow on Monday morning referencing the Burns poem, To a Louse,...
#SpringCleanScotland is looking for volunteers
The charity, Keep Scotland Beautiful, is looking for thousands of volunteers in Scotland to help clean up the country.
This is the biggest mass...
Gail Porter’s lowest point led to helping others
GAIL Porter said she owes her life to her daughter after hitting her lowest point during a spell when she was homeless.
The TV presenter,...
Better training would reduce injuries to police officers
Improved training techniques could reduce the number of frontline police officers injured by more than 50% when they are assaulted in the line of...
Shelter takes thousands on first day of annual sale
The Shelter charity shop in Stockbridge took in more than £14,000 on Saturday - on the opening of its annual sale of designer brands.
The...
Greens say far right must be defeated
At the Scottish Parliamentary election this year it will be vital for Scotland to face down and defeat the far right according to the...
Salle Holyrood throw open their doors
Following a successful Open Day at their new West Bowling Green Street premises Salle Holyrood fencing club are offering incentives for newcomers to take...
Thousands of pupils have not attended school in Scotland in the last six years
Some 70,000 pupils have missed half of school time, and more than 6,000 have not been to school at all during the last six...
Lib Dems highlight health ahead of the election
It is now only four months until the Scottish Parliamentary election on 7 May and all the parties have highlighted where they will focus...
Conservatives say cost of living will define the election
In a speech later in Edinburgh, Scottish Conservatives leader, Russell Findlay, will say that cost of living pressures will define the Scottish Parliamentary election...
Sarah shines at Carlton cricket
Carlton cricket club held their annual prize giving in the Grange Loan pavilion when among the winners was Sarah Beith (women’s 1st X1 fielding and...
Bonnie Prince Charlie secret snuff box sold
A rare 18th century tartan snuff box concealing a secret portrait of Bonnie Prince Charlie has fetched nearly £5,000 at auction.
The circular wooden box,...
Watsonian aid for children’s charity
Watsonian Football Club have again proudly raised £10,000 for Edinburgh Children’s Hospital Charity (ECHC).
It is the second consecutive year Watsonians have shown such generosity...
UK Padel title for Sports Club pair
Edinburgh Sports Club pair Ashley Mears and Rosie Dennis have been crowned UK padel champions in the women's over-60 group.
The duo travelled to Bristol...
Hockey collective working well – but faces challenges
One of the biggest sporting success stories of 2025 was undoubtedly the South Edinburgh Schools hockey initiative.
The project brings together pupils from Boroughmuir, Balerno,...
League title for Hutchie U-14 girls
Hutchison Vale under-14 girls football team are celebrating the biggest win during the six years they have been together.
Captained by Caitlin Hollick, a centre...
Age no limit at Wanderers mixed walking rugby
A group of mixed walking rugby players from Murrayfield Wanderers dressed for the occasion when holding a Christmas gathering in Roseburn Park.
Formed five years...
Higgs medals and awards sold at auction
Medals, trophies, awards and other rare objects collected by a Nobel Prize-winning physicist have been sold.
Items owned by the late Professor Peter Higgs, who...
Lewis chops and changes
Can lessons learned in sport and business be inter-changeable?
Karate black belt Lewis Scobie certainly offers active proof of that.
A qualified karate instructor, he gave...
MND afflicted Davy nurses paralympic dream
Just when you think sport cannot at times inspire and astound any more, along comes Edinburgh snowboarder Davy Zyw who is aiming to become...
First Footin’ – a variety of venues and entertainment to usher in the New...
From Edinburgh Makar, Michael Pedersen, who led a Graham Norton style chat show with Garbage lead singer, Shirley Manson, in Portobello, to a Spanish...
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