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SP Energy Networks begin Shrubhill Station upgrade
A six-month multi millionpound project to upgrade an electricity substation which plays a vital part in Central Scotland’s transmission network has begun.
Ageing equipment within the...
Edinburgh’s Hogmanay 2018 – the numbers
Underbelly Limited were appointed in March 2017 to run Edinburgh's Christmas and Edinburgh's Hogmanay for the council. Now they have reported to the council...
Jardine backs accessibility campaign
Christine Jardine, Lib Dem MP for Edinburgh West, has asked the Minister for Local Government to make councils responsible for ensuring businesses provide wheelchair...
MSP accuses Tory welfare cuts for losses to Edinburgh
SNP MSP FOR EDINBURGH PENTLANDS GORDON MACDONALD DEMANDS DEVOLUTION OF SOCIAL SECURITY POWERS
Freedom of Information figures supplied by the Department for Work and Pensions have shown...
Bonhams Golf and Valuation Day in July
Bonhams are holding a golf and valuation day in July when they invite you to have your golfing memorabilia valued for free by their...
Railway station waiting rooms on Edinburgh-Glasgow line made more inviting
The ScotRail Alliance has told us that they have now upgraded a number of stations between Glasgow and Edinburgh, just before the brand new...
Edinburgh has the best airport
At the Scottish Transport Awards Edinburgh Airport won the accolade of Airport of the Year. It is certainly the busiest airport in Scotland with...
Saughton Park restoration project making progress
The council's £6.7 million restoration project at Saughton Park is coming along nicely, but it will not open to the public till August with...
At the Scottish National Portrait Gallery – Victoria Crowe : Beyond Likeness
As part of the Edinburgh Art Festival 2018 which begins properly at the end of July there is an exhibition of work by Victoria...
Friends of the Earth park people on George Street
Pop-Up Parks Have People Potential: Twenty car parking spaces on George Street, Edinburgh were turned into a Pop Up Park by Friends of the...
Save Our Schools want the council to listen
What exactly the council plan to do with the schools in west and south west Edinburgh is not entirely clear, and will only be...
The Edinburgh Reporter newspaper – June issue
Did you know that we publish a monthly newspaper? This month it had 24 pages of local news, views and what's on. 6,000 copies...
VIDEO – The Royal Scots Club – Beating Retreat and Waterloo Dinner
The Beating Retreat and Waterloo Dinner was held tonight at The Royal Scots Club.
As part of that 1SCOTS Pipes and Drums led the Beating...
Lothian recognised at the Scottish Transport Awards
Lothian the company who run our bus services here in Edinburgh won the big prize at the Scottish Transport Awards. They were named Scotland's public...
Council must ‘try harder’ with Meadowbank
Green councillor Alex Staniforth says more needs to be done to give people a say over the new Meadowbank sports centre.
The proposals around the...
Meeting a real Ice Maiden – Major Sandy Hennis
Major Sandy Hennis visited Edinburgh earlier this week to talk of her experiences in the Antarctic as part of the first successful all-female team,...
Letter from Scotland
As I write, a strong westerly wind is blowing around my house, Storm Hector they are calling it. The birch tree outside is bending...
Broughton High School are really good at debating!
Broughton High School has had great success recently with their young debating team. There are about 18 core speakers involved and Broughton's debaters have...
Meadowbank milestones later this month
The council's Development Management Sub Committee (planning committee by any other name) meets this month to consider two planning applications for the replacement of...
Call in to Waverley Mall tomorrow morning for a free reusable cup
At Waverley Mall tomorrow morning between 7.30am and 10am tomorrow Friday 15th June they are giving away 2,000 FREE reusable coffee cups to customers...
Police asking for witnesses to bus and tram collision on Wednesday
Were you near the airport last night when a bus apparently collided with a tram? Police have issued an appeal for witnesses following the...
Edinburgh solicitor appointed Assistant Chief of Girlguiding
27 year-old solicitor Emma Guthrie has been appointed one of the most senior Girlguiding volunteers.
Emma, who originally comes from Falkirk will be Assistant Chief...
RSNO to play Scottish premiere of music from Solo – A Star Wars Story...
The film Solo - A Star Wars Story is still very new and the music from it will be performed live for the first...
Courtyard Edinburgh has a new manager
The 240 room city centre hotel on Baxter's Place has a new boss.
The team of 55 who work at Courtyard Edinburgh will now be...
Edinburgh architecture lecturer supports saving Meadowbank grandstand
Meadowbank grandstand is worth saving for its architecture
It is the considered view of Dr. Dimitris Theodossopoulos, a lecturer in Architectural Technology at the Edinburgh...
Edinburgh Trams update – shortened route to the Gyle to allow recovery of tram
Following a collision yesterday evening near Edinburgh Airport when a tram was derailed, services to and from the airport are only running as far...
Summer Time Blues
Although the World Cup is about to commence in Russia, it’s the end of the domestic football season in Scotland. A time when thousands...
Boroughmuir High School opened by Minister Shirley-Anne Somerville
When opening the newest secondary school in the capital, the Minister for Higher and Further Education and Science, Shirley-Anne Somerville was one of three...
Boroughmuir High School official opening
The newest of the Edinburgh schools was officially opened today by the Minister for Higher and Further Education and Science, Shirley-Anne Somerville.
The opening ceremony...
Balfour supports cancer drug petition
Jeremy Balfour, Scottish Conservative MSP for Lothian is backing Breast Cancer Now’s campaign to ensure the “life-changing” breast cancer drug Perjeta is made available...
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