OUR NEWS BY EMAIL
Subscribe below to receive our news by email
Tag: Edinburgh
Theatre Preview – Creditors, Royal Lyceum
Creditors 27 April – 12 May 2018 By August Strindberg
Adapted by David Greig,
Directed and Designed by Stewart Laing
As a challenging taster leading up to the...
Poppy exhibition marks one hundred years since the Great War
All year there are events planned to mark the centenary since the First World War ended and National Museums Scotland have just opened the...
Government stepping in to help Canal View pupil
Yesterday in Westminster local MP Joanna Cherry QC MP asked the Prime Minister to step in and help a pupil at Canal View Primary...
Harvest Garden have all the chocolate you need this Easter
This Easter all you have to do to satisfy your chocolate need is get yourself up to Morningside.
The Harvest Garden is a renowned little...
Flybe’s summer schedule now underway from Edinburgh
Flybe has already started its summer schedule with flights available on this timetable till the end of October.
The airline has now completed its first...
National Museums Scotland to share in £1 million donation
National Museums Scotland (NMS) has been selected to receive part of a £1 million funding boost from the ScottishPower Foundation.
Backing subjects as diverse as...
At Leith Walk police box this weekend
It was a successful night for many Leith-based community projects at £eith Chooses 2018 last week.
The Edinburgh Tool Library, Invisible Edinburgh, Fork in the Road and...
Edinburgh MP asks PM for help for Syrian boy
Last week we told you the great news about Canal View who have won the class trip of a lifetime to Majorca with Jet2...
St John’s celebrates 200 years of worship
St John's Church on the corner of Lothian Road and Princes Street is a bit of an undiscovered gem.
This Episcopal church has the most...
New management plan promises to bring quality development to Edinburgh
The City of Edinburgh Council, Edinburgh World Heritage and Historic Environment Scotland were all of one voice today at the launch of the new...
#SaveLeithWalk campaign gets going in earnest
There were almost 70 people at the Leith Central Community Council meeting last week and around 100 Leithers at last night's meeting of the...
Jardine’s survey shows support for restrictions on night flights
Christine Jardine MP for Edinburgh West tells us that she conducted a survey on night flights and the results are clear.
There is overwhelming support...
Glowride celebrates Edinburgh becoming a 20mph city
The Glowride postponed from earlier in the month took place last night starting at the City Chambers just after dark.
All cyclists taking part were...
First Minister – Holyrood has no role in European Arrest Warrants
Police Scotland confirmed that a European Arrest Warrant was issued for Professor Clara Ponsati who is a professor at St Andrews University, and who...
Earth Hour marked at Edinburgh Castle
Edinburgh Castle and landmarks across Scotland switched off their lights in support of Earth Hour on Saturday night.
Hundreds of millions of people around the...
Pro EU rally in Edinburgh today
A pro EU rally marking one year since Article 50 was triggered by the UK Government was held at Holyrood today. It was organised...
Cllr Maureen Child – Five things to do in Portobello this week
As usual Councillor Maureen Child keeps us up to date with news from her Ward of Portobello/Craigmillar.
From her email inbox she tells us about...
At the Festival Theatre this week – This House
Imagine the Mother of all Parliaments in full agreement on every pressing issue of the day. Full cooperation and compliance. Ideology and historical precedent,...
Edinburgh World Heritage announce new project in Canongate
A B-listed development in the Canongate designed by architect Sir Basil Spence is to be the subject of a new energy efficiency project by...
Books – Awakening by David Munro
This book is due to be published in April 2018. It is the final book in a trilogy by Edinburgh author David Munro, and will...
Hockey – Trinity Academy girls pick up the silver
Trinity Academy girl’s hockey team has won their first silverware in 14 years, and not just one cup but two.
The team beat Edinburgh Academy...
Lothian shortlisted for three awards
Lothian has been shortlisted for three awards at this year’s Scottish Transport Awards.
The awards which will take place on Thursday 14 June at the...
SPOKES meeting about cycling and trams is timely
by Councillor Scott Arthur, Labour councillor for Colinton/Fairmilehead.
With the consultation for the completion of Edinburgh’s tramline to Newhaven now taking place, SPOKES picked a...
Council continues to look at options for city’s schools
The council's education committee meets next week at a special session to allow ongoing discussion about the future of schools in the west and...
Five things you need to know today
The new Boroughmuir High School is holding an Open Day tomorrow Saturday 24 March 2018 from 11.00 to 4.00pm. Anyone can go along and...
Norwegian now have their Rabbie Burns Dreamliner
Norwegian Airlines which flies direct from Edinburgh Airport to the east coast of the US has a new tail fin hero.
They have just taken...
Funding awarded in £eith Chooses
£eith Chooses had over £100,000 to spend. The money is allocated to local projects under what is known as participative budgeting. This means that...
Staff at Musselburgh Racecourse may take strike action
We are told that the latest meeting of the Musselburgh Joint Racing Committee yesterday broke up without any of the current problems facing the...
New special school to replace St Crispin’s – plans on view today
New special school planned on site of former Burdiehouse Primary School
The City of Edinburgh Council is planning to build a new special school to...
FUSE will offer high quality training for those who work at Edinburgh St James
We should all expect great service at Edinburgh St James when it opens. That is one of the aspirations of FUSE which aims to put...
SUPPORT LOCAL NEWS
DIGITAL & PRINT EDITION
