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Thank you for the music at Eric Liddell Centre
People living with dementia in the capital find joy from new specialist music therapy.
The Eric Liddell Centre which provides specialist care for people living...
Meeting Jim – a must see this weekend
This weekend there will be a free worldwide screening of the feature-length documentary about Jim Haynes who died in January.
Haynes was very much...
New show apartment launched at top of the class development
A city development that is breathing new life into one of Edinburgh’s former school buildings now has a second show apartment.
House-hunters visiting Boroughmuir by CALA...
Joan Eardley | Centenary this summer
The Scottish Gallery will mark the centenary of artist Joan Eardley's birth in partnership with Dovecot Studios who will create a new tapestry commission...
International Women’s Day event with former Social Bite’s Alice Thomson
Business Gateway Edinburgh has unveiled plans for an online event to celebrate International Women’s Day (IWD) and launch its 5th Women in Business (WIB) Growth...
Deputy First Minister to release legal advice on Judicial Review to Harassment committee
The Committee on the Scottish Government Handling of Harassment Complaints meets at 10am this morning to hear evidence from James Wolffe QC, Lord Advocate,...
FetLor appoint new director
FetLorYouth Club have appointed a new director to help with the club's charity work.
The North Edinburgh charity which works with young people has...
Coronavirus – looking back one year on
Experts in dealing with infectious diseases at the Western General Hospital in Edinburgh who treated the first Covid-19 patient in Scotland have been looking...
Coronavirus – new variant from Brazil detected in Scotland
Health protection teams are tracking cases of a new variant of Covid-19.
Three cases of a Covid-19 Variant of Concern first identified in Manaus, Brazil,...
Edinburgh Airport lights up for Livvy
Edinburgh Airport’s iconic air traffic control tower is lit up yellow this weekend as the terminal shows its support for Livingston Football Club in...
Air Ambulance lands in Edinburgh
Scotland's Charity Air Ambulance (SCAA) touched down for the first time on the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh's new helideck on Friday supporting vital training...
Coronavirus – new walk through testing centre opens in Edinburgh
A new UK Government walk-through coronavirus testing centre has opened on Saturday at Ainslie Park Leisure Centre Car Park in Granton, EH5 2HF.
In Scotland there...
Calls for Powderhall railway line to become “green corridor”
Lothian MSP, Miles Briggs, has called for former Powderhall railway line to be made a green corridor. This would link up with the network...
Letter from Scotland
We are being told to stay in our nest boxes for another two months. The route out of Lockdown seems to get longer each...
Creative Scotland funding confirmed for Edinburgh projects
Creative Scotland has confirmed funding for 14 projects in Edinburgh in the latest Open Fund awards.
The National Lottery and The Scottish Government have made...
McQueens Dairies deliver dairy alternative in reusable bottles
There are many alternatives to dairy products, and now McQueens Dairies offer more choice and will deliver them to your door in a glass...
New UK Covid testing site now open at the Jack Kane
Today a new walk-through Covid-19 testing centre has been opened in the shared car park at the Jack Kane Leisure Centre and the Jack...
SCVO tackling the digital divide with money available to help from three funds
The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) has launched the eighth round of the Digital Participation Charter Fund, the Connecting Communities Fund and 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,...
Hospitality group sets out their key demands
Some of the big names in Scottish hospitality, including hotel owners in Edinburgh and Lothians, have proposed to The Scottish Government that along with...
Care workforce specialist answer to sectors’ staffing problems
Radical changes need to be made to the planning and recruitment of social care workers in Edinburgh to offset an impending care crisis.
With the...
Coronavirus – Scottish Hospitality Group demand talks with the government
Following the announcement by the First Minister in parliament on Tuesday of changes to lockdown to allow the country to find a route out...
Glencairn Properties looks to double turnover
Edinburgh developers, Glencairn Properties, turn over £10million transforming derelict buildings in Edinburgh and are set to grow even further.
The company is on course to...
Great British Bake-Off winner serves up new Scottish campaign
A new campaign celebrating the wide range of produce grown and made in Scotland has been launched with the help of ‘The Great British...
Currie Chieftains ask public for donations for clubhouse roof
A rugby club at the heart of a community near Edinburgh is calling on any businesses or individuals to help it cover the costs...
Skyrora students reaching for the moon
Two students have landed the most prized student placements in Scotland – working with Edinburgh-based space rocket firm Skyrora.
Bethany Taylor and David King, who were selected...
Sustrans launches Scotland’s Manifesto Asks
Sustrans Scotland is getting in early by publishing its 2021 manifesto which contains all the points they would like the new parliament to address....
Lothian to run bus services to mass vaccination centres
Lothian has confirmed this morning that they will reroute bus services to the Royal Highland Showground from Sunday.
This is intended to be a...
Council budget is set – but Cllr Munro abstains
Labour Cllr Gordon Munro abstained from approving any of the proposed budgets put before the full council meeting earlier on Thursday.
When we asked him...
Green light for New Town Quarter development on Dundas Street
The council planning committee approved the New Town Quarter development at the former RBS site on Dundas Street and Fettes Row yesterday by seven...
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