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Green Pencil Award- entries must be sent in now!
Green Pencil Award is a creative writing competition run by The City of Edinburgh Council with an environmental theme that is open to all...
Gordon Macdonald MSP – monthly newsletter
Gordon Macdonald is MSP for Edinburgh Pentlands and this is his regular newsletter :
Gordon is a member of the Economy, Jobs and Fair Work...
Gordon begins his #Scottorock challenge
Follow Gordon's challenge via #ScottoRock and donate at www.justgiving.com/fundraising/gordon-smith57
Theatre – At the King’s and Festival Theatres this autumn
Upcoming events at partner venues, the Festival and King's Theatres.
The Kite Runner
Mon 9 to Sat 14 Oct
King’s Theatre
Direct from the West End, this haunting...
Leith Street Bridge being removed tonight
The footbridge which linked the St James Centre to the Greenside Car Park and buildings on the other side of Leith Street, will be...
Sick Kids sold to developer in midst of community right to buy
Earlier today NHS Lothian announced that they have sold the building to a developer, Downing Group, and that the sale will finalise when the...
Stand up comedy featuring Seymour Mace (and burgers)
There will be a night of live, alternative stand up comedy at the Braid Hills Hotel, Morningside on 3 November 2017 with Seymour Mace.
The...
Join the Great British Beach Clean at Granton this weekend
This weekend the Marine Conservation Society (MCS) is organising the Great British Beach Clean and here in Edinburgh you can join in at Wardie...
Letter from Scotland
It was a moment of peace in an otherwise rather below par week for me. Stopping by Blackford Pond, not far my house, has...
Film Review: ‘Wind River’
Wind River
Direction: Taylor Sheridan
Screenplay: Taylor Sheridan
Cast: Jeremy Renner, Elizabeth Olsen
Length: 111 minutes
Rating: R
Inspired by actual events, we follow US Fish and Wildlife Service tracker...
Edinburgh Political Focus – what are the politicians saying this week?
In Edinburgh there are many politicians from Councillors to MSPs and then there are the MPs who have to travel to London from Monday...
Washington here we come…..
Yet another transatlantic route has opened up direct from Edinburgh Airport. Following all the flights offered by Delta and Norwegian, now it is the...
Australian Big Band to make a stop in Edinburgh
A Big Band comprised of teenagers and staff of the Rockhampton Grammar School from Australia will give a free concert on 24 September 2017 at 3.30...
Alana raises funds for SANDS by walking across the Queensferry Crossing
Alana Jamieson from Livingston was one of the lucky ballot winners who walked across the Queensferry Crossing on the weekend before it opened. She...
New service for the elderly coming to Edinburgh – jobs available
Many of our older people simply want to live in their own homes as independently as possible for as long as possible. Now there...
First high speed train comes to Scotland
ScotRail Alliance has this morning welcomed the delivery of the first of the high-speed trains which will be rolled out from next year. The...
The Edinburgh Award 2017 announced
The council has announced today that the recipient of the 2017 Edinburgh Award will be Sir Timothy O'Shea, the Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the...
TV Smith – No One Chord Wonder
TV Smith is coming to Edinburgh, which means you have the chance to spend the
evening with somebody who is a punk legend.
But on top...
Cramond & Barnton Community Council will meet next week
The first meeting of the Cramond & Barnton Community Council to be held after the summer break takes place at the Cramond Kirk Hall...
At The Royal Lyceum Theatre – Cockpit
Cockpit
by Bridget Boland
directed by Wils Wilson
"West Bound in the Dress Circle. East Bound in the Stalls."
The Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh presents its Scottish Premier...
At the King’s and Festival Theatre Autumn 2017
Our thespian thoroughbred friends at The Festival and King’s Theatres are forever burrowing further in to the labyrinthine warrens of theatrical magic. The Edinburgh...
Defibrillators now installed on all 27 trams
Edinburgh has 27 trams in total and now all of them have a defibrillator on board thanks to the efforts of St John Scotland.
This...
Panda update
Sadly there will be no panda cub this year in Edinburgh.
Iain Valentine, Director of Giant Pandas at the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS),...
World’s Biggest Coffee Morning makes its return in September
Macmillan Cancer Support’s much-loved World’s Biggest Coffee Morning will be returning for its 27th year to homes, workplaces, communities and schools across the country...
Film Review: ‘A Ghost Story’
A Ghost Story
Direction: David Lowery
Screenplay: David Lowery
Cast: Casey Affeck, Rooney Mara
Length: 92 minutes
Rating: 12A
‘A Ghost Story’ examines the universal themes of love and loss,...
Action Porty now own Bellfield Church
A community group in Edinburgh has become the first organisation in an urban area to benefit from community right to buy powers.
Action Porty has...
John Lewis Edinburgh to recruit 23 Partners for the festive season
John Lewis Edinburgh is searching for 23 temporary Partners (staff) to join their branch team, ahead of the busiest shopping period of the year.
John Lewis Edinburgh...
Jardine demands meeting over flightpaths
MP for Edinburgh West Christine Jardine has asked the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) for an urgent meeting to discuss Edinburgh Airport’s latest proposals on...
Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce welcome international business leader to the Capital
On Friday, the Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce welcomed Terry Appen, Head of Business Development at Chinese oil and gas company, Jereh Group, to meet senior city...
Edinburgh is star in VisitScotland’s latest ad
Edinburgh takes centre stage in the interactive TV campaign on E4 next week in a unique partnership between Channel 4 and VisitScotland.
Our extinct volcano...
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