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Former Lord Provost dies
Edinburgh’s Lord Provost Frank Ross paid tribute to the late Kenneth Borthwick.
Elected in 1956, Mr Borthwick was Lord Provost of the City of Edinburgh...
Scotrail big ticket giveaway
The ScotRail Alliance is giving away £1 million worth of free off-peak tickets to some of Scotland’s top destinations.
The giveaway is both a thanks...
Scottish Government’s programme hailed as greenest ever
Environmental groups applauded the new Programme for Government announced in Holyrood yesterday, which contains a host of 'green' measures.
Friends of the Earth believe such...
Edinburgh International Book Festival – REVIEW – Scarlatti and Cage with David Greilsammer and...
David Mitchell’s Cloud Atlas muses on the nature of boundaries - namely, the boundaries between noise and sound. The novel suggests that all boundaries...
Queensferry Crossing official opening
Today the official opening of the Queensferry Crossing took place at both sides of the already iconic structure.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon today accompanied Her...
Global IT company opens new digital pod in Edinburgh
A leading global information technology company launches its newest digital pod in Edinburgh allowing it to offer digital services at close proximity to its...
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2017 – Old Stock: A Refugee Love Story*****
A story of Romanian Jewish refugees settling in Canada in 1908 is set to a high-tempo, klezmer-infused concert in this wonderfully evocative international premiere.
Ben...
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2017 – Mindy Raf:Keeping My Kidneys****
An emoji orgy is unlikely to have featured in an Edinburgh Fringe show before, but Mindy Raf who produces one is nothing if not...
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2017 – How to Suffer Better***
A wacky slice of neurotic New York life is served up by Amanda Erin Miller in a high-energy Edinburgh Fringe debut.
Miller, 33, presents a...
Edinburgh Trams help out with Pedal for Scotland
If you are taking part in this year's Pedal for Scotland then part of the problem is not the cycle itself, but getting to...
Incident on Montrose Terrace this morning
The above photo shows the scene on Montrose Terrace (Courtesy of Allan Crow editor Fife Free Press)
There is an ongoing incident on Montrose Terrace today...
Five things to do in the next five days
Edinburgh is always busy with loads of events taking place but now in the lull after the storm of the festivals it is even...
EXCLUSIVE DISCOUNT OFFER – Disney’s Beauty and the Beast
In an offer exclusive to the Edinburgh Reporter, you can £1 off each ticket booked for this fabulous interactive screening of the smash-hit family...
Thousands to walk the Queensferry Crossing this weekend
The Queensferry Crossing has been in the news all week, and now a lucky 50,000 ballot winners will enjoy the experience of walking across...
Council back down on Leith Registrar closure
After starting a petition to stop the possible closure of Leith Registrars Office on Wednesday, Edinburgh North and Leith MP Deidre Brock announced good...
Edinburgh Mela – final weekend
The Edinburgh Mela finishes this weekend and it will end with a flourish if the organisers have anything to do with it!
This is Scotland’s foremost...
British Empire Medal for Macmillan nurse
When the Honours Lists include British Empire Medals, it may be that the person is not so well known as those among the knights...
20 new jobs at Pizza Hut
With £611,000 of investment in two of their restaurants in Edinburgh Pizza Hut Restaurants is creating 20 new jobs.
The restaurants at North Bridge and...
Queensferry Crossing – opening celebrated with cookies!
Guests at the DoubleTree by Hilton hotels all over the globe are welcomed with a signature DoubleTree Cookie.
Now, to celebrate the opening of the...
Cake not Climate Change
Campaigners invite you to eat cake in a bid to tackle climate change, with a ‘Cake not Climate Change’ event at the Ostara Cafe...
Police release CCTV images following Dundee Street attack
Police released CCTV images of a man they wish to trace in connection with a serious assault which occurred in the city centre earlier...
Psychedelic makeover in Grassmarket
A century of Edinburgh’s colourful history as never seen before.
The Greater Grassmarket Business Improvement District (BID) has teamed up with Capital Collections to launch a free open-air,...
Council rejects Hotel plan for Royal High School
The council's planning committee decided today to turn down an application to convert the A-listed former Royal High School into a luxury hotel.
The previous...
VIDEO – Tram extension – Council Leader thinks timetable allows for ‘lessons learned’
The council will debate the details and decide on extending the tram to Newhaven on Monday. You can watch the Transport and Environment Committee...
Queensferry Crossing – open to traffic today and tomorrow
This morning in the early hours, traffic was redirected and the first cars began to filter onto the Queensferry Crossing.
Just after 1.00am the Economy...
Queensferry Crossing – the facts and figures
Following a construction period which began in 2011, The Queensferry Crossing opened to traffic for the first time earlier today.
Here are some facts about...
The Queensferry Crossing opens today
Traffic will begin to use The Queensferry Crossing this morning marking the end of a momentous journey.
The project may be about 10 weeks late...
Kezia Dugdale steps down as leader of Scottish Labour
Tonight BBC Scotland have confirmed in an interview that the leader of the Labour Party in Scotland, Kezia Dugdale, has stepped down.While she will...
Doors Open Day 2017 highlighted by MSP
Miles Briggs, Scottish Conservative & Unionist MSP for Lothian, is encouraging city residents and visitors to the area to visit some of the Capital’s...
Edinburgh International Book Festival: The 2017 Siobhan Dowd Trust Lecture
If like me you were a child of the sixties, you probably read a lot of books. You did this partly because, swinging as...
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