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Councillors begin their new roles in earnest
Conveners and Vice-conveners have begun their roles in earnest after being formally appointed on Thursday 22 June.
Some of the conveners have now spoken to...
Edinburgh’s Maison Bleue launches Street Chic Food Menu
Stalwart family-run Maison Bleue brings tapas style dishes back to the menu
Edinburgh-based restaurant Maison
Bleue – introduced French tapas style
dining which they called ‘les bouchees’...
Council calls for more discussion on new Victoria Primary School
The City of Edinburgh Council has in principle approved the scheme for the relocation and expansion of Victoria Primary School, but agree they will...
Fire service make appeal to public about deliberate fires
Figures have shown that the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service fought many unnecessary fires last summer. They say they do not want a repeat...
Edinburgh International Festival has a new chairman
Edinburgh International Festival has chosen Professor Niall Lothian as its next Chairman.
Professor Lothian first joined the Board of Trustees of the EIF in 2011...
Extra nurse and midwife training places
An estimated 2,600 extra nursing and midwifery training places will be created over the next four years as part of wide-ranging measures to support...
Wheely good way of promoting Scotland
Edinburgh Castle and Stirling Castle are hitting the road as some of Scotland’s top MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions) venues go on tour...
Basketball Scotland lose their coach
basketballscotland announce today that Men’s National Performance Coach, Erik Olson, has taken the decision to depart the organisation to pursue a new coaching role...
TERLive! Follow the City of Edinburgh council meeting here
The council has taken some time to get going since the elections in early May. Today they will meet as a proper council with...
Edinburgh Trams announce operating profit
Edinburgh Trams have today announced that their latest accounts show a pre-tax profit of £252,000. This means that the tram operator has returned a...
Five things you need to know today
Full council meeting
Liberton High School pupils raise funds for local food bank
St Columba's Hospice Summer to Remember campaign
Three lifelong friends...
Campaigners plan protest at City Chambers today
The campaigners who made so much noise at the council meeting in May by singing outside the chamber are planning on coming back today.
Two...
Common Ancestor – new beer launching Thursday night
Four students on the Brewing and Distilling MSc course at Heriot-Watt University have won the support of Stewart Brewing in producing some of their...
Outlander locations captured by the Edinburgh Sketcher
Edinburgh World Heritage and Edinburgh Tourism Action Group have helped Anne Daly a guide with tour company Mary's Meanders and the Edinburgh Sketcher produce...
Police Scotland will tackle violence head on this summer
A Scotland-wide campaign to tackle offensive weapons, disorder and anti-social behaviour was launched in Wester Hailes today.
Chief Inspector Helen Harrison explained that there have...
Cairdean House summer Open Day
Residents and the local community of Colinton enjoyed a day of fun at Cairdean House as part of the celebration of Care Home Open...
Edinburgh Airport ‘getting back to normal’
Following an apparent power cut this morning which has led to disruption at check in desks in Edinburgh Airport, a spokesman said that things...
Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival 2017: Take Five…
This year Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival is celebrating the Centenary of Jazz - and the history of the Blues.
Jazz 100 offers historic concerts,...
Smart technology research project looking for volunteers
Changeworks has partnered with the University of Edinburgh to deliver IDEAL, a
cutting edge research project exploring how smart technology can help save
energy in the home.
They...
Boxing – more names confirmed for Taylor undercard
Undefeated Scottish prospects Gary Murray, Aston Brown and Gary Rae plus former Celtic super lightweight title challenger Ally Black will feature on the undercard...
Computershare to create 300 new Edinburgh-based jobs
Plans by Australian financial services company Computershare to open a new technology centre of excellence in Edinburgh, creating 300 jobs, have been welcomed by...
At the Royal Highland Show – BBC MasterChef winner Gary Maclean
BBC MasterChef winner Gary Maclean was in great form at this year's Royal Highland Show as he showed off his R&W Scott 'Recipes with...
Scottish Government announce £2.85m funding to boost cancer services
Health Secretary Shona Robison has announced £2.85m funding to help improve cancer services so that patients are seen more quickly.
The investment will be directed...
Scottish Government news – Building and fire safety group meets
The first meeting of a Ministerial Working Group, convened to examine building and fire safety regulatory frameworks, has taken place.
The meeting was chaired by...
VUE at the Omni opens new bar
Vue in the Omni Centre opened its new look bar space in time for its first Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) screening at the...
#DriveHateOut campaign launched by Edinburgh Council
A campaign to tackle hate crime on public transport was launched by The City of Edinburgh Council along with Police Scotland and its various...
Cladding at Bainfield flats is ‘same as Grenfell Tower’
The student flats at Bainfield Halls of Residence in Fountainbridge have been clad with the same type of flammable cladding as that on Grenfell...
HMS Queen Elizabeth leaves Rosyth
Following a lengthy process to build her, HMS Queen Elizabeth the first QE Class aircraft carrier left the half-built HMS The Prince of Wales...
St Columba’s launch their summer fundraising drive
St Columba’s Hospice in Edinburgh has today launched its new fundraising appeal. It is called A Summer to Remember, and it is colourful and...
Royal Highland Show 2017 was a record breaker
Lothian Buses has reported an increase of almost 12% in customer journeys over the four days of the Royal Highland Show.
There were special services...
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