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Edinburgh councillor blogs – Cllr Maureen Child
Maureen Child is the Labour councillor for Portobello/Craigmillar who regularly blogs for us.
On Monday, the fabulous Edinburgh Tool Library will be launching their new service in Portobello...
Airport passenger duty bill passed
A bill to replace Air Passenger Duty in Scotland was passed by the Scottish Parliament last week.
The Air Departure Tax (Scotland) Bill sets the...
At Dynamic Earth – summer events for all the family
Edinburgh's five star visitor attraction Dynamic Earth has announced several polar themed events for families to enjoy over the summer.
Running from the 1 July...
Celebrating 45 years with DM Hall
Lorraine Pearson began working at DM Hall in 1972 . Now 45 years on Ms Pearson has stayed with the surveying company all that...
Life & Style Edinburgh 2017
Life & Style Edinburgh this weekend 1 - 2 July 2017 will showcase the best of life in the capital.
The event takes place across...
Wilfred Owen centenary celebrations
A historic event took place at Waverley Station to mark the centenary of war poet Wilfred Owen's first moments in the city on this day a...
Scotland’s first graduate-level medicine course
Applications for a degree course offering exisiting graduates a new route into medicine will open in September, Health Secretary Shona Robison has confirmed.
The four-year...
EIFF 2017 – Speaking with composer Paul Saunderson
How often do you really listen to the music in a film? Are you surprised when you read the credits at the end by...
VIP starters at Race for Life Edinburgh
Kayla Doohan from Livingston sounded the airhorn to set the 5K runners on their way in the Cancer Research UK Race for Life in...
Glamping accommodation option for the Festival
Dundas Castle has launched its August glamping options for festivalgoers and the site includes ten luxurious canvas cottages set around the loch on the...
Royal Ascots Ladies Day- in Edinburgh!
On Thursday 22 June 2017 Edinburgh ladies gathered together to raise funds for Radio Forth's Cash for Kids.
150 ladies joined Forth 1’s Arlene Stuart...
Battle of Prestonpans Tapestry on display at Holyrood
The medieval 'comic strip' which tells the story of Bonnie Prince Charlie's voyage to Scotland is being displayed in the Main Hall at the Scottish...
New Life and Style Event announced for Edinburgh
Award winning event organizers, EssentialEdinburgh, have announced an exciting new ''Life and Style'' event for Edinburgh this summer.
The event will include celebrity speakers, workshops...
One Voice Rally held for The Old Royal High School
A rallying call for two of Scotland’s national treasures to come together took place this week when three of those behind the Perfect Harmony...
THE LOVE BOAT BIG BAND: 20 YEARS ON THE HIGH CS
ALL-STAR LOCAL LEGENDS STEAM INTO PORT FOR 20TH BIRTHDAY CRUISE & EDINBURGH JAZZ FESTIVAL DEBUT!
With very special guests THE BEVVY SISTERS
EMBARKATION 10PM, JULY 21,...
John Lewis Edinburgh has a new Place to Eat
If you live in Edinburgh, you may be forgiven for thinking that the work on what was the St James' Centre will never end.
We...
Today is Armed Forces Day in Edinburgh
The Lord Provost raised the Armed Forces Flag above the City Chambers on Monday to mark the start of the week which honours the...
Castle Mill Works will become home to Edinburgh Printmakers in 2018
The former North British Rubber Factory, Castle Mill Works, is one of the few buildings which remains at Fountainbridge, among the new developments there,...
EIFF 2017 – Kevin Bacon & Kyra Sedgwick meet the press
Meeting the press at film festival junkets is a necessary part of promoting your film.
Director Kyra Sedgwick had the added bonus however of having...
At Summerhall – Grow Wild!
Young artists each with a budget of £500 have created artworks which will highlight the importance of wild flowers and plants in the Youth...
Mechanical spectacles at the Museum of Childhood
This week a new exhibition of functioning mechanical toys and marvels opens at the Museum of Childhood,42 High Street, Royal Mile. With all pieces...
Royal Highland Show 2017 – M&S producers awards
Yesterday at the Royal Highland Show M&S announced the winners of their Farming for the Future awards.
The winners were:
Outstanding Producer award:
o Matthew McIntyre,...
Conservatives name Cook to continue as Transport spokesman
The Conservative Group on the City of Edinburgh Council missed out on leading the new administration by only one elected member.
Undaunted they intend to...
New Information Commissioner proposed
Daren Fitzhenry is to be nominated by the Scottish Parliament as the new Scottish Information Commissioner next week.
He will succeed Rosemary Agnew who was...
First Minister to address ‘Brexfast’ at the Royal Highland Show
The First Minister will be up early this morning to get out to Ingliston to speak to farmers visiting the Royal Highland Show.
She is...
Royal Highland Show 2017 – in photos
What strikes you most about farmers is that they really love their animals.
And when they bring them to the Royal Highland Show they take...
Royal Highland Show 2017 – At the Co-op stand
On the first day of the Royal Highland Show, Fergus Ewing, Cabinet Secretary for Rural Economy and Connectivity met with Ciara Gorst, head of...
Edinburgh pub involved in nationwide craft beer festival
A craft beer festival is being staged at Hector's in Edinburgh until 15 July, celebrating the amber nectar in its many forms.
The Stockbridge local...
New Town house sells for record price
Solicitor-estate agency, Coulters say they have sold a 6-bedroom town house in Edinburgh’s New Town for a record price of £1m.
10 Claremont Crescent, a recently...
Royal Highland Show 2017 – Gove called upon to ‘answer Brexit pledges’
Michael Gove, the UK Environment and Rural Affairs Secretary is visiting the Royal Highland Show today.
He was a leading member of the Leave Campaign...
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