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A year in Edinburgh
Click on the photo below to see some of the things we captured in 2016:
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Arise Sir Andy! – Andy Murray among a hundred Scots in the Queen’s New...
Arise Sir Andy Murray! It looks like his mother may have to eat her words and start doffing her cap to him after all....
Boroughmuir keep their sponsor
Boroughmuir Rugby Football Club has managed to hold onto its main sponsor Commsworld which allows the club to establish an academy to coach players...
The Edinburgh Reporter Winter 2017 edition
For those of you who have not yet been able to get your hands on a copy of our print edition here it is...
Blackwood Design Awards – shortlist revealed
There have been many ingenious entries for the Blackwood Design Awards and they have now revealed the nine inventions on the shortlist.
These include a...
At the theatre in January
The King's and the Festival Theatre have some amazing shows lined up for you in the New Year.
In January they have everything from Shakespeare...
Challenge yourself this New Year!
If you are now thinking of getting fitter in the New Year, then you may need a goal to work towards.
Barnardo's Scotland have one for...
Edinburgh’s Hogmanay predicting complete sell out
If you don't have a ticket then don't come to Edinburgh City centre on Hogmanay. That was the message from the organisers at this...
Police release CCTV images following city centre robbery
Police have released CCTV images of two men that they believe may be able to assist them with their enquiries into a robbery which took place in...
Award-winning Lothians pub in gastro makeover
One of the best known real ale watering holes in the Lothians has received a makeover to transform it into a gastro pub.
The multi...
Parking problems in the city
Yesterday 27 December 2016 parking charges were payable after a couple of festive days when parking in the city was free. Except that, according to...
Thousands arrive for Edinburgh’s Hogmanay
This is set to be the busiest Hogmanay yet with Edinburgh Airport welcoming more passengers in the run up to the big night than...
Leith Walk Surgery to move to new premises
Work has begun on a new £1.17m Leith Walk Surgery meaning more patients can use the practice in the future.
An extra 2,000 patients will...
Get into the swing of it in the New Year with the Edinburgh Leisure...
Have you heard about the Edinburgh Leisure Golf Club? Open to golfers of all standards, including complete beginners, membership runs from January to December...
American free solo climber headlines mountain film festival
The 14th Edinburgh Mountain Film Festival (EMFF) from Saturday 4 to Sunday 5 February 2017, at George Square Lecture Theatre, is headlined by American...
At the Writers’ Museum – Harry Potter first edition
An exhibition which runs at the Writers' Museum till 8 January will show off a rare first-edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, featuring...
Creative Industries Advisory Group established
The Scottish Government has set up The Creative Industries Advisory Group to advise Ministers on supporting the sector in Scotland.
Industry leaders from across the country...
More blueberries from Scotland
Scientists at the James Hutton Institute are undertaking research to find ways of growing blueberries in Scotland.
The Environment Secretary Roseanna Cunningham has announced new...
The Queensferry Crossing – Scotland’s biggest project moving along
The Queensferry Crossing is huge, but it is also Scotland's biggest infrastructure project.
Transport Scotland have made a video of the last twelve months of...
Rock Trust benefits from significant donation
The Letting Protection Service established a charity fund in 2014 and the latest charity to benefit from it is local charity The Rock Trust...
Christmas Show raises nearly £5,000 for Barnardo’s Scotland
Barnardo's Scotland are £5,000 better off thanks to the efforts of the MGA Academy of Performing Arts who put on their annual ‘A Christmas...
The South West Digest
The South West Neighbourhood Partnership issues a regular bulletin on all that is happening in their area.
Here is the bumper Christmas edition :
On the Beeb at Christmas
Some of you want nothing more than to spend time in front of the box this Christmas. So what is on that may be...
How much do you know about Star Wars?
Rogue One: A Star Wars story has opened in cinemas across the country and at ODEON they are holding more than 10,000 screenings across...
Obituary – Bill Purves 1934 -2016
by Tim Maguire, Celebrant, Caledonian Humanist Association
Bill Purves was born in Edinburgh on 4 February 1934, the only child to William and Edith Purves...
Local politicians call for new community centre in Morningside
Conservative politicians, Lothians MSP Miles Briggs and Councillor Nick Cook who is standing for re-election in 2017, are calling on the City of Edinburgh Council to...
Scottish Government warns Storm Conor could be on the way
The Scottish Government say that Storm Conor is set to arrive overnight.
The public are being urged to check before they travel as Storm Conor...
First Minister’s Christmas message
Here is the First Minister's Christmas message which she recorded at Alness in Milnafua Village Hall:
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First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon said: “Christmas is about spending time...
Christmas message from The Moderator
The Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland the Rt Rev Dr Russell Barr, minister at Cramond Parish Church has a...
Charitable trust turning phone booths into office pods
The Red Kiosk Company has applied for planning permission to site two phone kiosks somewhere on George IV Bridge and convert them into office pods. The application says...
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