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Earth Hour Heroes competition launched by WWF

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The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) has just launched its Earth Hour Heroes competition. This is a nationwide search to find those unsung...

‘Banana flats’ could be listed

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The flats made famous in Irvine Welsh's Trainspotting could be protected with a listed status. The charity organisation Historic Environment Scotland which cares for and...

Luxury city hotel named Lothians’ ‘Best Accommodation Provider’

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The Chester Residence triumphs in the regional finals of the Scottish Thistle Awards, 2016 Five-star Edinburgh hotel, The Chester Residence, has been crowned the...

Creative Edinburgh’s birthday bash

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The winners at this year's Creative Edinburgh awards were announced last night with Leith Late, Scottish £5 Banknote designers and Jupiter Artland among the winners.  A...

Leo du Feu at The Sutton Gallery

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A new solo exhibition by wildlife and landscape artist Leo du Feu will preview at The Sutton Gallery on Saturday afternoon (12th November.) Edinburgh College...

New galleries to replace the dead end at Scottish National Gallery

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The National Galleries of Scotland are about to embark upon a £16.8 million modernisation programme which will triple the space available to them. The new galleries...

Pentlands Book Festival

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Book Week Scotland is almost upon us, with many exciting events across Edinburgh and beyond. Pentlands Book Festival is getting an early start with a couple...

Morningside Community Council meet on 16 November

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Morningside Community Council will meet on 16 November at The Open Door from 7.30pm. Their office bearers are now Chair Arne Strid, Vice-Chair Brian Auld,...

Anno – Anna Meredith with The Scottish Ensemble at The Hub

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On 13 November Anna and Eleanor Meredith will appear along with the Scottish Ensemble to play the well known piece Vivaldi's Four Seasons. Classical-electronic crossover...

The Christmas Advert season is upon us

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Just as we get into the second week of November it is time for all good retailers to unveil their Christmas adverts. So here is...

City Council holding “Question Time” style event on Thursday night

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The City of Edinburgh Council are holding a "BBC Question Time" style panel tomorrow night which will feature senior councillors. They will be questioned by members of...

George Street will shine bright this Christmas

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The Street of Light, which lit up the Royal Mile with 60,000 lightbulbs last December, is this year set to transform the west end of George Street...

At the Lyceum – Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

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Can you imagine six impossible things before breakfast? Try these words -Donald/Trump/In/The/White/House. Perhaps Anthony Neilson’s ingenious take on Lewis Carroll’s timeless psycho-charade of childhood fantastical...

Moderator signs climate change statement

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The Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland the Rt Rev Dr Russell Barr has joined more than 250 international faith...

Young composers vie for national prize

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The third annual national competition for 12-18 year-olds, Notes from Scotland, invites applications from the country's budding composers. As part of the National Trust's Year...

Aikido classes at Drummond Community High School

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Having practised at Drummond Community School for over 25 years, Still Point Aikido extends a welcome to anyone who would like to take on...

Robotic assisted surgery has saved fifty lives in south east Scotland

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A pioneering new form of robotics-assisted surgery for men with prostate cancer was announced by the Health Secretary Shona Robison today at Edinburgh's Western General...

Creative Edinburgh Awards unveiled ahead of ceremony

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These awards designed by Alasdair Thomson are made from the dolerite rock of Salisbury Crags, which is the first time the rock has been...

Hogmanay continues on New Year’s Day with Scot : Lands

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The organisers of the fourth annual Scot:Lands festival, a free pop-up multi-arts festival hosted on New Year's day, announced their full programme earlier today. The festival...

Tracy honoured with The Sir William Y Darling bequest

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The Sir William Y Darling Bequest for Good Citizenship for 2015/16 has been awarded to Tracy Rendall in recognition for her charity work and...

EDI Group choose to back the Friends of the Granton Castle Walled Garden

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Deidre Brock MP has said today that she welcomes the decision from developers behind the Granton Waterfront to retain the Granton Castle Walled Garden...

Mark Brown is selected as a council candidate

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Mark Brown has confirmed to The Edinburgh Reporter that he has been selected a Scottish Conservative Candidate for next year's City of Edinburgh Council...

Dobbies want you to bake them a cake!

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Dobbies Edinburgh want you to send them your best Christmas recipe and then they will make the recipe to sell in their cafe! You could become...

Lothian Buses and Edinburgh Leisure come out top at 2016 VIBES Awards

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Two of our biggest Edinburgh companies have been recognised today as champions of business sustainability at the 17th annual VIBES awards. (VIBES stands for...

Fatherson and Be Charlotte confirmed for the Waverley Stage

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In another carefully staged announcement Edinburgh's Hogmanay drip feed another little bit of news about what's on over the three day festival. The Street Party...

Golfers raise funds for cancer charity

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Gullane Ladies Golf Club in East Lothian has raised over £7,800 for Breast Cancer Now, the largest breast cancer charity working in Scotland. The club...

MOD announcement means closures in Edinburgh

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In plans announced today the Defence Secretary Michael Fallon claims that £140 million running costs will be saved over the next ten years. The Minister said...

Singer-songwriters Sarah MacDougall and Ben Kunder to appear in Edinburgh

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Acclaimed Swedish-Canadian alt.folk singer-songwriter Sarah MacDougall and ascendant Canadian singer-songwriter Ben Kunder will perform at The Bluebird Cafe, Edinburgh on Friday 25 November 2016. The pair will...

Discounts galore at the newest restaurant in town

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Coming to Edinburgh later in the month is a new restaurant in St Andrew Square. And if you're quick you can be among the...

Architects of new school win a Design Award

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The architects behind the new James Gillespie's High School have won an award for their design of the new school campus that was officially opened...

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