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Movement on the Melville Monument
As he promised yesterday, the Council Leader has managed to get some real movement on the wording of the plaque for the Melville Monument....
Council to resume discussions on plaque for Melville Monument
The Melville Monument towers 150 feet above St Andrew Square, and the Category A listed column has a statue of Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount...
SCVO asks for more government funding for voluntary bodies
The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) is the national organisation for the voluntary sector which is made up of about 40,000 organisations.
SCVO...
Meeting Malcolm Cannon of the Institute of Directors
We caught up with Malcolm Cannon, the National Director of the Institute of Directors Scotland, as a guest on our podcast.
Cannon is quite...
Edinburgh frontline NHS doctor heads to Harvard
An Edinburgh frontline NHS doctor has won a prestigious global surgery fellowship at Harvard University’s Medical School.
Dr Isioma Okolo is a specialist registrar in...
VIDEO – Sir Geoffrey Palmer at Black Lives Matter in Edinburgh
At the Black Lives Matter protest in Holyrood Park, one of the key speeches was made by Sir Geoffrey Palmer.
We have already interviewed...
#Black Lives Matter – thousands join peaceful protest in Holyrood Park
Thousands of people defied lockdown to peacefully protest in Holyrood Park earlier today about racism.
Stewards reminded everyone to observe physical distancing and handing out...
Spaces for People programme rolling out in Edinburgh
The City of Edinburgh Council was awarded £5 million from The Scottish Government's Spaces for People programme.
Now the Transport Convener along with council officers...
Demand for reopening of public toilets
Cllr Callum Laidlaw has demanded that the council looks at reopening public toilets as soon as possible.
He explains that owing to public conveniences...
Letter from Scotland
For a whole week now, our garden centres have been open. So too are our golf courses and tennis courts.
We’ve been able to...
Looking to Edinburgh’s economic future with the Planning Convener
The city's planning and building standards service is still very much in business. With officers working from home and keeping in touch by MS...
Charity supporting unemployed women launches virtual interviews
Edinburgh charity, Smart Works, has launched its award-winning interview support service for unemployed women online.
Until now only women able to attend in person have...
Dismissed Leith Police remembered 100 years on
The Leith Police Dismisseth Us, is one of the world’s best known tongue-twisters and is said to have been a favourite of wily cops...
#BlackLivesMatter protest in Edinburgh
A protest took place outside St Giles Cathedral tonight with around 50 people protesting about the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
A police...
National Records of Scotland update statistics
Deaths involving Covid-19 Week 22 – 25th to 31st May 2020
As at 31st May, 3,911 deaths have been registered in Scotland where the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) was...
A week left to donate to #Richards6kChallenge
Richard Vallis has worked for many years in Edinburgh and Penicuik to set up and champion charities here in the capital.
During Covid-19 he is...
Emergency fund helps over 2000 Scottish households
An emergency fund set up by Wheatley Group has helped more than 2000 vulnerable households in Scotland.
The help has gone to 2087 people and...
Trussell Trust reports huge rise in emergency food parcels and calls for more direct...
Last month the need for emergency food parcels rose by 47% and those for children rose by 62%. There are many organisations which are...
Sign up now for a Montessori teacher training course
Covid-19, if nothing else, has given us time to reflect. For some, it might be to get fitter, spend less time at work or...
St Giles – important new findings revealed
During a new investigation into the original timber used to create the bell tower at St Giles, important new dates were revealed.
The investigation has...
Letting your assets take some of the financial strain – but avoid panic selling
When the cry of “Fire!” rings out across a crowded theatre, it is a brave and level-headed person who does not instinctively join the...
Edinburgh Council loaned millions to English council now blacklisted
The City of Edinburgh Council (CEC) loaned £20 million to Thurrock Council in 2017, 'secured on all revenues of the borrowing council'.
We have...
SimplyFixIt helping NHS workers
Edinburgh firm SimplyFixIt have been running a scheme to help any NHS workers who have iPhone problems.
Since the middle of April they have now...
Do the birds at your bird feeder need to be socially distanced?
Why you may need to encourage social distancing around your bird feeder
Joana GC Rodrigues, Anglia Ruskin University; Caray A Walker, Anglia Ruskin University, and...
Runaway train eventually stopped just past Waverley
A train which tried to stop at Haymarket, eventually came to a halt just past Waverley after the brakes failed.
Reporting on an incident...
Outdoor events may give us something to look forward to
As we begin the easing of lockdown it has become clear that social distancing will still exist for many months into the future -...
Edinburgh Leisure reopens some of their outdoor facilities
The First Minister’s announcement yesterday with news of the phased re-opening of outdoor activities has allowed Edinburgh Leisure to prepare over this last week...
The way out of lockdown in Scotland – what you can do
Two months on from the first days of lockdown, the First Minister announced that the country may now take the first steps out of...
Hang on for some capital nourishment – virtually unbeatable…..
Edinburgh's very own Thespian powder-keg of volatile creativity announces an innovative, imaginative, wily and well wired-up Digital Engagement Programme.
Get ready then to raise...
School trip cancellations – remember your rights
Organisers of school trips which have been cancelled have been reminded that consumer rights remain unchanged and travel firms must follow the legislation.
Concerns about...
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