Councillor Jim Orr is the Vice-Convenor of Transport and Environment for the City of Edinburgh Council, and represents the Southside/Newington Ward for the SNP...
FASHION SUCCESS FOR UNDERWEAR ENTREPRENEUR
A young Edinburgh businessman is celebrating the success of his smalls which he launched thanks to support from the Prince’s...
EDINBURGH SCHOOL TAKES HOME GLITTERING EDUCATION AWARD
Prospect Bank School wins top accolade at Scottish Education Awards
An inspirational Edinburgh school is top of the class...
Edinburgh Bus Tours Wins Big at Regional Thistle Awards
A partnership which has successfully promoted Edinburgh as a world heritage site was honoured last week...
Firstly congratulations go to Hibs stars Ben Williams, Lewis Stevenson and Owain Tudor Jones who all married during the last week. Further congratulations go...
CATS Awards 2013 (Critics Awards for Theatre in Scotland), Traverse Theatre, 9 June 2013.
Film-maker John Byrne (centre), who made the awards at the CATS...
by Councillor Jim Orr, Vice Convener of Transport and Environment
Hello to everybody reading this blog!! As the cycling spokesperson for Edinburgh City Council, I'm...
Work to install overhead and underground tram cables is set to get under way in the city centre from this week.
Information about overnight working for the...
Leith Walk plans well received - Save Stockbridge - Curriemuirend Park - Our Competitions - Today at the Cameo
It appears that the council's Transport...
Police Scotland is investigating after human remains were discovered in Edinburgh.
Officers were called to woodland in Corstorphine Hill at around 5.30pm on Thursday evening...
Our city's streets will be transported back to the Swinging Sixties this Saturday! After months of training, thousands of women and men wearing brightly...
Summerhall is hosting music legend Nile Rodgers for ‘Indigo Night’, a unique collaboration between Rodgers and Belgian artist, Jean Pierre Muller on 21 &...
Scotland’s first multi-disciplinary craft workshop, gallery and shop are nearing completion thanks to over 1000 hours spent by volunteers renovating new premises in the...
Police in Edinburgh are appealing for witnesses after a blind woman was assaulted last week.
The 48-year-old was walking in Hutchison Crossway at around 2.30pm...
MOD COMMUNITY COVENANT FUNDS NEW PLAYGROUND
AT COLINTON PRIMARY SCHOOL
The Ministry of Defence’s Community Covenant Grant Scheme has funded a new playground at Colinton Primary...
Beautiful sunshine in Leith yesterday for the ground-breaking ceremony at the new Himalayan Centre sited in the former Dr Bell's Swimming Pool.
Photos of Dr...
Name the Bridge - Brothers Grimm at the Scottish Storytelling Centre - EIFF App - Festival of Cycling - Join the Complaints Choir!
Last day today to...
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Hundreds of homes and businesses in Edinburgh’s Morningside area now have access to high-speed fibre broadband, BT announced today – and more than...
A major river restoration project was officially launched today, paving the way for future housing and other development in the Edinburgh BioQuarter.
The £11m Niddrie Burn Restoration Project saw...