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Edinburgh Napier University Media Mondays to discuss Savile and BBC
The BBC’s handling of investigations into shamed presenter Jimmy Savile will come under the spotlight next week as part of a new series of public...
Mental Health Information Day event in Edinburgh
Mental health event to raise awareness in Edinburgh
An interactive event aimed at raising awareness of mental illness and the stigma surrounding it will take...
Major road disruption on A90 to continue into weekend
UPDATE:-Lothian and Borders Police can advise motorists that disruption on the A90 Northbound, near Cramond Brig, is less than initially feared.
Following a collision earlier...
Giant Poppies alert!
Giant red poppies have been painted on the famous grass pyramids at Junction 3a on the M8 motorway to celebrate the 2012 Scottish Poppy...
Lothian Buses introduce greener buses
Lothian Buses plc announced the introduction of five new single deck vehicles on the East Lothian Buses 113 service today.
Displaying a distinctive new livery,...
Five things you need to know today
Breakfast networking - Tonight in a cinema near you - Tonight at The Usher Hall - Tonight at The Filmhouse - Tonight at the...
Stop Climate Chaos demonstration at Scottish Parliament today
Get your Act together!
From Climate Act to Climate Action demonstration at Scottish Parliament took place earlier today.
Campaigners gathered round ‘Alex Salmond’ outside The Scottish...
Opinion – Ian Murray MP on Salmond, the SNP and the EU
The last couple of days have demonstrated something fundamental with the question of separation – the SNP can’t answer the fundamental questions about Scotland’s...
RSNO win Arts and Business Scotland Awards
Scotland’s national orchestra takes both honours in ‘First in a Lifetime’ category
The Royal Scottish National Orchestra’s (RSNO) relationships with the corporate community were commended...
Bollywood actor honoured by Edinburgh Napier University
Bollywood star Sharmila Tagore is being honoured for her outstanding contribution to Indian cinema by a Scottish University.
The award-winning star, who is the great...
New photo exibition by Albie Clark at the Institut francais d’Ecosse
The Institut francais d’Ecosse hosts a new photos exhibition showcasing the work of Albie Clark for the Institut’s Festivals 2012 programme.
The various Edinburgh festivals...
Five things you need to know today
Council meeting today - Fatal Fire in Restalrig - Africa in Motion Film Festival 2012 - Pilates Open Day - Dusherra Festival
We were at...
Everyone welcome to Dusherra Festival this Sunday on Calton Hill
There will be fireworks on Calton Hill this Sunday evening at 7pm.
Dusherra will be celebrated for the 18th year running in Edinburgh on the...
Be Part Of The ‘Union’ With Saint Saviour at Sneaky Pete’s
Saint Saviour
Wednesday 31 October 2012 at Sneaky Pete’s
Touring her debut album ‘Union’ featuring the single release 'Tightrope', Saint Saviour brings her intoxicating expressionism to...
Woman dies after fire in Restalrig
A woman has died after a fire in a high-rise flat in Edinburgh today.
Firefighters were called to Nisbet Court in Restalrig at 10.43 am...
Theatre review: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Lyceum Theatre (****)
At first glance, it seems deliberately provocative, even perverse, to set Shakespeare’s famous midsummer play in the depths of winter. And the frozen setting...
The City of Edinburgh Council meeting 25 October 2012
The full council meets this morning from 10a.m. We shall be in the City Chambers to observe what is being decided. There is a...
Symposium and Exhibition – ‘I am Seeing Things’
There is an exhibition taking place on Friday 26 October 2012 which is open to the public between 10am-5pm at the Talbot Rice Gallery...
Looking for a new Festival Director
Edinburgh International Festival Recruitment of next Festival Director underway
The Edinburgh International Festival has started the process of recruiting a successor to Festival Director Jonathan Mills...
Get ready for the Edinburgh Fashion Swap on 3 November
After much success in Inverness, I Heart Swapping is bringing you their very first Edinburgh Fashion Swap; an environmentally friendly way to get a...
The long road to a new Portobello High School continues
Portobello Park Action Group vows to preserve park and urges council to focus on alternative sites for Portobello High and will present a deputation to the...
Programme for Book Week Scotland announced
Culture Secretary announces full programme for Book Week Scotland
More than 350 free events are planned for Scotland’s first national celebration of reading, Culture Secretary...
Five things you need to know today
Marketing Edinburgh launch video - Assault in Grange - New Festival Director - Skate park set to be approved - Bike Marking today
Think Edinburgh,...
Transport Convenor opens new path for cycles and pedestrians
A new shared use route connecting the Shore in Leith with Portobello Promenade was officially launched at lunchtime today by Transport Convener, Councillor Lesley...
Hallowe’en 2012 in Edinburgh
There are lots of things going on in the capital this Halloween. You may want to dress up, have fun with friends, spend time...
Culture and Leisure meeting at the Sculpture Workshop
Today the Culture and Leisure Committee met away from the confines of the City Chambers in the newly opened Sculpture Workshop in Hawthornvale, which...
Body found on East Lothian beach
Lothian and Borders Police are appealing for information to identify a man who was found dead on a beach in East Lothian earlier today.
The...
Five things you need to know today
Culture and Leisure Committee meeting today - Join the Festival Chorus tonight! - World Development Movement skill sharing event - - Next week at The...
Gig review: Hue and Cry, Queens Hall, Sunday 21 October
Phil Pinder won two tickets in our Hue and Cry competition this month and he has now written a review for us of the concert.
After...
The infamous Salisbury Crags Murder
Forty years ago this month, a murder took place in the capital, the circumstances of which not only horrified Edinburgh citizens, but also reverberated...
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