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Sport your trainers Day 12 March 2012
Edinburgh's Sports Leader Councillor Deidre Brock and children from Royal Mile Primary School will be leading by example on Monday 12 March as they...
Jenny MacLean’s Fitness Column #7
Fitness and health for beginners
Are you a complete beginner to exercise or thinking about returning to fitness, after a long break?
It can be a...
West End Restaurant a-moo-ses passers by
A new member of the Kyloe Restaurant & Grill team has been installed outside The Rutland, forming part of a new strategy to help...
Fair Trade Awards winners announced
The winners of this year's Edinburgh Lord Provost Fair Trade Awards were revealed at a well-attended fair trade brunch yesterday afternoon.
Cafe Camino hosted the...
Edinburgh MP supports water charity
Mark Lazarowicz MP for Edinburgh North and Leith has pledged his support to WaterAid’s Water Works campaign to bring safe water and sanitation to the...
Queen Margaret team up with Macmillan in training plan
Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh (QMU) is involved in a ground-breaking partnership which will see people affected by cancer go through formal training to support...
Greens to field candidates in 17 seats
Greens in Edinburgh have announced their candidates for the council elections in May with a promise to give Edinburgh back to its citizens.
The party...
MP asks for backing of Remploy workers
Further to yesterday’s announcement that Remploy are closing 36 of 54 factories with potential compulsory redundancies totalling 1752, including 28 staff at the Edinburgh...
Edinburgh carers to get more funding
Two Edinburgh projects that provide support and assistance for older carers have received a major funding boost.
The projects - the Carer Support Team within the Edinburgh...
Cyclist had survived murder attempt
A cyclist who died after he collided with a taxi had previously survived a murder bid, it emerged today.
Bryan Simons, 40, was killed in the...
Five things you need to know today
More money for Festivals - Bike Hire Scheme - Cycling safety - Live Webchat with the Tories - Assembly buys two city venues
Artists and...
Bike leasing scheme on the cards
Bike leasing scheme on the cards but not bike hire like London?
A project to help city residents get in the saddle could receive the...
Theatre review: Ana, Traverse Theatre (***)
As Darwin was formulating his theories of evolution, Ana was there. On Freud’s consulting couch, Ana was there. Even at the battle lines of...
Edinburgh Council need more foster carers
The latest Council drive to find new recruits to become foster carers has been launched as the number of children in care across Scotland...
Reactions to the Green Investment Bank announcement
The news that the Green Investment Bank is coming here has already engendered many comments today, all welcoming the setting up of the bank...
Competition: Win a Ticket to All Night Horror Madness 4 at the Cameo Cinema
The Cameo Cinema will be hosting its fourth All Night Horror Madness this Saturday 10 March 2012 starting at 11pm. Five classic horror films. Back...
Future clear for new Portobello High School
The future of the new Portobello High School has become clear following the result of a judicial review announced yesterday.
The Court of Session has...
Five things you need to know today
Green Investment Bank - Fair Trade Awards - International Women's Day - Trams Boss pay-off to be kept secret - Balmoral Clock
Big news for...
Knitting group offers blanket coverage
Care home residents benefit from knitting group's handiwork.
Residents at an Edinburgh care home are set to become even closer knit friends after being donated...
Closure of Remploy Edinburgh Factory condemned
The UK Government has taken a decision to close the Remploy plants in Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Motherwell, putting 111 jobs at risk. Clare...
Recent Thefts in the Pentlands
Opportunist thiefs at large in the Pentlands.
Golfing, climbing and skiing may be the primary activities that come to mind when thinking of the Pentland...
Five things you need to know today
Development Management Sub-Committee - Big Wheel - Outdoor Gym - Forth Neighbourhood Partnership - Penguins on their holidays
The Development Management Sub-Committee meet this morning...
Historic Scotland launch 2012 programme
Historic Scotland is celebrating the start of this year’s visitor season by announcing its packed programme of exciting events, and they kindly invited The...
Football – Spartans WFC v Kilmarnock
Report by Edmund Brown and Photos by Carson Ralton
SPARTANS FRIENDLY FIRE PROVES TOO MUCH FOR KILLIE
Spartans continued their winning start to the season with...
Restaurant review – Steak Edinburgh
by guest reviewer, Alex D'Anci
Steak Edinburgh can be found on Picardy Place, just across from the Omni Center and the Playhouse theatre. The decor...
Councillors row over empty houses
A Green councillor has slammed City Council complacency over the rising number of private sector empty homes and demanded action to reverse the tide.
Councillor...
Fashion – Jumpsuits add inches…to your height
Why a jumpsuit can make you look taller
This one-piece item of clothing is proving to have increased in popularity with people of all ages...
Cleaning up The Royal Mile
This week Scotland’s most historic street – the Royal Mile – is being given a fresh look in time for spring as Council staff,...
Five things you need to know today
Forth Replacement Crossing - Cyclist dies in Corstorphine - The Royal Bank of Scotland - Free Wifi on trains - Ken Buchanan
The BBC report...
Spartans Girl setting records
by Edmund Brown
It’s a bitterly cold Sunday afternoon in the middle of February and the Spartans Academy at Ainslie Park is bustling with activity....
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