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Historic Scotland say no to Olympic Rings at the Castle
Historic Scotland has today issued its decision on the proposal to display the Olympic Rings on Edinburgh Castle.
“Historic Scotland has taken the decision not...
Jenny MacLean’s Fitness Column #2
Step away from the treadmill...why you should exercise outside
Some people prefer to run on a treadmill because they see it as an ‘easier’ or...
Edinburgh Songbird Nina Nesbitt tweets her way to success
By Scott Thomson
Up and coming music artists are using social media as a stepping stone to bigger things. Local Edinburgh teenager, Nina Nesbitt. is...
Five things you need to know today
Students from across Scotland will march in Edinburgh today to defend education and to protest against increases to tuition fees across the UK. The march...
Polo – Indoor polo at Gleneagles this winter
Over the winter months, Gleneagles Hotel are holding a series of indoor arena polo matches.
Thom Bell, Scotland's highest rated Polo coach, will be hosting the matches...
Decathlon comes to Hermiston Gait
The world’s biggest sports retailer opens in Edinburgh’s Hermiston Gait Retail Park on Thursday this week with the help of some of Scotland’s biggest...
Edinburgh Libraries to become even better
Edinburgh Libraries' mantra is 'Better Libraries, Better Lives' and this is the message at the heart of a new draft strategy for the service...
Landlords get cash to go green
Three Scottish social landlords, including one in Edinburgh, have been awarded a share of a bumper fund to install more efficient heating systems for...
Edinburgh International Festival 2012 aims to unite the world
Edinburgh International Festival 2012 runs Thursday 9 August – Sunday 2 September in Scotland’s capital city.
The full Festival 2012 programme will be unveiled on...
NSPCC Scotland asks ‘Could you be Santa’s Little Helper?’
The NSPCC’s annual Letter from Santa fundraising campaign is back. The children’s charity is calling on local people and businesses in Edinburgh to become...
Musselburgh goes flat out for record crowd on Ladies Day
It’s still seven months away but tickets for Scotland’s most popular racing event, Musselburgh Ladies Day, have gone on sale as the course announces...
Traverse Theatre Autumn Festival 18-27 November
Now in its third year, the Traverse Theatre’s Autumn Festival is a celebration of the best work from the worlds of Dance, Visual Theatre,...
Countdown begins as Primark plans opening for Christmas
Fashionistas in Livingston are in for a major treat as one of the most loved high street retailers in the UK, Primark, plans to...
Rare painting to be auctioned in Edinburgh
An early 19th century watercolour showing two boys playing golf on the Old Links of Musselburgh, where the game has been played continuously for...
QMU hosts Connect 2011
Early career university researchers are being encouraged to share their research findings in a bid to help Scotland and improve society.
The ground-breaking Connect 2011...
Dunedin Canmore win two housing awards
An innovative funding model which unlocked finance to build much-needed affordable housing in Edinburgh has scooped two national awards.
Dunedin Canmore Group won the awards...
International campaign against domestic violence
Violence against women and children in the capital is being highlighted by an international awareness campaign which starts later this week.
The International 16 Days...
Five things you need to know today
The council's Culture and Leisure Committee meets this morning at 10a.m. The Edinburgh Makar, Ron Butlin, will present a report to the Council presumably...
Edinburgh Planning matters
The City of Edinburgh Council issues a weekly list of planning applications on its Planning Portal. The latest update shows that there are many...
Previously….with Ian Rankin and Nigel Planer…
Previously is a history festival and if you hurry up you can still catch one or two of the 200+ events which have been...
Vidyo and Edinburgh-based NAC team up
Vidyo Inc, recent winners of the ‘Frost and Sullivan Global Differentiation Excellence Award’ and the ‘Wall Street Journal’s Innovation Award’ have created a strategic...
New head chef at The Balmoral
Jeff Bland, Executive Chef at Rocco Forte’s The Balmoral, is pleased to announce the appointment of Billy Boyter as Head Chef at number one,...
Scots team use their Edinburgh experience in India
A team of experts from Scotland, who have already worked on sites in Edinburgh, is digitally recording the sculptures and terraces of an ancient...
Review: RSNO Naked Classics: Sibelius 5 (****)
The Royal Scottish National Orchestra’s Naked Classics series has a laudable aim: to pick apart a well-known classical piece and explain its inspiration and...
Perfectly petite Campaign for real fashion models
Scottish model group ‘Perfectly Petite’ stepped in front of the camera this week to promote a healthier body image within the fashion industry.
The Dreghorn...
Theatre at Ocean Terminal – Turning to the Camera
Edinburgh’s Ocean Terminal and local theatre company, Siege Perilous, have joined forces to present Simon Jackson’s ‘Turning to the Camera’. The production will be...
Edinburgh flight company launches iPad app
Following the massive success of Skyscanner’s iPhone and Android apps, the flight comparison site now launches on iPad.
Skyscanner’s mobile apps have received over four million...
Five things you need to know today
This week is going to be busy at the City Chambers, so we bring you council news today. The council have two meetings on...
Pioneering project at Edinburgh Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre
Scots patients are among the first taking part in a pioneering initiative to demonstrate how genetic tests could be used within the NHS to...
Leith Theatre Group – Not for Profit
In many ways 2011 has been the year of protest with people taking to the streets in countries as far flung as Greece, Tunisia, Egypt...
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