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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...
Free Events for St Andrew’s Day at Holyrood
Free family events take place on Friday 25 and Saturday 26 November at the Scottish Parliament to celebrate St Andrew’s day at the end...
Morningside Community Council news
The Morningside Community Council met this week on 16th November 2011 at The Open Door on Morningside Road. The meeting was chaired by Jean Thompson and 13...
Rugby – Edinburgh v Racing Metro 92, Heineken Cup, Round 2
What a game! If the sponsor had been a different brewing company "We don't do Rugby, but..." would have fitted nicely. 11 tries and 95...
Five things you need to know today
It was reported in a few media outlets earlier in the week that locals have asked for a stay of execution on the trees...
£7,700 raised for Sick Kids
Volunteers have presented the Sick Kids Friends Foundation (SKFF) with a staggering cheque for £7,700 after courageously scaling the dizzying heights of Britain’s highest...
Ian Murray MP promotes Children’s Eye Health Week
Member of Parliament for Edinburgh South, Ian Murray, and local optician, The Opticians of Marchmont, are delighted to announce an exciting new Children’s Eye...
Edinburgh Language School fighting for its reputation
By Sunnah Khan
Inlingua, a language school based in Edinburgh, is just one of the education providers currently fighting to save its reputation after the...
Edinburgh MP wants VAT cut
Mark Lazarowicz, MP for Edinburgh North and Leith, has been highlighting the campaign to cut VAT on building repairs and maintenance to 5% with...
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