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Alternative Business Model will be decided on next month
At the City of Edinburgh Council meeting on Thursday councillors deferred the decision on the future of Environment services until the next Council meeting...
Marchmont and Sciennes Community Council 26 October 2011
Last night, the community council of Marchmont and Sciennes met at the St Catherine's Argyle Church Hal, as they do every fourth Wednesday of...
When it comes to schools – choose local
Parents are being advised to visit and learn more about their catchment primary school before applying for a place at a school in a different area. ...
Edinburgh Fundraising Diary – Cupcake Couture for Childline
Edinburgh ladies are invited to throw on their frocks and join a leading children’s charity for a chic afternoon of fun, food and fashion...
Five things you need to know today
Today is all about the council and the plans to privatise services. Our article last week by Alyson Macdonald gave you a flavour of the...
Miss World visits Edinburgh – all 122 of them!
By Jill Geoghegan
Edinburgh was a sight for sore eyes today, as all 122 Miss World 2011 participants visited the capital. The contestants are visiting Scotland...
Finance and Resources Committee 1 November 2011
The Finance Committee faces a long agenda on Tuesday. One of the items it is to consider is a proposal to bring wifi, better...
Council move to reinstate Leith Walk features
Following the decision by councillors at the beginning of September to build the first phase of the tram project as far as York Place,...
Fringe show goes to the Sydney Opera House
Edinburgh-based Nonsense Room Productions will be taking their children’s show ‘Hairy Maclary and Friends’ to the Sydney Opera House for five weeks, from 15...
Edinburgh Schools to get 21st Century Communications
Council run schools and the majority of community education centres are set to get access to WIFI as part of a £5.3 million investment...
Five spooky things for children to do in Edinburgh this Halloween
Children generally love Halloween, from the dressing up, to the scary stories, to the thought of sweets and treats while out guising. (None of...
Five things you need to know today
There are road works all over the city centre, but these ones on George IV Bridge seem to keep disappearing and reappearing! It makes...
Little Shop of Horrors 31 October 2011
Little Shop of Horrors takes place on Monday 31st October, promising a night of spooky tales read by both established and emerging writers and...
Economic Development Committee 25 October 2011
Ahead of the council elections next year the council's own "civil service" is driving forward a plan for the new administration to implement over...
Five things you need to know today
The Economic Development Committee of the council meets today at 10a.m. when the Deputy Managing Director of Avaloq Limited, the latest firm to bring its...
Five things you need to know today
The new all singing all dancing STV current affairs programme, Scotland Tonight, starts this evening with John MacKay and Rona Dougall in the hot...
Penguins enjoy the bubble machine
Keeping over 200 playful and intelligent penguins entertained can be a challenge, but the staff at Edinburgh Zoo are experts at penguin enrichment.
Today they...
Trams to be brought to Edinburgh – but we don’t need them!
Council bosses are to spend £110,000 on shipping a fleet of trams they no longer need from Spain to Edinburgh.
And the ten redundant trams...
Meadows Marathon returns in 2012 for the Sixth time
Registration for one of Scotland's biggest running and fundraising events is now open. The Meadows Marathon 2012 sees the return of the 5.6km fun...
Cardownie angers Edinburgh football fans
An Edinburgh council chief has enraged Hibs fans by suggesting they could share a stadium with arch-rivals Hearts.
Steve Cardownie, deputy leader of the council,...
High tech Edinburgh conference for older people
Video conferencing and Twitter will play a major part in a national conference for older people in Edinburgh tomorrow. On the agenda at the Scottish Older People's Assembly 2011...
Five ghoulish things to do in Edinburgh for Halloween
All Hallows Eve, better known as Halloween, is less than a week away. It is a time for costumes, spooky stories and a celebration...
Launch of Brewin-Dolphin Girl’s Cup 2011-12
The Edinburgh Reporter attended the launch of the Brewin-Dolphin Girl's Rugby Cup today and met up with Lana Skeldon, a member of last year's winning...
Trick or Treat yourself at The Balmoral this Hallowe’en
Rocco Forte’s The Balmoral will be offering a bewitching treat this October to celebrate the history of Hallowe'en. Guests at the hotel can get...
Hearts U19s seal victory
Hearts Under 19s continued their impressive start to the league campaign with a 2-0 win over St Mirren at Riccarton yesterday.
Second half goals from...
The Scottish Storytelling Festival this week
By Marie Montondo
In world where high-tech entertainment is the norm, some think that oral storytelling is a mostly extinct art form, outdated and irrelevant...
Edinburgh MPs supporting Wear It Pink Day
MP for Edinburgh East Sheila Gilmore and MP for Edinburgh South, Ian Murray, have both joined forces with Breast Cancer Campaign to raise awareness...
Oohfashion’s Fair of Fashion
Twenty two of Edinburgh’s best and brightest boutiques, designers and beauty experts gathered at The Green Room this weekend to take part in OohFashion’s...
Rugby – Stewarts-Melville FP v Hillhead/Jordanhill, RBS Premier 2, 22 October 2011
On paper, there appeared to be a yawning gulf between Saturday's two protagonists, Edinburgh's Stewarts-Melville and Glasgow's Hillhead/Jordanhill, Stew-Mel being unbeaten and Hillhead having...
World Darts Champion challenges Edinburgh shoppers
World Darts Champion Adrian Lewis opened the Albemarle Bond shop in Edinburgh yesterday.
The reigning champion then challenged shoppers to a six dart contest for...
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