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Edinburgh Community Energy Conference – 15 October 2011
Edinburgh Community Energy Co-operative is holding a Community Energy Conference on Saturday 15 October 2011.
Join the Cooperative at a free morning conference and networking...
Five things you need to know today
The BBC showed The Great Tram Disaster last night with the Transport Convenor Gordon Mackenzie explaining that he and other councillors did not have...
Yelp Eats in Edinburgh – two courses for £15 17- 23 October 2011
For one week in October, Edinburgh locals will be able to dine out at some of the city's highest rated restaurants for only £15.
Yelp...
Edinburgh Trams – A Streetcar named Desire?
Professor Iain Docherty delivered an intentionally thought-provoking and determinedly controversial talk about the Edinburgh Tram Project at the Royal Scottish Society of Arts meeting...
Five things you need to know today
It took an academic from Glasgow to come to Edinburgh and tell us what is wrong with our ongoing tram project. At a talk...
Retirement housing approved for Juniper Green
Plans for a new specialist retirement development in south west Edinburgh are progressing after planning permission was granted by The City of Edinburgh Council. Specialist...
Exhibition – Last week of David Mach’s Precious Light
The Reporter went along to see the David Mach exhibition yesterday afternoon and we have to admit that until we saw it in the...
Get into financial services in Edinburgh
People in the capital are being urged to explore a dynamic new initiative aimed to attract and retain talent in the financial services industry. There...
National Museum of Scotland: Admiral Cochrane, the Real Master and Commander exhibition
If you’ve been fascinated by swashbuckling naval heroes such as Master and Commander’s Jack Aubrey or CS Forester’s Horatio Hornblower, then the National Museum...
Edinburgh MSP supports Scottish Mental Health Week
Today, at the launch of Scottish Mental Health Week (10 – 16 Oct 2011) and as part of World Mental Health Day, Marco Biagi...
Missing canoeist dies after late night rescue
At 10.30pm on Sunday the RNLI Queensferry Lifeboat was called out to Silverknowes where two swimmers and two kayakers were in difficulty.
Forth Coastguard had...
Cultural Olympiad will stage two Edinburgh premieres
Two performances at The Queen's Hall and The Usher Hall in Edinburgh will be part of the Cultural Olympiad planned for 2012, it has...
Five things you need to know today
Today is World Porridge Day and so we hope you have had yours. One man who has definitely had porridge today is John Boa...
Audio – Edinburgh man is World Porridge making Champion!
The winner of the 18th World Porridge making championship is from Edinburgh. John Boa went to Carrbridge over the weekend with his wooden spurtle...
What’s all the noise at Edinburgh Castle this weekend?
We have been asked what was causing all the loud bangs in the city centre this weekend and we think we have found the...
Five things you need to know today
Our photos today show the reenactment that took place this weekend at Edinburgh Castle when those taking part went back to the year 1650 as...
Former MSP appointed to Shelter
Former MSP for the Lothians, Shirley-Anne Somerville, has been appointed as a member of the Shelter Scotland committee.
Shirley-Anne’s political experience and her four years...
Edinburgh Reporter Chats – Craig Henderson
Craig Henderson left, with Barry Wigg
Craig Henderson jokes about which one of his films was his first. I tried to compile a filmography of...
Review: Scottish Chamber Orchestra/Ticciati, Usher Hall, 6 October (****)
Leonard Bernstein described Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique as the first example of psychedelia in music. He might have had a point: there’s a suggestion that...
Diving Star Inspects ‘New’ Royal Commonwealth Pool
The £37m refurbishment of the Commonwealth Pool has entered its final phase for the planned reopening in the spring of 2012.
Grace Reid, Scotland's Commonwealth...
A Streetcar named Desire? – A talk about trams 10 October 2011
The Royal Scottish Society of Arts is hosting a talk on Monday evening all about trams.
"A Streetcar Named Desire?
What the Edinburgh Trams fiasco teaches...
Edinburgh Festival Theatre – Hormonal Housewives
Festival Theatre
2- 5 November 2011
Following last year’s sell-out tour, Carol Smillie once again leads the cast in the hilarious comedy Hormonal Housewives, which...
Five things you need to know today
There is a real autumnal nip in the air this weekend. But all you outdoors enthusiasts will be out running or cycling anyway no...
Midlothian MSP argues case for local TV
There is to be a debate on Scottish TV in Holyrood tonight from 5.00pm and SNP MSP Christine Grahame wants to use the opportunity...
The Edinburgh School Exhibition in Crinan
If you are lucky enough to be travelling on Scotland's west coast during October then point your car, carriage or sailing boat in the...
Planning Committee to act on rezoning of Inverleith Park
The Edinburgh City Council Planning Committee today agreed to approach Scottish Ministers over the future of the land occupied by a council depot in...
Drill, Baby, Drill….
No sign of Sarah Palin but a rare new baby at Edinburgh Zoo is keeping the resident drill family on their toes. This baby drill...
Edinburgh Foster carer wins Pride of Britain award
Edinburgh's Julie Coghill has won a Pride of Britain Award in recognition of her services to foster care.
Julie, an Edinburgh Council carer, has looked...
Community Safety Postcard launched today
Making West Edinburgh a safer and cleaner place to live is the aim of a new community safety postcard being launched today.
The postcard highlights...
Five things you need to know today
The founder of Apple, Steve Jobs, died earlier this morning. This announcement, of an early death for someone so influential on several generations around...
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