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Transport, Infrastructure and Environment Committee 2 August 2011
The Transport, Infrastructure and Environment Committee of The City of Edinburgh Council met today.
Subjects of note included widening public access to city centre gardens,...
Professor Petra Wend, Principal and Vice-Chancellor of Queen Margaret University – Profile
Tell us who are you and where you're from.
I come from a working class family and my parents left school before they were 18....
The Kist – a Treasure Trove at Bonhams
The cast of "The Kist" launched the Bonham's annual Scottish Sale in Queen Street yesterday.
Some of the items to be included in the sale...
Royal Wedding in Edinburgh – “Who’s in that car?”
Under radiant skies and tight security, the Royal wedding took place over the weekend in the Canongate Kirk. However many of the crowd were...
Outdoor films at Hopetoun House this August
There is just one small snag here - you have to be a Royal Bank or NatWest account holder to book tickets, but the...
Edinburgh noise-pop trio release music video
Scrap Brain, the Edinburgh-based female-fronted noise-pop trio, have released a music video for their song Take It.
The video was filmed at Stevenson College as part of a project by...
Boyzone at Hopetoun House – tickets still available
For the first time in its 300 year history, the five-star 17th century stately home is opening its gates to major music acts since...
Scottish Independent Record Fair 7 August 2011
Why not spend the first Sunday of the Fringe hanging out in Edinburgh's most unusual new bar - Summerhall's Dissection Room!
Grab a drink, listen...
Liberton community fears Council service sell-off plans
Liberton residents say they are very alarmed by the likelihood that 'core services' run by The City of Edinburgh Council may be farmed out...
SSA Search For Scottish Films of Last 40 Years
The Scottish Screen Archive (SSA), a part of the National Library of Scotland, is looking for films and videos shot in Scotland over the...
Focus on Piershill Library
It’s summertime and the reading is easy... I went on a visit to Piershill Library to hear about the latest offers from Edinburgh City...
Hopetoun House International Horse Trials 30 & 31 July 2011
Hopetoun Estates ran their first International Horse Trials this weekend, catering for several classes of competitor across the range of experience from relative novice...
Getting out of Edinburgh – Edzell Castle
The Lindsay family has a long association with Edzell Castle. Join the Historic Saltire Society on Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th August from 12:00...
Getting out of Edinburgh – Lammermuir Festival
Building on the success of the first Lammermuir Festival last year, this autumn brings ten days of wonderful music performed in the most stunning...
Edinburgh Unicycling charity event raises £1,500
Jason Auld and his team of unicyclists successfully managed to complete 24 hours unicycling at the National Galleries at The Mound. His team including...
Queen Margaret University to hold graduation in Nepal
Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh will be the first university in the UK to offer a British degree delivered face-to-face in Nepal.
As the result of...
Five things you need to know today
The Royal Pew in the Canongate Kirk was in use at the weekend when The Queen's granddaughter was married. There was not much time...
Edinburgh Festival Fringe Preview : RELEASE
Icon Theatre, a Kent based, national touring company producing physical and visual theatre, come to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe for the first time to...
The Edinburgh Reporter guide to what’s on in August 2011
This month it is really hard to pick and choose. As anyone in Edinburgh knows there are far more things on in Edinburgh this...
Transport, Infrastructure and Environment Committee 2 August 2011
The Transport, Infrastructure and Environment Committee of The City of Edinburgh Council is meeting on Tuesday 6th August. There are 23 items on the...
Edinburgh MP supports High Speed Rail
Edinburgh East MP Sheila Gilmore has made her submission to the Government’s consultation on High Speed Rail and argued in favour of building dedicated...
Edinburgh Festival Fringe – Siro-A’s Technodelic Comedy Show
FROM FRIDAY 5 AUGUST @ 3.50PM (1 HOUR) ONWARDS
@ C eca, Venue 50, Edinburgh College of Art, Edinburgh, EH1 9DF
The next generation of entertainment...
Museum attracts thousands on first day
Over 22,000 visitors came to the National Museum of Scotland on the first day after a grand public opening on Friday 29 July. The...
Siege Perilous announce new mentoring scheme
A new mentoring and development programme for emerging playwrights has been announced this week. Edinburgh-based theatre production company, Siege Perilous, is introducing the scheme...
Five things you need to know today 30 July 2011
So today's the day! The wedding of Miss Zara Phillips, who is thirteenth in line to the throne and Mr Mike Tindall takes place...
Musselburgh Races Carnival Race Night tonight
Feature race at Musselburgh's Carnival Race Night fixture tonight is the £12,000 BlackRock EBF Conditions Stakes, one of three qualifying races for the Betfair...
Edinburgh Festival Fringe – Competition to win tickets for Still Spinning
Still Spinning sees Mick Groves perform three shows, weaving together songs and stories from thirty years at the peak of the folk business, including...
Father and Son in a spin at the Festival
A father is performing at the 2011 Edinburgh Fringe while his son is producing an entirely different kind of show at the 2011 Edinburgh...
Five things you need to know today
The Scotsman has a lengthy article explaining that the South Suburban line had to be used by passenger trains following the derailment of one...
Black Box is open for business
Two years ago, Hannah Livingston was a Dundee jewellery graduate like any other, preparing to exhibit at the renowned New Designers exhibition in Islington,...
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