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Scottish unemployment falls
Finance and Employment Secretary John Swinney this week welcomed a further fall in Scottish unemployment as new figures showed unemployment in Scotland declined by...
Scottish Digital Network to be debated
Steps to realise the Scottish Broadcasting Commission's vision for a Scottish Digital Network (SDN) have been set out by the Cabinet Secretary for Culture...
EIFF : Whisky Galore!
WHISKY GALORE! is showing at this year’s Edinburgh International Film Festival on 17 June 2011 at 15.45.
Alexander Mackendrick's 1949 Ealing comedy (adapted from Compton...
Review – Blood Brothers at Leith Festival
Blood Brothers, Willy Russell’s play about class divide, was first performed in 1982 at Fazakarley Comprehensive in Liverpool. It has since been transformed into...
West Neighbourhood host environmental fair today
From face painting to free bike repairs – young people are being invited to a special environmental fair to be held in the West...
EIFF 2011 Review: On The Shore
By Heather C Thomson
Obssession, longing and needing in a subtle South of France setting should provide On the Shore with a strong basis for...
Basketball hub at The Crags
The Crags Sports Centre is set to become a basketball hub under new plans put forward by a consortium led by a local sports...
Luke Williams – The Echo Chamber
34-year-old Scottish author Luke Williams launched his debut novel “The Echo Chamber” last month. He chose the Word Power Bookshop on West Nicholson Street...
Edinburgh’s Bike Breakfast 22 June 2011
For all cycle-philes in Edinburgh, June 22 will surely already be a date circled on your calendar. For all those unaware of the importance,...
Edinburgh Polo Club Spring Tournament
So. Polo. A sport widely considered to be played by the privileged and idle rich on grounds set in sweeping estates in the Home...
Policy and Strategy Committee meeting 14 June 2011
The Edinburgh City Council Policy and Strategy Committee met on 14 June 2011.
The report on the council's progress with the governance of major projects...
Provost set to jump off the Forth Bridge!
As residents of South Queensferry, Edinburgh’s Lord and Lady Provost are used to admiring the view of the iconic Forth Bridges from their home.
On...
Hard Rock hits all the right notes
The Hard Rock team cut their 'Ace of Cakes' style birthday burger which was made by 3D Cakes
The Hard Rock Cafe celebrated its 40th...
Musselburgh Ladies Day this Friday
Musselburgh Racecourse is set to welcome its biggest gate of the year on Friday at its annual Ladies Day meeting
An estimated 8000 capacity...
Tollcross Primary pupils become Gaelic Guides at the Castle
Gaelic Medium Education pupils from Tollcross Primary School in Edinburgh have seen the culmination of weeks of training to become Historic Scotland’s Gaelic speaking...
Heriot-Watt fashion photo shoot in the Borders
Final year fashion students from Heriot-Watt University’s world-renowned School of Textiles and Design took their creative designs to Sir Walter Scott’s favourite historic view.
The...
Gaelic gone digital at the National Library
An online collection of Gaelic literature is proving to be a big hit, clocking up hundreds of thousands of downloads since its launch.
The National...
Getting out of Edinburgh – Dirleton Castle 19 June 2011
Step back in time to the colourful and glamorous Renaissance period at Dirleton Castle on Sunday 19 June 2011.
From 12:00 noon to 4:00pm you...
Five things you need to know today
The Filmhouse is showing Edinburgh College of Art Film and TV tonight at 20.30. "A dazzling array of films from our 2011 grads –...
SNP to meet military bosses tomorrow
The Scottish National Party, Plaid Cymru and the Democratic Unionist Party are set to meet the UK’s senior military commanders tomorrow to discuss the...
bmi Regional increase number of flights from Edinburgh
bmi Regional have announced that increased services from Edinburgh to Copenhagen, Edinburgh to Zurich and Glasgow to Copenhagen will operate from the beginning of...
Parliamentary Reform called for
Parliamentary Business Secretary Bruce Crawford has called for reform to ensure the Scottish Parliament is open, responsive and in tune with public interests.
Mr Crawford...
Scottish Law Commission announce new appointment
Cabinet Secretary for Justice Kenny MacAskill today announced the appointment of a new Commissioner to the Scottish Law Commission. Dr Andrew Steven will take...
Edinburgh Volunteers needed by Chernobyl Children’s Life Line
A charity set up to improve the health of children from Belarus and Ukraine - two countries still suffering from the harrowing effects of...
Edinburgh jobs : expansion at BNY Mellon
The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (BNY Mellon) is to expand its Scottish workforce to 650 employees with the creation of 60...
Getting out of Edinburgh – Borders Book Festival
The Borders Book Festival runs from 16-19 June 2011 in the Harmony Garden in Melrose. A day pass for 2 adults and up to...
Five things to look out for at The Edinburgh jazz and blues festival.
The Edinburgh jazz festival (22-31 July) has come a long way since its birth in the late 1970s, and each year it offers an...
Edinburgh company shortlisted for award
A Scots businessman has invented a food warning label designed to protect health, reduce waste and save money which has been shortlisted for a...
Five things you need to know today
Leith firm, Crabbie's, is sponsoring Hibs and the new strip will be worn at the end of July according to The Herald. The paper...
Classic Bentleys in Edinburgh today
A fleet of dozens of classic Bentleys from all over the world will be on display in the heart of Edinburgh's Old Town...
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