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Councillor Maureen Child writes
Labour Councillor Maureen Child represents the Portobello/Craigmillar ward. She has written for us today about a variety of activities in her patch.
First of all...
Climbers use Edinburgh Premier Inn as base camp
The Great British Youth Climbing Team stayed at the brand new Premier Inn, Edinburgh Airport prior to the team taking part in the World...
Edinburgh people should apply for Parliamentary Placements Scheme
In recent years, numerous studies have shown that the Westminster Parliament is unrepresentative, that the creation of a host of unpaid internship positions are...
Five things you need to know today
Edinburgh oil firm, Cairn Energy, have won an injunction against Greenpeace to stop the activists interfering with their exploration work in Greenland reports The...
Edinburgh Festival Fringe Programme launched today!
This year's Festival Fringe is bigger than ever and the whole three weeks will see 2,542 shows staged by 21,192 performers, and there will...
Five things you need to go and see at the Edinburgh Fringe 2011
Margaret Cho
This Korean-American has been tearing up the comedy circuit stateside with her sharp observations on being Asian, female and American.
Here she is on...
Forest Cafe – building might be sold – Help needed!
The Forest collective has pledged not just to keep the Forest alive, but to use the current premises' sale as a means to transform...
Bell & Scott Property Conference – speakers announced
Bell & Scott has confirmed the speaker line-up for its annual Property Conference.
The event will take place on Wednesday 7 September 2011 at the...
Five things you need to know today
We highlighted the plight of 26 year old Mark Cooper yesterday. Mark lives in a wheelchair adapted house in Edinburgh and wants to move...
Nat Fraser appeal hearing today
The prosecution, led by Advocate Depute Alex Prentice QC, said this morning at the procedural hearing held at the High Court that they would...
Edinburgh Council rejects plans for the old Odeon
The City of Edinburgh Council this morning rejected plans to partially demolish and convert the old Odeon cinema on South Clerk Street into a...
South West Neighbourhood Partnership meeting 7 June 2011
The South West Neighbourhood Partnership in Edinburgh has announced that they will be cutting down the number of public meeting from six to two...
House exchange needed urgently – Edinburgh to London!
Mark Cooper has been offered a year long placement at ITV's London HQ on Southbank, but risks losing his specially adapted home. The 26...
Edinburgh Academy win Euroquiz
This year’s grand final of Euroquiz, sponsored by Standard Life, took place at the Scottish Parliament this week. Thirty teams of primary six...
Five things you need to know today
We are attending the High Court this morning hoping to hear the appeal by Nat Fraser to the Court of Criminal Appeal. The case...
Audio Slideshow : Bat Boy – The Musical
As Samantha Taylor reported last week, Bat Boy The Musical is on this week at The Caves in South Niddry Street, and according to...
ESPC issue House Price Report
The ESPC have just issued their report on the housing market for May 2011. This shows that the average house price in Edinburgh is...
Council Grants for the capital’s Sports Clubs on offer now
Sports clubs across Edinburgh are in with a chance of scoring up to £1,000 in funding with the announcement of the Council grant scheme,...
Five things you need to know today
The convicted killer, Luke Mitchell, is to appear in court later today in his latest attempt to overturn his conviction by appealing to the...
Meadows City Tennis Club Tournament June 12 2011
The Meadows City Tennis Club is a friendly, LTA (Lawn Tennis Association)-affiliated club, established in 2002, offering social/competitive tennis for adults, and a dedicated...
Playsafe for capital’s primary schoolchildren
A thousand primary one schoolchildren from 21 schools across Edinburgh are learning how to keep themselves safe during a four-day personal safety...
Lothian Buses cooperate with police to stop stone throwing
A joint operation to tackle stone throwing at city buses is being hailed a success by police and bus officials.
A number of incidents...
Festival of Sport revs up for action 6-19 June 2011
The action-packed Festival of Sport kicks off in the Capital today, showcasing a huge variety of physical activities between 6 -19 June.
Hundreds...
Pooh! Is it smelly at Seafield?
The Council has introduced a rigorous monitoring regime to respond to complaints about Scottish Water’s £24 million investment in Seafield waste treatment...
Edinburgh job – Part time teacher at Victoria Primary School
Victoria Primary School need a part time teacher of sport two days per week. The post is advertised on Guardian Jobs and the advert...
Food Safety Week starts today
Common misconceptions about food poisoning are to be targeted as Food Safety Week kicks off in Edinburgh this week.
A national survey carried out by...
South West Neighbourhood Partnership Meeting 7th June 2011
The South West Neighbourhood Partnership will be held on the 7 June 2011.
Matters to be discussed include the Neighbourhood Partnership Community Grants Fund...
Edinburgh firms should seek funds from Skills Development Scotland
Employers in Edinburgh are being encouraged to take on people with barriers to getting in to work by using assistance from Scotland's Skills body,...
Weekly Planning applications 6 June 2011
On the council website there is a page devoted to weekly planning applications as decided by The City of Edinburgh Council.
This week's planning applications...
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