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Five things you need to know today
At 3.12pm on Monday afternoon the RNLI Queensferry Lifeboat was launched with a crew of helmsman Derek Sutton, Michael Garfitt and Matthew Foster to...
Clovenstone Primary School closed today
The school is closed to pupils only due to a burst water main outside the school.
Staff should report for work as normal.
Edinburgh Today on Twitter
Today is the day that President Obama announced that Osama Bin Laden had finally been captured and killed.
http://storify.com/edinreporter/our-day-in-tweets.js
Politics:- Campaign updates from some Edinburgh candidates
As you can tell by all the signs going up in Edinburgh there are only a few more days to go now until the...
What’s on in Edinburgh this week? 2nd May 2011
2nd May 2011
FOR CRYING OUT LOUD
Screenings for carers and their babies.
Pina (2D) Mon 2 May at 11.00am at The Filmhouse
Baby changing, bottle...
Fire in South Charlotte Street
The housing and homelessness charity, Shelter Scotland, has itself become temporarily homeless following a fire in the building where it has its offices today.
According...
Five things you need to know today
Photographs are one of our big loves at The Reporter. So today we bring you a photo with a question attached. Actually a couple...
QDCC – First Twitter Birthday
Queensferry & District Community Council’s (QDCC) Facebook and Twitter pages last week marked their first birthday after reaching a full year of service.
The social...
Politics:- Edinburgh charity demands action
CEO of Edinburgh based charity, Cyrenians, Des Ryan, has written to the leaders of all main political parties represented in The Scottish Parliamentary Election...
Politics:- Conservatives want discount on council tax for elderly
The Scottish Conservatives have announced that they want a £200 Council Tax discount for all pensioner households in Scotland.
Speaking on Buchanan Street in Glasgow,...
Politics:- SNP launch mini manifesto on environment
The SNP today published its mini manifesto on the environment, outlining the green policies a re-elected SNP Government will take forward. The document, "A...
Politics:- Ask Alison tonight on Twitter
Local Green candidate Alison Johnstone will take to Twitter this weekend in an innovative bid to give the public a chance to chat to...
Five things you need to know today
There is an old political tradition of burying bad news on a busy day. And yesterday was wall-to-wall coverage of The Royal Wedding so...
Three plucked to safety from the Forth
Three men, one with no buoyancy aids were plucked from the freezing waters of the Forth after a watersports trip went horribly wrong.
The RNLI...
What’s on in Edinburgh this weekend? 29th April 2011
29th April 2011
Today at The Filmhouse from 1300 they are showing L'Affaire Farewell directed by Christian Carion (France 2009) Certificate 12A Cast: Guillaume Canet,...
Tower Care Home enjoy Royal Wedding Month
Residents from The Tower Care Home have been celebrating with a month-long Royal Wedding extravaganza.
The care home got into the spirit by hosting Royal...
Five things you need to know today
It has finally dawned. The Royal wedding takes place in London today between second in line to the throne, Prince William, and his fiancée,...
Royal Wedding might mean more burglaries
While the UK celebrates the Royal Wedding, AXA Insurance, one of the UK’s largest home insurers, predicts a potentially huge surge in burglaries and...
Botanics Riot – of Colour
The Botanical Gardens have been erupting in a riot of colour recently - So if you are looking to have a pleasant afternoon that's...
Save Inverleith Park – deputation at Council meeting
A large delegation of campaigners turned out before the council meeting today to make their views about selling off the park, or even a...
Queensferry & District Community Council – April meeting
Queensferry & District Community Council held its monthly business meeting on 26 April in the Burgh Chambers. Fourteen members were present, including Almond ward...
Voting next week – what you need to know
With the Scottish Parliamentary Elections and a UK-wide referendum on Thursday 5 May The City of Edinburgh Council is reminding voters what they need...
Cyclist killed in Broughton Road
Lothian and Borders Police are appealing for witnesses following a fatal road collision in Edinburgh this morning.
A male cyclist was involved in a collision...
Meet the Independent candidate at Forest Cafe
Lothians' newest independent candidate, Ken O'Neill, has announced plans to hold an open meeting giving voters the opportunity to hear first hand why he...
Five things you need to know today
There was some very sad local news yesterday with the announcement that The Guardian newspaper is pulling out of its 'experiment' with local news,...
Workers Memorial Day 28 April 2011
Workers’ Memorial Day is the day when the International Labour Movement remembers those who have been killed or injured in workplace accidents, and those...
The end of The Guardian and the hyperlocal?
You might have read our article about the proposed closure of The Guardian Local Blog in Edinburgh, Leeds and Cardiff. Here is the story...
The Guardian Edinburgh Local Blog to close……
The Guardian is to close its local blogs in Edinburgh, Leeds and Cardiff over the next few weeks.
According to an article by Meg Pickard...
Save Inverleith Park – on Thursday!
The full council meeting on 28 April 2011 will debate a motion proposed by Councillors Hinds and Whyte about Inverleith Park. Prior to the...
Cameo Night of Horror: The Sequel
Last November we reported on The Cameo's first Night of Horror. It was such a success that they decided to do it all over...
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