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What’s on this week in Edinburgh? 17th January 2011
17th January 2011
Classes start tonight at The Out of the Blue Drill Hall in Jewellery and Silversmithing - Beginners Mondays 6-9pm (Semester One: 17th...
Fire at Buckingham Terrace Monday morning
Some of the residents of Edinburgh's Buckingham Terrace got a rude wake-up call this morning. Four residents had to be rescued from their homes...
The 68th Annual Golden Globes
By the time you get up on Monday morning it will all be over for another year - or at least until The Oscars....
Granny Green’s Big Night Out
Words and Photos by Jane-Ann Purdy
I was reading an extract from the latest volume of Nella Last’s rationing-inspired diaries at the weekend and it...
Should the law insist on silent fire alarms?
Twitter is a great medium for us newshounds. It can point us in the direction of good stories as well as good people to...
Man injured in flat fire
A 40-year-old man needed treatment for burns after a fire in the bathroom of his home in Edinburgh.
The alarm was raised at 4.40pm...
Weekend Protests In Edinburgh against ‘tax-dodging wealthy’
Angered by VAT increases and public sector cuts, protesters are set to shut down high-street stores, which they say are implicated in tax dodging...
What’s on in Edinburgh this weekend? 14th January 2011
14th January 2011
A season of Howard Hawks films begins tonight at The Filmhouse. An Ivy League-educated born storyteller who worked his way up from...
Films about Edinburgh #2
A film which got rave reviews at The Edinburgh Film Festival in 2003 was 16 Years of Alcohol, billed as a story of hope...
Review of The King’s Speech
Without stutter or hesitation, Tom Hooper, director of The Damned United, explores the private life and difficulties of the reluctant King George VI (Colin...
Greg Sinclair’s Ditto premieres at The Traverse 20 -22 January 2011
Ditto is a music performance which explores the space between sounds; the space between one thought and the next; the space between...
How to win an iPad – and other competitions
Scottish Book Trust are running a competition for all new media students, creative types, animators, film-makers and anyone handy with a video...
Cocktail of the Week No 4 – Old fashioned Hot Buie
The Drambuie Liqueur Company Limited have allowed us to share with you their range of cocktails. This one is very special for winter nights....
Winner of the Edinburgh Award taught Mick Jagger
Acclaimed judo veteran George Kerr, who was awarded the CBE in the recent New Year Honours list, has been announced as the fourth recipient...
Greenest car park in Edinburgh!
The Knight Residence has declared their car park to be the greenest in the city. From October 2010, the luxury five star serviced apartments...
Costa coffee help build a school
Generous Edinburgh coffee-lovers have helped raise £17,000 for The Costa Foundation charity in 2010, enough to build a school in a developing country.
Costa staff...
NKD Clothing announce new appointment
The UK’s leading bespoke staff outfitter is pleased to announce the appointment of Rav Singh as Non Executive Director. Managing Director of Bonhard Consulting...
Art exhibition at The Out of the Blue Drill Hall 24 January to 5...
Exhibition by Maryam Hashemi & Haleh Jamali
Monday 24th January - Saturday 5th February
10am - 5pm (excluding Sundays)
Free entry
An exhibition by two contemporary...
Spaces available at night classes in Edinburgh
The severe weather conditions which affected the country before Christmas have had an impact on the delivery of booklets advertising the City...
New Children’s respite centre
The Council is set to invest in a new respite centre for Edinburgh youngsters who have additional support needs.
The £2.438m centre, which will be...
Report those Potholes!
Here is the latest map of the potholes and other weighty matters reported to Fix My Street for central Edinburgh. The site aims to...
Fire in Rankeillor Street
More than 40 firefighters were involved in tackling a blaze at a tenement in Rankeillor Street, last night.
At around 11pm, the Service...
Exhibition:- Blurred Boundaries at The Old Ambulance Depot 15 to 21 January 2011
From as early as Charles Rennie Mackintosh in the late nineteenth century, interdisciplinary practice has prevailed without any significant critical or theoretical recognition.
As interdisciplinary...
Historic boundary wall unearthed at Edinburgh Castle
Excavations for the new Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo stands on the castle esplanade have unearthed remains of the historic boundary which once separated the...
Beckett at The Traverse
Gare St Lazare Players Ireland, Ireland's most travelled theatre company, make a return visit to Edinburgh to perform their signature work, The Beckett...
Central Library Exhibition to Highlight Edinburgh’s Response to World Disasters
A thought-provoking exhibition at Edinburgh's Central Library opens tomorrow, highlighting how Scotland's Capital city has responded to natural disasters occurring across the globe.
"Edinburgh: Saving...
Our new Pandas on film…..
Edinburgh is buzzing with the news that two pandas will be coming to Edinburgh Zoo...Twitter has gone nuts about it, and no matter what...
Scotland – Land of Opportunity?
In 2011, Scotland could take major steps toward securing the powers needed to maximise the nation's economic potential and increase opportunities for all of...
South Queensferry lifeboat news
It's been a busy start to the year for RNLI Queensferry Lifeboat, the busiest in Scotland over the summer months, as the crew were...
Pandamonium! Breeding pair of pandas coming to Edinburgh Zoo?
As long ago as May 2008, the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS), which owns Edinburgh Zoo and Highland Wildlife Park, announced their...
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