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Council refuse application to demolish gasholder
The City of Edinburgh Council and Historic Scotland have decided on the fate of the gasholder at The Forthquarter, Granton. They have refused the owners, National Grid, permission to demolish it.
Local man in final of LAFTAs
Iain Stirling from Edinburgh has battled against the hottest up and coming comedy acts in the UK to secure a place in the finals...
Sturgeon calls for support on minimum pricing
MSPs will today Wednesday 10 November vote on stage 3 of the Alcohol (Scotland) Bill in the Scottish Parliament.
In advance of the debate, Health...
New law will allow lawyers more scope in business
Reform of the legal services marketplace, which has now cleared the final stage of the Scottish parliamentary process, will allow solicitors to explore new...
Law firm sponsor Charity Art Exhibition
For the sixth year running, leading UK law firm, Shepherd and Wedderburn, is lending its support to Cancer Research UK by sponsoring an...
Planning our city’s future
An interesting article as always by Edinburgh-based journalist, Rob Edwards, who explains in his opening sentence that:-"A new government plan for Scotland’s land is...
Law Society want civil justice reform
The civil justice system in Scotland needs to be reformed, say The Law Society of Scotland. The separation of civil and criminal cases, an...
Hermitage of Braid and Blackford Hill Nature Reserve need you
Sunday 14th November 2010
Hermitage of Braid and Blackford Hill Local Nature Reserve
Volunteering Taster session: Open to all!
Fancy doing your bit to off-set your carbon...
Consultation on 20mph zone
From 15th November there will be a public exhibition at Newington Library of the proposal to change the speed limits on some roads in...
Dalry Swim Centre – on the brink of going under?
Edinburgh Central MSP Sarah Boyack submitted her petition, calling on The City of Edinburgh Council to save the Dalry Swim Centre, to Edinburgh...
Smokeless zone in Auld Reekie
In recent years the art of burning wood and coal to heat homes has become more popular – but most people don’t know that...
Minimum pricing back on the agenda
Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon has called on MSPs to do the right thing and support minimum pricing when the entire Scottish Parliament votes on...
Winter-proof your home – new drive from Holyrood
Free 'energy saving' gadgets worth nearly £50 are being offered as part as a major new drive by the Scottish Government to help households...
GI status for Scotch in China
First Minister Alex Salmond hailed China's announcement today that Scotch Whisky is to be given new legal protection with Geographical Indication of Origin (GI)...
What’s on this week – 8th November 2010
The South Central Neighbourhood Partnership will meet in public on Monday 8 November 2010 at 7pm (till 9pm) in the Business Centre, City Chambers,...
Man held in Australia on attempted murder charge
The Daily Record reports that a man has been arrested in Australia for the attempted murder of the former Chief Accountant of The Law...
Walker the polar bear on Highland soil – and meeting Edinburgh’s own Mercedes!
After weeks of preparation, Walker the polar bear has finally arrived at the Highland Wildlife Park near Kingussie and is ready to take the...
Edinburgh’s Christmas crackers…
Edinburgh is promising sparkle galore today with the unveiling of spectacular Christmas plans for the city centre, backed by the Capital’s biggest winter marketing...
Heart of Midlothian Swimming Club celebrates its 125th anniversary
More than 100 swimmers and members past and present of Heart of Midlothian Amateur Swimming Club are celebrating the occasion of their 125th Anniversary...
City Hairdressers gets makeover
An Edinburgh hairdresser is undergoing a major £500,000 refurbishment to expand its already well-established salon into a multi-beauty treatment venue.
Vincent Bell Hairdressing – who...
Edinburgh girl finalist in Pizza Challenge
Sophie Paterson from Edinburgh is in the final of the PizzaExpress Pizza Challenge - and you can try her pizza out on Tuesday 9th...
The Political Innovation Project comes to Edinburgh
Scottish bloggers, political activists and ‘hacktivists’ have been invited to a free-to-attend conference on social media and politics at Edinburgh University’s ‘School of Informatics’...
Aberdeen Breviary to be displayed at NLS
Two original copies of the Aberdeen Breviary, Scotland's first substantial printed book, will go on display in Edinburgh tomorrow, Friday, November 5, to mark...
Secretary of State for Scotland to talk to UK Government about Horseracing
The Secretary of State for Scotland, Michael Moore, MP, is to raise the issue of British horseracing and Levy revenues with colleagues in the...
To tweet or not to tweet……
The Reporter is a bit of a Twitter fan as some of you may know. Business bosses are being told they are being Twitter...
NHS Lothian launch Heart Manual DVD
NHS Lothian’s award- winning Heart Manual has launched its first ever DVD version which NHS Lothian hope will make it more accessible to...
New artisan bakery in Edinburgh
A former telecoms manager who re-trained as baker when he was made redundant twelve months ago, is opening a new artisan bakery in...
Edinburgh Schools get ready for Stock Market Challenge
Schools in Edinburgh, Lothians and the Borders have signed up once again for Skills Development Scotland’s popular Stock Market Challenge.
Pupils will get the...
Edinburgh Reporter Rises To The NaNoWriMo Challenge!
8.05am, Monday November 1st.
I am on a bus to work, catching up on emails (what did I do before I had a phone with...
Edinburgh Trams chairman abdicates the hot seat
David Mackay, Chairman of Transport Edinburgh, Lothian Buses and Edinburgh Trams has today made public his decision to step aside, with immediate effect, from...
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