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There’s ‘bin’ some confusion….
The council has admitted that some of you will have received the wrong information about your bin collections owing to a data error.
There will...
Spartans are off to the semis
Spartans women have booked their place in the Scottish Cup semi-final after a 3-1 demolition job over Celtic last month.
Debbie McCulloch's team, who find...
What’s on in October – The Ultra Tour of Edinburgh
The ultimate running tour of Scotland’s capital city, The Ultra Tour of Edinburgh (UTE), staged by Rat Race Adventure Sports, the UK’s largest operator...
Minister to be keynote speaker at EVOC AGM
The Minister for Communities and Local Government Aileen Campbell will be the keynote speaker at the Edinburgh Voluntary Organisations’ Council's conference and AGM.
EVOC is...
Plastic free parliament would be welcomed by Edinburgh West MP
Edinburgh West MP Christine Jardine has today welcomed the UK Parliament's commitment to try and eliminate avoidable single-use plastic by 2019.
In October, non-recyclable disposable catering items such...
Edinburgh’s Christmas 2018 – the details
This is the sixth year that Underbelly has organised Edinburgh's Christmas, and so there is an element of established events and also some new...
Jardine issues warning about HMRC Scam
Lib Dem MP for Edinburgh West, Christine Jardine, has warned constituents to be careful of scam calls, claiming to be from HMRC.
Bogus callers have...
Edinburgh’s Christmas 2018 – The Festival Square Spiegeltent is back!
There are a lot of old familiar faces on the Edinburgh's Christmas programme, and none more welcome than the Grande Old Dame from Oz,...
St Andrew’s Fair Saturday – taking a lead from Europe
Spaniard Jordi Albareda founded Fair Saturday as an alternative to Black Friday and all its emphasis on consumerism - and now it's coming to...
Edinburgh’s Christmas will be silent on George Street
The big news about this year's Christmas events is that the Street of Light structure on George Street will be back - but this...
Young motorists learn about the risks of driving
Fledgling motorists from across Edinburgh are getting a hard-hitting introduction to the risks of driving at a popular road safety event this week.
Hundreds of...
Get your dancing shoes on for a Tea Dance on Wednesday 3 October
Tomorrow at 12.30 there will be a tea dance at Hibs Easter Road ground.
If that is your cup of tea then you can either...
At the Fine Art Society in October
This October The Fine Art Society, Edinburgh, will host an exhibition of works from the 1980s by Scottish artist John McLean (b.1939) recently rediscovered...
Emirates begin their Edinburgh to Dubai service
The first Emirates plane arrived in Edinburgh earlier today on the new route from Dubai which had been announced earlier in the year.
VIPs and...
Holyrood to consult on Tourist Tax
At The Scottish Tourism Alliance autumn conference, the First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced that there will be a national consultation on councils getting the...
#ECW18 – Get your wristbands at the ready for Edinburgh Cocktail Week
This month there is a whole week devoted to cocktails. This will involve tasting, sampling, learning how to make sophisticated drinks and having a...
Edinburgh Leisure encourage exercise in early years
Edinburgh Leisure encourages you to start early with children and exercise. They say i't’s never too early to start getting active!'
Check out Edinburgh Leisure’s...
Now here’s a job for you – become a futurist for Edinburgh
Marketing Edinburgh have just launched a search for three inquisitive explorers to become official futurists for the city, on behalf of the 2050 Edinburgh...
One Lochrin Square now fully let
The 'defurbished' office builting created at One Lochrin Square specifically for the city’s growing tech and entrepreneurial communit is now completely let after the...
Ruth Davidson calls for Tories to go ‘back to their principles’
The leader of the Scottish Conservatives and Central Edinburgh MSP, Ruth Davidson, will address the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham.
She will use the...
At the King’s – Abigail’s Party
At the King's Theatre 16-20 April 2019. Directed by Sarah Esdaile.
Re-awaken retro fondu memories as domestic hostesses turn desperate harpies. Cheesy becomes sleazy as semi-detached social...
For half term – Film festival in Wester Hailes
This October half term (15 – 20 October) WHALE Arts is hosting the very first Wester Hailes Film and Moving Image Festival.
Changing Perspectives, so-named...
Racing at Musselburgh this weekend – Supporting your Services Family Raceday
Musselburgh Racecourse marches toward the end of its summer flat season with its annual spectacular, the Supporting Your Services Family Raceday on Sunday. (30...
Food – Head Chef James McKay shares his sticky toffee pudding secrets
Fancy a trip over the bridges to Fife and the stunning views of the Bay Hotel in Kinghorn?
If so, you will find the popular...
Free football coaching with Civil Service Strollers
Civil Service Strollers in partnership with the SFA, Edinburgh Council and McDonalds have launched a brand new football partnership centre offering FREE football coaching...
Theatre -Strictly stars Remembering the Movies
Festival Theatre 31 March 2019
Strictly Come Dancing’s very own Janette Manrara and Aljaž Škorjanec have confirmed they will be heading back out on tour...
Literary Walks in and around Edinburgh
The Scottish Book Trust has a list of walks and trails which relate to books and authors.
Here they share some with us which are...
Speaking with Phill Jupitus
by Brian Donaldson
Is there anything Phill Jupitus hasn’t done? A DJ on BBC 6 Music, team captain on Never Mind The Buzzcocks, poet who...
Did you know this is in the baby box?
There are many good reasons why a baby box is a good idea, and now the Scottish Government has been handing them out to...
Chair to be appointed to Edinburgh Poverty Commission
The council hope to announce during Challenge Poverty Week that it will appoint Dr Jim McCormick as the chair of the new Edinburgh Poverty...
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