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#SP16 Gordon MacDonald SNP candidate for Edinburgh Pentlands
Gordon MacDonald took this seat from the incumbent MSP the late David McLetchie by 1758 votes in 2011. Now he hopes to build on...
#SP16 Alex Cole-Hamilton LibDem candidate for Edinburgh Western
Alex Cole-Hamilton has taken over the office of the former MP Mike Crockart on St John's Road. I had interviewed Mr Crockart there just...
Scottish Greens demand Better Buses
The Edinburgh Reporter met with Scottish Greens co-convener Patrick Harvie and transport spokesperson Sarah Beattie-Smith this morning outside Edinburgh Bus Station.
They are demanding that...
Scottish Parliamentary Elections 2016 – here are the candidates
The candidates nominated to stand in the City of Edinburgh’s six constituencies and the Lothian Region in the Scottish Parliament Elections on Thursday, 5...
Five things you need to know today
Scottish Parliamentary Election hustings
Northern Ballet's 1984
The Edinburgh Reporter competitions
Edinburgh International Culture Summit
Kelpies at the Zoo
The Church of Scotland are holding what they describe as...
#SP16 – Lesley Hinds Scottish Labour candidate for Edinburgh North and Leith
Lesley Hinds is a long-standing councillor, former Lord Provost and was the first politician to announce her candidacy for the 2016 Scottish Parliamentary elections.
She first became...
#SP16 – Ben Macpherson SNP candidate for Edinburgh Northern and Leith
Ben Macpherson says that the thing he is most passionate about is social justice. As a qualified solicitor he is well-placed to know about...
#SP16 – Ruth Davidson on the campaign trail in Stockbridge
It is now the season of dogs and babies along with manifestos and - in Ruth Davidson's case at least - a lot of...
Letter from Scotland
Easter for me means daffodils, lighter days, buds on trees, birds twittering in garden hedges and the first holidays of the year. This spring...
My time as an MSP – Cameron Buchanan
Cameron Buchanan has been Conservative Lothians MSP since 2013, but has just retired from politics on the dissolution of the fourth session of the Scottish Parliament.
He...
The Queen will open the fifth session of the Scottish Parliament
Her Majesty The Queen is to address the new session of the Scottish Parliament on Saturday 2nd July, it has been announced.
The Fifth Session of...
Five things you need to know today
The Scottish Parliamentary Elections 2016
The World Press Photo Exhibition
Business at Holyrood this week
Two new hotels opened
Former Royal High School appeal lodged
This week...
Transport Event at the City Chambers on Tuesday
Transform Scotland is holding an election event to give the public the opportunity of quizzing the SNP about their plans for Scottish transport. The...
TERLive! – Investing Women Conference 2016 – Day 1 #agconf16
We are covering Day 1 of the Investing Women Conference at Our Dynamic Earth live as it happens.
The aim of the first of its...
Scotland Bill recommended for approval
The Scottish Government has recommended that the Scottish Parliament consents to the Scotland Bill.
A Legislative Consent Memorandum has been lodged with Parliament which highlights...
Holyrood must take action on waiting times
The Scottish Government has said that 93.5% of patients were seen and admitted or discharged within four hours at the core A&E departments across...
Comment – Will Holyrood think again about empty property relief?
By Michael Court
One of the less publicised measures in Finance Secretary John Swinney's Budget are giving cause for measured consideration by many commercial Scottish...
Letter from Scotland
This week we started pumping gas out of the seabed west of Shetland. It’s a huge and pioneering operation. Four sub-sea wells have been...
Scottish Greens launch 2016 election campaign
Against a very green backdrop in Òran Mór in Glasgow Scottish Greens Co-Convener, Patrick Harvie MSP set out a clear message to begin the party's Scottish...
Letter from Scotland
All this talk of “100 days” has alarmed me. It’s referring, of course, to the run-up to the Scottish elections on 5 May but somehow...
Scottish Greens aiming for two Lothian seats
The Greens have set their sights on winning at least two Scottish Parliament seats in Lothian in this May's Scottish elections.
Sitting MSP Alison Johnstone is...
Edinburgh Greens make a plea to Holyrood
The Green Group on the City of Edinburgh Council has already set out its stall on what it will ask for at the Budget...
Bellany, Elsie Inglis and The Scottish Women’s Hospitals
From today at Holyrood there is a new exhibition featuring paintings by the late John Bellany in an exhibition about the Scottish Women's Hospitals...
New Chief Inspector of Scottish Fire and Rescue Service appointed
The Scottish Government has announced the appointment of a new Chief Inspector of the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service.
Martin Emberson takes over at HM Fire Service...
Scotland to introduce mandatory microchipping next year
Lost dogs may become a thing of the past as plans to make dog microchips compulsory in Scotland have taken a major step forward...
The Scottish Cabinet wish you a Happy St Andrew’s Day
Showing off their linguistic powers the Scottish Cabinet wishes you all a Happy St Andrew's Day in this short video:
https://youtu.be/HzBfGhjB0Zc
Letter from Scotland
On a wild, wet, typically-November afternoon, their plane touched down at Glasgow airport. They are the first 100 refugees from the war in Syria...
First Minister marks one year at the helm
"Just getting started" on work to deliver for people across Scotland.
It was just a year ago that Scotland appointed its first female First Minister. Speaking...
Holyrood sets date for Scottish Budget
It has been announced that The Scottish Government's budget will be delivered on 16 December 2015.
Deputy First Minister and Finance Secretary John Swinney will...
Culture Secretary announces new government appointment in Dublin
The Cabinet Secretary for Culture, Europe and External Affairs, Fiona Hyslop, was in Dublin this morning to announce a new appointment by The Scottish...
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