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Five things you need to know today
Holyrood - the results
Gorgie City Farm
Bookbug Week 2016
Puffin Fest
Scot Lit Festival
The country has now decided. Overnight the results...
#SP16 – at the Edinburgh Count
At just after half past ten the first ballot boxes arrived from Edinburgh Pentlands in an unmarked white van, closely followed about five minutes later...
What’s On In Edinburgh This Weekend – 50 Things To Do!
From summer fayres to seed swaps, there's a shed-load of outdoor stuff for you to do this weekend. Markets, open gardens, plant sales, a...
Dog rehoming charities in Edinburgh need your help
As cruelty to animals has soared alongside the economic slump, charities and volunteer organisations that care for rescued dogs say they are in need...
Police issue CCTV stills in witness appeal
Police Scotland has released CCTV stills of a male and female they would like to speak to in connection with two assaults which happened in...
Voting now underway across Scotland
Voting is now under way as Edinburgh plays its part in the Scottish Parliament Election 2016.
Residents can cast their vote at the city’s 145 polling places between...
Hibs face uphill struggle following defeat at Starks Park
Hibs face an uphill struggle to progress into the semi-finals of the Ladbrokes Premiership Play-Offs after losing 1-0 to Raith Rovers last night at Starks...
Five things you need to know today
Today our Five things are all about The Scottish Parliamentary Election 2016
Where do you go to vote?
Today all campaigning ceases and voters across Scotland...
#SP16 How to vote in the Scottish Parliamentary Election
Voting in The Scottish Parliamentary Election might appear a little confusing at first glance. Thankfully the Scottish Parliament have an explanatory video to help you...
#SP16 Conservatives show off their green shoots at the Botanics
The Edinburgh Central candidate and leader of the Scottish Conservatives, Ruth Davidson, held a very Edinburgh rally at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh earlier today....
#SP16 Edinburgh Southern candidates
There are four candidates for the Edinburgh Southern Constituency but we have only managed to capture one of them on camera.
This has been an...
#SP16 Daniel Johnson Scottish Labour candidate
Daniel Johnson is articulate and assured. He describes himself as a shopkeeper, and told us he runs the Paper Tiger and Studio One chain of...
#SP16 Edinburgh Pentlands candidates
This seat was held by the SNP until 2016. Gordon MacDonald took it from the Conservatives in 2011 with a majority of 1758 votes.
The 2016...
#SP16 Edinburgh Northern and Leith candidates
The candidates for Edinburgh Northern and Leith include 23 year-old Jack Caldwell standing as an Independent and Lesley Hinds who has been Lord Provost of...
#SP16 Iain McGill Scottish Conservative & Unionist candidate Edinburgh Northern and Leith
Iain McGill has stood for Westminster, Holyrood and the council in the past. He is a fiercely loyal Conservative activist and really wants to...
#SP16 Edinburgh Eastern candidates
The candidates for the Edinburgh Eastern constituency vacated by the SNP's Kenny Macaskill include the leader of the Scottish Labour party, Kezia Dugdale.
We interviewed...
#SP16 Edinburgh Central candidates
The candidates for the Edinburgh Central Constituency are overwhelmingly female. We have interviewed the majority of them and have embedded the videos below:
BETTSWORTH, Hannah – Scottish Liberal...
#SP16 – The next parliament will be anything but dull
by Duncan McTavish, Glasgow Caledonian University
People tend not to get excited by elections where the result is widely predicted. The current consensus that the next...
Five things you need to know today
Exams start today
The Men from Leith
Beach Cleaning Kits on offer
Iberodocs begins today
Belhaven Bikes - award winners!
One more day of...
Four youngsters released by Hibs
Hibs youngsters Jordan Sinclair, Aaron Scott, Sean Brennan, and Jordan McGregor will leave the Club
Sinclair, 19, joined the Club in the summer of 2009,...
Emergency response day at James Gillespie High School
Police in Edinburgh have taken part in a multi-agency emergency response day with local secondary school pupils.
The event was held at the Meadows on...
#SP16 Kevin Gore Solidarity candidate Lothian list
Kevin Gore came to public notice with his songs supporting independence during the Independence Referendum.
Well used to public performance he now feels ready for...
Local charity ‘Leith Links’ has now raised over £32,000
Local charity Leith Links, which was set up in June 2013 to raise funds for the Hibs Kicks for Kids initiative, is approaching its...
At The Queen’s Hall 6 May 2016 – The Men from Leith
Dean Owens, Dick Gaughan and Ross Wilson, who performs and records as Blue Rose Code, will all play at The Queen's Hall on Friday night....
22-year-old man arrested in connection with sexual offences in Leith and Bonnington
Police have arrested and charged a 22 year old man in connection with an incident where a man made indecent remarks to a woman.
The...
David Greig takes over at the Lyceum
The Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh launched its 2016-17 programme with dazzling derring-do earlier today.
Newly appointed Artistic Director, David Greig’s, tenure has not so much...
#SP16 Sarah Boyack Scottish Labour candidate for Edinburgh Central
Sarah Boyack is the Scottish Labour candidate for Edinburgh Central and she is a list candidate too. A veteran of the Scottish Parliament since...
Police seek help to trace missing man Derek Hain
Police are appealing for information to help trace a man reported missing from the city centre.
Derek Hain, who stays in Telford Drive, was last...
Five things you need to know today
Fire crews rescue man after fall
Mairi fundraising for Sick Kids Friends Foundation
Tesco installing defibrillators in stores
St Giles helps Cunningham House...
Yossarian at The Wee Red Bar on Friday
London based band Yossarian will be playing Edinburgh’s The Wee Red Bar on Friday as part of a Scottish tour including Inverness, Shuffle Down...
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