Tag: local news

Edinburgh Bus Tours has unveiled the new-look Edinburgh World Heritage Official Tour: A City of Contrasts to coincide with World Heritage Day, 18 April. The five-star bus tour guarantees to showcase more of Edinburgh than any other...

Five paintings by the world renowned Scottish colourist Samuel Peploe made just short of £1,000,000 at Bonhams Scottish Art sale in Edinburgh today.‘Still Life, Roses and Chinese Blue’, made £349, 250, ‘Blue & White...

Keep Edinburgh Beautiful - Stolen Mountain Bike - Foster Carers wanted - Dove Transport - Tonight at the FilmhouseThe Council want some help in entering Edinburgh for the city's bid in the Britain in...

DROP IN SESSION TO RECRUIT FOSTER CARERSThe latest drive by the City of Edinburgh Council to find new recruits to become foster carers is taking place tomorrow evening (Thursday 18 April) in the Capital.A...

The Marie Curie Cancer Care Edinburgh Hospice at Fairmilehead has been closed for six months for a makeover. Today it was officially reopened by the Cabinet Minister for Health and Wellbeing, Alex Neil, MSP who marked...

 Health Information on the move!Since it was launched in 2010, NHS inform has grown and is now firmly established as Scotland's national provider of quality assured health information.As more people choose to search the...

 The City of Edinburgh Council is calling on local green groups to back Edinburgh’s 2013 Britain in Bloom bid by helping to spruce up their local neighbourhood.It's Your Neighbourhood, run by Keep Scotland Beautiful,...

 Campaign against Violence Day - Works on McDonald Road  - Pandas - Paolozzi Prize - A plea from the Moderator Police in Edinburgh were taking part in the National Campaign against Violence day last Friday...

It was at the beginning of this month that police in Edinburgh first put out an appeal for help in finding jewellery owned by the Church of Scotland which had gone missing, along with...

 The Taoist Tai Chi Society of Great Britain has told The Edinburgh Reporter that it is delighted to announce the Grand Opening of the new Taoist Tai Chi Centre in Edinburgh, close to Meadowbank,...

 The youth group which meets on Victoria Terrace called 6VT was an instrumental part of the launch of a new film on Saturday night. The All Stars actors visited the Edinburgh youth club to...

Plans to simplify and overhaul Scotland’s allotment rules were announced today by The Scottish Government.Rural Affairs Secretary Richard Lochhead has launched a consultation to consider the shape of future allotment legislation.Among the questions being...

 Normally the Edinburgh Reporter’s Weekly Sports Round-up starts with rugby, but not this week as we send out congratulations to Pat Fenlon and his players for reaching the William Hill Scottish Cup Final after...

 Monday holiday - Planning - Baby Charlotte - Salaries for University bosses criticised - People's Postcode Lottery Seed TruckToday is officially a Monday holiday in Edinburgh. Are you on holiday? What are you doing...

The People's Postcode Lottery has announced another Edinburgh winner.Elaine from Gyle Park Gardens  won £20,000. Well done![youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYNeMGWEZNE]Gyle Park Gardens resident, Elaine Brown, was the lucky player to win the impressive sum, after her...

2013 Aberdeen Asset Management Melrose SevensA great day's seven-a-side rugby was on offer on Saturday at the Melrose Sevens and, as usual, a great day was to be had. With no Southern hemisphere teams making...

Baby Charlotte doing well at Simpsons - Fire in West Lothian - Edinburgh High Jumper on way to Commonwealth Games - Rock n Roll - Today at The CameoOur main photo today is provided...

Edinburgh v Connacht, RaboDirect PRO12, 12 April 2013Edinburgh were on for three-in-a-row for the first time in, oh... ages, with only once bottom of the league fixtures, Connacht, standing in their way. But no...

 Firefighters have controlled the fire at the Five Sisters zoo which broke out just before 4am this morning. Resources have been scaled back to two fire appliances and crews remain on site dealing with small...

SNP MSP WELCOMES SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT INTERVENTIONWarnings from the cruise industry of the chaos being caused by the UK Border Force’s new procedures - which have so far fallen on deaf ears – are being...

A survey for the Scottish Greens shows a strong appetite among Scots for the Government to set a target to ensure all school leavers are able to cook a basic meal from scratch.By contrast...

Hibs staged perhaps the greatest comeback in their 138 year history on Saturday to beat Falkirk 4-3 and secure a place in next month’s William Hill Scottish Cup Final.In doing so however, the players...

 Murder enquiry  - Leith Festival - Royal Mile Consultation - Preston Lodge RFC - Edinburgh ModPolice have confirmed the death of a man whose body was found in the car park of Edinburgh Royal Infirmary last...

Two ships from the Canadian Navy sailed into the port of Leith yesterday afternoon, accompanied by two harbour tugs. First in was an Iroquois-class destroyer named HMCS Iroquois (DDG 280), followed shortly thereafter by...

A greenspace project in Edinburgh has received over £38,000 funding from the Central Scotland Green Network (CSGN) Development Fund to deliver strategic environmental and access improvements in the area.The CSGN is Europe’s largest greenspace...

Creative Cookware in Rose Street is the only business in Scotland to launch a revolutionary new cooker which saves time, money and fuel while helping African families in need.The Wonderbag is a non-electric heat...

Hibs skipper James McPake insists that last May’s cup final defeat to Hearts will be the last thing on his mind when he lines up against Falkirk in this weekend’s William Hill Scottish Cup Semi...

Kung Fu Academy definitely like to keep you on your toes.Gyrating through more genres in one song than many bands manage in their career, the Edinburgh four-piece’s latest release begins with a guitar rift...

 Police in Edinburgh have issued CCTV images of a man they wish to trace in connection with their enquiries into a serious assault that happened in the Capital in the early hours of Sunday,...

Royal Scottish Academy - Edinburgh College - Debating next week - Giant pandas waiting for the right moment - #EdinhourThe Royal Scottish Academy is opening a new exhibition from tomorrow, featuring the works of...