Tag: Morningside

MONDAY 24TH NOVEMBER 2014Mrs Mash at The Skylark: songs, stories and joining in fun from Mrs Mash aka Marie Louise Cochrane, the Storytelling Cook, for the under-5s and their parents and carers - this week...

Boney Night wi' Firewurks! Fireworks, dookin', fancy dress competition, turnip lantern competition, snack refreshments - and fireworks!  Free and open to all, children must be accompanied by an adult. 6.30-8.30pm, Craigmillar Community Arts Centre, Newcraighall Road. For more...

Plenty happening again this week - from fundraisers for Palestine, Water for Life and the Scouts, to films from Poland, Africa and Italy. Books will be launched, exhibitions will be opened, French and Russian...

Golden Hare Books presents An Evening with Allan Massie. An eminent Scottish author and journalist, Allan has written over thirty books; his latest, Klaus, is the story of Thomas Mann's son, a bold political activist who...

What's On is truly international this week, with Poland, Italy, Spain, Afghanistan, Palestine, Denmark, China, France, the USA, Canada, Japan and the entire African continent all being involved in events in Scotland's capital. Closer...

Edinburgh Independent Radical Book Fair starts today at 6pm! See The Edinburgh Reporter's article for more details; for full programme visit Word Power Books' or Out of the Blue's websites. Tonight: journalist and author Owen Jones on The Establishment:and How They Get Away...

 MONDAY 20TH OCTOBER 2014Metals and Marble: an exhibition of contemporary metal and marble sculpture by Chris Muirhead and Simon Burns-Cox, displayed in the gallery with its 17th century Renaissance hand-painted ceiling. 9am-6pm today and everyday until 25th October 2014, Gladstone's...

Marvellous Machines: a Love Science workshop. For ages 5-12. 3-4pm, Corstorphine Library, 12 Kirk Loan. Booking essential: call 0131 529 5506. Free.Play Poland Film Festival: Munk Studio Special Screenings. Play Poland is the largest mobile film event in the UK, aiming...

An Evening with Barrington Stoke - award-winning Edinburgh-based publishers of books for struggling, reluctant or dyslexic young readers. For teachers and parents interested in dyslexia and children's reading, with speaker Mairi Kidd, Barrington Stoke's MD. With 350+ books...

Art Root Open Studios: want a day out in sunny East Lothian? This year's Art Root is the most ambitious to date and includes not only lots of open studios but also group exhibitions and a range of bookable workshops and events....

Well we all know what's on in Scotland this week....but there's plenty available to take your mind off it.... MONDAY 15TH SEPTEMBER 2014All Quiet On The Western Front (1930): a film saga of German boys...

Police Scotland have announced this morning that the incident in Morningside Grove earlier this month is being treated as murder.Eleanor Whitelaw sustained serious injuries during the attack at her home on Friday 11th July.The...

Police in Edinburgh are searching for someone who attacked an elderly woman in her own home yesterday afternoon.Around 5pm on Friday evening police in Edinburgh were called to an address in Morningside Grove...

Improving housing choices for older people in MorningsideLocal residents and community groups in Morningside have an opportunity to shape plans for a high quality Later Living development that will provide much needed specialised accommodation...

Charity need staff for their new shop in  MorningsideSave the Children are opening their fourth shop in Edinburgh this Saturday  in Morningside Road.The charity is appealing to local people to help run the new...

A new scheme to help residents park closer to their homes in south Morningside may soon be introduced following a consultation with local residents. The original proposals have been changed so they are now concentrated...

by Chisanga Malata The Morningside Community Council met on 18 January 2012 at The Open Door in Morningside. The meeting was chaired by Jean Thompson and nine members and six residents attended. Also in attendance were city council...

The Harvest Garden in Morningside has been there for 29 years. The first ever UK flower and chocolate shop, creating stunning flower arrangements, known for their stunning fruit and chocolate hampers as well as...

The Morningside Community Council met this week on 16th November 2011 at The Open Door on Morningside Road. The meeting was chaired by Jean Thompson and 13 other members were present, along with nine residents, Councillor Alison Johnstone...

Local Edinburgh musical theatre group, Showcase, will be performing their trademark showstoppers and chart toppers to help celebrate a local cancer charity’s centenary year. As well as songs from the musicals 'Carousel' and 'Wicked', this year...

This morning at Reporter Towers we received a phone call from SEPA to tell us that there is no longer a flood warning in place for Edinburgh at the moment. A week past Friday,...

Morningside Library will close its doors this weekend to allow an exciting renovation programme to get under way. The revamp was shaped by the views of more than 800 library users, who completed a questionnaire...

A fire in a three storey blocks of flats in Edinburgh, which led to three people being taken to hospital, may have been caused by an electric blanket fire chiefs said this week.Six people,...