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Panda update
Sadly there will be no panda cub this year in Edinburgh.
Iain Valentine, Director of Giant Pandas at the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS),...
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2017 – This Really Is Too Much
Outlandish, bold, highly entertaining and slickly choreographed theatre from Fringe first timers
Raucous, provocative and laugh-out-loud funny, Fringe debutants Gracefool Collective deliver a genre-busting show that...
BBC disclose presenters and personalities paid over £150,000
The BBC has issued its annual report this morning detailing alongside it the payments made to members of its staff and other personalities of...
Help the council care for the city’s parks
If you go down to the park today the council would like you to take care against causing fires there.
The Parks and Greenspace team...
Boxing – Easton confident of winning title belt
Jason Easton is confident his unbeaten nine-fight record will be intact after facing Belgium’s top-rated Steve Jamoye in Glasgow on Saturday.
If Easton succeeds then...
Culture Secretary visits Dublin today
The Culture and External Affairs Secretary Fiona Hyslop is in Dublin today to meet the new Irish Foreign Affairs Minister. A cabinet reshuffle took...
Royal Highland Show 2017 was a record breaker
Lothian Buses has reported an increase of almost 12% in customer journeys over the four days of the Royal Highland Show.
There were special services...
Battle of Prestonpans Tapestry on display at Holyrood
The medieval 'comic strip' which tells the story of Bonnie Prince Charlie's voyage to Scotland is being displayed in the Main Hall at the Scottish...
Community groups get funds from Asda
Six community groups in Edinburgh are celebrating after being awarded charitable grants totalling more than £1,800 from Asda stores as part of the latest...
City raises a flag for Armed Forces Day
The City of Edinburgh Council raised the Armed Forces flag above the City Chambers this morning.
Edinburgh's Lord Provost and Veterans Champion, Frank Ross, said:...
Norwegian launches cheapest flights direct to the US
Low-cost airline Norwegian starts its transatlantic expansion from Edinburgh Airport today with the first of three new routes to the US east coast taking...
Tattoo Brigadier welcomes original Jacobite suit to Edinburgh
Brigadier David Allfrey, Producer and Chief Executive of The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo, gets a sneak peek at an original tartan suit of English...
#GE2017 Edinburgh North and Leith announce their result
Edinburgh North and Leith has announced their winning candidate for the 2017 UK General Election:
At 3.45 am the winning candidate was declared to be...
Cyclists mark the death of student Zhi Min Soh
Many congregated at the spot where Zhi Min Soh died last Wednesday at about the same time. The 23 year-old medical student fell from her...
Landmark group launch for Edinburgh charity
Contact the Elderly has now launched its 20th group in Edinburgh.
The charity organises free Sunday tea parties for elderly people who live alone and they...
Come and learn at The Edinburgh Reporter May Workshop
Anyone who knows us well knows that our videos and many of our stories are created using a mobile phone. If you want to learn...
Five things to do in Edinburgh in the next five days
26 April 2017
Ash Denham MSP for Edinburgh Eastern will convene a meeting for residents of Lochend Gardens to discuss implementing parking restrictions in...
Council elections 2017 – Almond Ward – Ward 1
The current councillors for the Almond Ward are SNP Councillor Norman Work who is also the Carers' Champion, Cllr Alastair Shields began as a...
New York Tartan Week Parade 2017
Edinburgh was well represented in New York at The 19th Tartan Week parade down Sixth Avenue on Saturday. The day dawned beautifully sunny with...
#WITW – First Minister of Scotland talking to Tina Brown
Tina Brown's Women in the World Summit is being held over three days in New York. I lined up with many others at the...
Scottish food and drink continues to delight the US
At an event in downtown New York last night organised by Scottish Development International, the First Minister Nicola Sturgeon confirmed that Scottish food and...
Letter from Scotland
Does he represent nationalism or patriotism or - in view of the terrorist attack in Westminster – defiant democracy ? The proud stag of ...
2017 Edinburgh Asian Film Festival begins today
Full programme announced for 2017 Edinburgh Asian Film Festival
Festival brings a hand-picked selection of the best in contemporary Asian filmmaking to Filmhouse Edinburgh 24...
Cats Protection celebrates first anniversary of neutering scheme
A pioneering community cat neutering scheme in Muirhouse and West Pilton has just celebrated its first anniversary.
Cats Protection's new scheme aims to help people...
EIFF Announces ‘Cars 3’ Premiere
The Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) 2017 has announced that it will showcase the UK premiere of Disney.Pixar’s ‘Cars 3’ on Sunday, 25th June...
At the theatre in April
The musical Chess is being performed at the Festival Theatre by the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland this April, but the line up for the month...
Wave your glasses in the air at Specsavers this Red Nose Day
For Red Nose Day on 24 March 2017 you can get an accessory for your red nose in the shape of some comedy waving...
Teacher Claire wins prize for top teen book
Claire McFall has been named the winner of the first Scottish Teenage Book Prize for her third novel, Black Cairn Point.
She beat off competition...
Edinburgh MP wants UK government to change tack on benefits cut
Deidre Brock MP called for a last minute change of heart from the UK Government before a planned £30 a week cut to disability...
World’s largest schools piping and drumming competition
The world's largest schools piping and drumming competition will take place at James Gillespie's High School next month.
The Scottish Schools Pipe Band Championships take place...
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