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LIVE! The Edinburgh Reporter December workshop 6 December 2016 #learningwithTER
On Tuesday 6 December 2016 we are running our December Workshop at The White House 70 Niddrie Mains Road, EH16 4BG. You will see some of what we are learning about below, but it centres around the smartphone...
Five things you need to know today
Holyrood Christmas lights now switched on
No smoking in cars with children
Hog the Stage finalists
The Edinburgh Reporter Advent Calendar
Our competitions
The Palace of Holyroodhouse held a lovely event last week...
Ban on smoking in cars with children introduced today
The measure is part of the government's ambition to create a tobacco-free generation by 2034 which means that less than 5% of people would smoke by then.
Aileen Campbell, Minister for Public Health and Sport,...
Wojtek is crowned Star Baker!
As well as winning the competition Wojtek also won Christmas afternoon tea for two.
Newhailes at Christmas
Newhailes House is owned by the National Trust for Scotland and their team is getting ready to deck the halls for their bumper festive programme this December, with the help of some magical visitors.
Fairies...
Christmas Cards starring on Princes Street
Edinburgh school pupils designed Christmas cards which are now displayed on digital advertising screens on bus shelters in Edinburgh's main shopping street.
From the hundreds of entries twelve were chosen for display on the screens. Of these...
Topically Tinsel at The Traverse
By John Kennedy and Phyllis Stephen
Christmas-Pud cookin' and brandy flaming hot news reaches The Edinburgh Reporter from our friends at The Traverse Theatre announcing their Autumn/Winter season that promises some seriously Christmas chill-outs.
As the...
First Minister’s Christmas cards raise £170,000 for charity
The First Minister commissioned the Katie Morag creator, Mairi Hedderwick, to create the artwork for last year's Christmas card and the original artwork sold at auction today.
The proceeds will be divided between Children 1st,...
Our advent calendar – Christmas Gift suggestion #2
The Edinburgh Sketcher has a range of gift ideas for you which includes Christmas cards sent straight to your door.
The full range is available on his Etsy shop page here.
A variety pack of six Christmas...
Lunch with Lesley Riddoch in January
The Royal Scots Club has set up a series of lunches for ladies who want more than just a three course meal.
Their Liaison Lunches for 2016/17 will feature good company and interesting speakers. On...
Competition – Win four tickets to Edinburgh Rugby courtesy of Specsavers
The lovely people at Specsavers have yet again given us four tickets for our latest fabulous competition. Enter now and take three friends with you to the match!
The tickets are for the Edinburgh Rugby...
King’s Theatre bring in festive fun at the Sick Kids
The King's Theatre is working with the Arts Programme at the Royal Hospital for Sick Children, to deliver the first official year of ''Panto Presents''.
The event is run by the charity Sick Kids Friends Foundation.
The...
Innis & Gunn crowdfunding is no small beer
Edinburgh craft brewers Innis & Gunn have raised over double the amount they set out to in their crowdfunding which closed last night. The campaign was run with the assistance of AdventureCapital™and aimed to raise...
Kenny wins Leader of the Year at the Scotrail Alliance employee awards
Kenny Blythe is an operations manager with Scotrail in Edinburgh and won the Leader of the Year award at the recent ScotRail Alliance employee awards.
The event was held at the Radisson Blu Hotel in...
First Minister in Ireland
Scotland’s response to the vote to leave the EU will define the country for generations to come, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon told the upper house of the Irish Parliament yesterday.
She made the remarks during...
Thank you for all your help!
Our website depends on your generosity whether you are our readers, our advertisers or our sponsors. We have put out some calls over social media this year appealing for your help to ensure that our site continues to...
Our museum is on the telly…
A programme tonight at 21:00 on BBC Two includes discussions among writers Muriel Gray and Alexander McCall Smith, and model Eunice Olumide.
They investigate some of the most outstanding treasures from one of the finest...
Council recognises Good Neighbours
At the Good Neighbour awards last week the Lord Provost the Rt Hon Donald Wilson and Health Convener Cllr Joan Griffiths thanked those council tenants who support people living near them.
Four winners were given...
University catering service wins Food for the Brain award
The University of Edinburgh's catering department has won an accreditation from national charity Food for the Brain for the food it provides to students.
This is the tenth year they have won an award and...
Winter Windows in Princes Street Gardens
Last Friday afternoon a special ceremony was held in the National Galleries of Scotland.
All of the winners in the Winter Windows competition run by Edinburgh's Christmas were there to be recognised with a certificate....
Former Moderator awarded honorary degree
In Aberdeen last Friday Very Rev John Chalmers who is Principal Clerk to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland was awarded an honorary doctorate.
Dr Chalmers is due to retire next year after...
Zoo screens Fantastic new film and hosts Beasts trail with prizes
Edinburgh Zoo will be screening the much-anticipated film Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them from 2 to 8 December.
Visitors will also be able to take part in a Fantastic Beasts trail around the...
Pavel powers to four goal salvo to stun the Purple Army
ICE HOCKEY: Pavel Vorobyev claimed four goals as Edinburgh Capitals bounced back from a Challenge Cup nightmare to claim an Elite League victory over Scottish rivals Braehead Clan.
The former Chicago Blackhawks star helped Capitals...
Scot bags a bike during Almond clean-up
Scot Muir pulls a bike from the River Almond during a clean-up on Sunday organised by West Lothian Angling Assocation (WLAA).
Bags of rubbish, including plastic juice bottles and drink cans, were collected along with...
REVIEW : Aladdin charms audience as he wins Princess
REVIEW: Aladdin written and directed by Mark Cox at The Brunton, Musselburgh, until December 31
Mark Cox plays miserable pensioner Tam Mullen in the popular BBC sitcom Still Game.
But there is nothing miserly about his...
Hockey : Grange frozen out as Kelburne surge clear
Division One (men): Grove Menzieshill 2, Uddingston Riva 4; AAM Gordonians 1, PSL Team Sport Clydesdale 2; Watsonians 0, Bromac Kelburne 5; Edinburgh University 4, Western Wildcats 1; Hillhead v Grange postponed
Grange suffered a...
Rupert Wolfe Murray: Stories from the Road
Gap years - they cost money, right? Your trip is organised by a company, your parents and granny feel obliged to chip in with large donations towards your 'target', you travel with a group,...
French beer with fruit flavour proves a refreshing change
The entente cordiale, or rather refreshment, is alive and well, and one French brewer is hoping to inspire enough profile to be carried in Scottish pubs.
Eric Esnault of Parisis Brewery has brought a number...
Costa Book Awards 2016 – Maggie O’Farrell shortlisted!
Edinburgh based author Maggie O'Farrell has been shortlisted in the Novel award category of the Costa Book Awards 2016 which have just been announced. Her novel This Must be the Place published by Tinder...
Edinburgh ranks highest for Christmas getaways
Edinburgh is now really on the map as the go to destination for Christmas holidays in the UK.
According to holiday lettings.co.uk the city is the most popular with only Aviemore the other Scottish destination...
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