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Government announces fund to help young entrepreneurs
£75,000 to help tomorrow’s young entrepreneurs.
Finance Secretary John Swinney today announced the creation of ‘Young Scottish EDGE Fund’ to help support the next generation...
Oxgangs Neighbourhood Centre congratulated at Holyrood
Gordon MacDonald SNP MSP for Pentlands has lodged a motion at Holyrood to note the funding which Oxgangs is to receive from the STV...
Mark Carney’s lunchtime speech sparks more Indy comment
The Governor of the Bank of England had breakfast with First Minister and lunch with business leaders today in Edinburgh. His comments on...
New jobs supported by Scottish Enterprise funding
Angela Constance, Minister for Youth Employment, today announced the creation of 35 new jobs at engineering manufacturing company WGM Engineering Ltd in Livingston.
The investment...
Letter to the Editor – Thoughts on Independence
I would like to ask as to why Scotts abroad are allowed to vote for this referendum and yet Scots in England are not....
Scottish Independence Referendum – Today’s chat
A few of the remarks and comments and pointers to articles about the Scottish Independence Referendum that we have found today.
People living in Scotland...
Bridgend Farmhouse – DIY in the community
Contributed by John Knox Treasurer of Bridgend Farmhouse Project
For the past three years, a small group of us volunteers have been working up a...
Five things you need to know today
£19m spent on welfare fund - Robert Burns - Mammoths - Lord Provost's Rapid Action Fund - Women on the Platform
Nearly 80,000 grants have...
South West Edinburgh Community Sport Hub to be opened today
Sports Minister Shona Robison will perform opening ceremony at Heriot-Watt University to launch the community sport hub.
She will be joined by Stewart Harris, Chief...
Edinburgh College helps Egypt’s tourism industry
One of the largest colleges in Scotland is delivering expert training in sustainable and green tourism practices to the next generation of Egyptian tourism...
Government support for review of fostering
Alan Baird, Chief Social Work Adviser to the Scottish Government, has today given the Scottish Government’s response to the recommendations of the fostering review,...
Edinburgh International Festival unveils the James Plays 2014
A trilogy of plays about James I, II and III of Scotland was unveiled at Edinburgh Castle this morning, and the plays are promised...
Cramond Coaches censured by the Traffic Commissioner
Edinburgh coach firm's licence halved for a month by Scotland's Traffic Commissioner
Order to reduce licence from eight to four vehicles comes after public inquiry
Company driver suspended...
Scottish economy on the up in 2013
The Scottish Government has issued estimated figures for the third quarter of 2013 between July and September, when they report the economy grew by...
Greens call for banking reform
GREENS CALL FOR REFORM MSP LODGES RBS MOTION
Describing reports that Labour leader Ed Miliband is to propose a cap on the size of banks...
Homecoming Scotland 2014 – A year of brilliant moments right on your doorstep
A new marketing campaign designed to encourage Scots and those in the north of England and Northern Ireland to uncover the Homecoming Scotland 2014...
Five things you need to know today
Edinburgh Airport incident - Free School Meals - Wester Hailes Digital Sentinel - Your cats - National Librarian to retire
Edinburgh airport was evacuated yesterday around 2:00pm...
New board members for The National Galleries of Scotland
The National Galleries of Scotland has a board of trustees who direct its work in the arts world and today the Cabinet Secretary for...
New memorial for the Botanics
A new memorial for Scottish organ and tissue donors is to be situated in the Royal Botanic Garden in Edinburgh.
The memorial will be designed...
Spokes pushing rail companies to think about cyclists
Spokes the cycling campaign group which is active in the Lothians is pushing for any new franchise holders of the Scottish rail network to...
Five things you need to know today
Entry for Edinburgh Marathon closes today! - Breakfast - Silver Fox Day on the Big Wheel - The cost of getting fit this year...
Scottish Independence Referendum – today’s chat
A few of the remarks and comments and pointers to articles about the Scottish Independence Referendum that we have found today.
People living in Scotland...
Edinburgh’s Hogmanay is now over…..phew!
Edinburgh has been partying for days now and it is almost time to get back to normal. Bloggers have been posting photos and video...
Five things you need to know today
Happy New Year from The Edinburgh Reporter! - Happy New Year from the First Minister - Scottish Independence Referendum 2014 - Getting fit in...
Many quango bosses earn more than Scottish Ministers
A report out today has highlighted that The Scottish Government spends a third of its budget, nearly £12bn, on quangos which are then run...
Lothians MSP raises importance of concessionary travel scheme
Scotland’s National Older and Disabled Persons Concessionary Travel Scheme runs year round but is considered especially important over Christmas and New Year, helping to...
Five things you need to know today
Council budget - Afternoon Tea - Payday Loans - Whisky sale - Films at the National Gallery
Today is the last day for you to...
Higgs prizewinners for physics announced
A former pupil of Boroughmuir High School was one of two prizewinners announced earlier today by First Minister Alex Salmond. Eighteen year old Lucy...
Record levels of renewable energy in Scotland
The Scottish Government has claimed today that more than 40% of electricity consumed in Scotland is generated from renewables
New figures show Scotland’s renewable electricity...
Santa gets a flu shot
Dr Nicola Steedman, Senior Medical Officer at The Scottish Government, vaccinates Father Christmas at Santa's Grotto in The Gyle shopping centre, Edinburgh, to ensure...
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