Edinburgh World Heritage Trust receives £780,000 extra funding for historic...
Edinburgh’s historic Calton Hill By Domenica Goduto The Edinburgh World Heritage Trust has received a funding boost of £780,000 which will allow it to refurbish a number of Edinburgh’s historic...
View ArticleEdinburgh switches off for Earth Hour
Earth Hour in Edinburgh By Annabel Cooper Major city landmarks and municipal buildings were plunged into darkness for an hour on Saturday night as Edinburgh joined 830 cities around the world for the...
View ArticleThe world’s most expensive bridge
By Lauren Gelling The Scottish Parliament is set to investigate the proposed £2 billion cost of the new Forth Road Bridge. The transport and finance committees will both look into why Transport...
View ArticleNew Appeal for Missing Teen
by Matthew Nelson Edinburgh police have released an appeal for new information on the whereabouts of missing teenager Jason Black. Black was last sighted on the 8th of October as he traveled to Panmuir...
View ArticleGRRRR-IT! Anger as grit only now hits the streets
By Rahsian Parris Photo courtesy of Markgorman After several weeks of extreme weather conditions and heavy snowfall, the city of Edinburgh is slowly beginning its recovery from the the worst winter in...
View ArticleBacking for higher council tax
By Michael Fern Seven out of ten Edinburgh residents have told the council that they are prepared to pay more council tax to soften public service cuts. Council Tax The results follow a number of...
View ArticleCameron: Passion versus duty over “The Big Society”
Speech analysis by David Walsh Podcast by Katy Docherty and Emily Glass ‘The Big Society’ could be compared to ‘The Big Bang Theory’ in many ways. It may make a loud noise with the promise of creating...
View ArticleMore tram works, yet the end is in sight
Yet more traffic disruption: Edinburgh trams. Image: geograph.org.uk / cc. The next set of tram works are due to begin this weekend. The existing tram works at Shandwick Place and Haymarket are now...
View ArticleDear Santa, this year all I want is a plastic-free Christmas
In the United Kingdom, around 114,000 tonnes of plastic packaging are thrown away without being recycled at Christmas. […]
View ArticleMSP Ben Macpherson to support Leith business during tram construction
Ben Macpherson MSP has called for the support of local businesses while tram engineering constructions are in progress on […]
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