EICC

The development partnership of City of Edinburgh Council, Scottish Enterprise and Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC) Limited yesterday broke ground on the site of an £85 million Expansion Space for EICC and separate Grade A Offices, signalling the start of one of Scotland’s biggest construction projects, that will sustain 250 jobs [...]

City Art Centre reopens this weekend

Art lovers will have another venue to cater to their cultural appetite when the City Art Centre reopens its doors this weekend.
Following a fifteen month refurbishment, the ever popular Market Street gallery will resume its prominent place in Edinburgh’s visual art scene just in time for its summer shows to feature in [...]

Central Library and all that jazz

The Central Library is entering into the festival spirit  with the launch last night of its Edinburgh Jazz Archive.
The archive will celebrate over 60 years of jazz in Edinburgh, a rich history that has seen the rise of stars such as Sandy Brown and Al Fairweather. Sir Sean Connery was also once [...]

Appeal for next of kin

Lothian and Borders Police are appealing for help in tracing the relatives of a man who died in South Queensferry, on July 29th.
Richard John Hinch was pronounced dead at Port Edgar.
There are no suspicious circumstances, and a report has been sent to the Procurator Fiscal.
The 46-year-old is believed to have grown [...]

Stolen ducks

Lothian and Borders Police Police are appealing for information following the theft of eight rare breeding ducks from Bilston, Midlothian.
The Khaki Campbell Ducks were stolen from a breeding pen located at a smallholding in Seafield Road, between midday and 6pm, on Saturday, July 10.
Four males and four females were stolen [...]

Royal Botanic Garden needs you

A job going at the Botanics – no aptitude for real digging required though…..This is the job advert:-

Scottish Ministers are currently seeking to appoint two members to the Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. You will complement the skills of existing Trustees.
These appointments offer an excellent opportunity to contribute to the work [...]

National Housing Trust

Up to 600 new homes could be built in Edinburgh as part of a bid to tackle the desperate need for more affordable accommodation in the city.
The City of Edinburgh Council is taking part in the National Housing Trust (NHT) initiative set up by the Scottish Government to deliver new homes for mid market rent [...]

Stolen Motorbikes

Police in Edinburgh are warning motorcyclists to take adequate steps to protect their vehicles, following the theft of two motorbikes left unsecured in a guesthouse car park.
The theft happened between 2.30am and 8am on Tuesday (July 27), from the front car park of a guesthouse in Minto Street.
A grey and silver BMW worth £15,000 was [...]

Museum of Fire Open Day

Want to find out more about the UK’s oldest municipal fire brigade?
The Museum of Fire, based at Lothian and Borders Fire and Rescue Service’s historic headquarters on Lauriston Place, Edinburgh, is holding an open day on Saturday 7 August.
The Museum, usually only open to visitors Monday to Friday, is home to the Service’s vast collection [...]

The Cameo this Saturday

A real treat this week – yet again a film that you have to go and see! The film is Gainsbourg and it is showing at the Cameo on Lothian Road at 13.00, 15.30, 18.10 and 20.50. The film is a wee peek at the life of the French singer from his childhood in wartorn [...]

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