Happy Halloween! Hope your pumpkins are as ghoulish as these ones we saw at the weekend…
Has the coalition administration at the City Chambers now run its course? According to The Edinburgh Evening News article it seems that it might well have entered a new phase at the very least. The administration has been run as a coalition since 2007 under an agreement signed between the LibDem and the SNP groups. But the SNP had indicated before the council meeting last Thursday that they would not vote with the administration, leading it seems to some difficulties which may mean some dispute resolution moves early this week.
The Herald has a great article about the lack of wifi on the Edinburgh to Glasgow train service, and concludes that although First Scotrail carried out a feasibility study last year, which has not been made public, there is no legal obligation on the operator to provide wifi. We love wifi. We sometimes travel to Glasgow, but apart from the exorbitant rail fares the other factor which encourages us to use the bus is the free wifi. What about you? Do you use the train? Would you like wifi to be provided?
If you live in the New Town and like to shop local then you might be interested in the article in The Broughton Spurtle where they explain that number 28 Howe Street may yet become a Sainsbury’s Local.
The Daily Record reported yesterday the story of the death of Martin Douglas last Hogmanay outside The Playhouse, and the fight by his widow to find out the truth behind the hit-and-run incident involving a car driven by an off-duty police officer. An investigation instructed by Lothian and Borders Police into the incident will be carried out by officers from an outside force, Central Scotland Police, and will begin today.
Today marks the beginning of Dyslexia Awareness Week highlighting the fact that one in ten of us encounter problems with this to some degree.
Here a young boy called Alfie tells us about his experience:-
