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Fringe show goes to the Sydney Opera House

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Edinburgh-based Nonsense Room Productions will be taking their children’s show ‘Hairy Maclary and Friends’ to the Sydney Opera House for five weeks, from 15...

Edinburgh Schools to get 21st Century Communications

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Council run schools and the majority of community education centres are set to get access to WIFI as part of a £5.3 million investment...

Five spooky things for children to do in Edinburgh this Halloween

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Children generally love Halloween, from the dressing up, to the scary stories, to the thought of sweets and treats while out  guising. (None of...

Five things you need to know today

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There are road works all over the city centre, but these ones on George IV Bridge  seem to keep disappearing and reappearing! It makes...

Little Shop of Horrors 31 October 2011

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Little Shop of Horrors takes place on Monday 31st October, promising a night of spooky tales read by both established and emerging writers and...

Economic Development Committee 25 October 2011

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Ahead of the council elections next year the council's own "civil service" is driving forward a plan for the new administration to implement over...

Five things you need to know today

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The Economic Development Committee of the council meets today at 10a.m. when the Deputy Managing Director of Avaloq Limited, the latest firm to bring its...

Edinburgh MP welcomes council action on statutory notices

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Sheila Gilmore, Labour MP for Edinburgh East today welcomed City of Edinburgh Council’s proposed resumption of the issuing of statutory notices for tenemental repairs, but...

Five things you need to know today

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The new all singing all dancing STV current affairs programme, Scotland Tonight, starts this evening with John MacKay and Rona Dougall in the hot...

Penguins enjoy the bubble machine

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Keeping over 200 playful and intelligent penguins entertained can be a challenge, but the staff at Edinburgh Zoo are experts at penguin enrichment.Today they...

Trams to be brought to Edinburgh – but we don’t need them!

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Council bosses are to spend £110,000 on shipping a fleet of trams they no longer need from Spain to Edinburgh.And the ten redundant trams...

Meadows Marathon returns in 2012 for the Sixth time

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Registration for one of Scotland's biggest running and fundraising events is now open. The Meadows Marathon 2012 sees the return of the 5.6km fun...

Cardownie angers Edinburgh football fans

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An Edinburgh council chief has enraged Hibs fans by suggesting they could share a stadium with arch-rivals Hearts.Steve Cardownie, deputy leader of the council,...

High tech Edinburgh conference for older people

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Video conferencing and Twitter will play a major part in a national conference for older people in Edinburgh tomorrow. On the agenda at the Scottish Older People's Assembly 2011...

Five ghoulish things to do in Edinburgh for Halloween

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All Hallows Eve, better known as Halloween, is less than a week away. It is a time for costumes, spooky stories and a celebration...

Launch of Brewin-Dolphin Girl’s Cup 2011-12

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The Edinburgh Reporter attended the launch of the Brewin-Dolphin Girl's Rugby Cup today and met up with Lana Skeldon, a member of last year's winning...

Trick or Treat yourself at The Balmoral this Hallowe’en

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Rocco Forte’s The Balmoral will be offering a bewitching treat this October to celebrate the history of Hallowe'en. Guests at the hotel can get...

Hearts U19s seal victory

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Hearts Under 19s continued their impressive start to the league campaign with a 2-0 win over St Mirren at Riccarton yesterday.Second half goals from...

The Scottish Storytelling Festival this week

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By Marie Montondo In world where high-tech entertainment is the norm, some think that oral storytelling is a mostly extinct art form, outdated and irrelevant...

Edinburgh MPs supporting Wear It Pink Day

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MP for Edinburgh East Sheila Gilmore and MP for Edinburgh South, Ian Murray, have both joined forces with Breast Cancer Campaign to raise awareness...

Oohfashion’s Fair of Fashion

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Twenty two of Edinburgh’s best and brightest boutiques, designers and beauty experts gathered at The Green Room this weekend to take part in OohFashion’s...

Rugby – Stewarts-Melville FP v Hillhead/Jordanhill, RBS Premier 2, 22 October 2011

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On paper, there appeared to be a yawning gulf between Saturday's two protagonists, Edinburgh's Stewarts-Melville and Glasgow's Hillhead/Jordanhill, Stew-Mel being unbeaten and Hillhead having...

World Darts Champion challenges Edinburgh shoppers

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World Darts Champion Adrian Lewis opened the Albemarle Bond shop in Edinburgh yesterday.The reigning champion then challenged shoppers to a six dart contest for...

Five things you need to know today

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So it is Halloween next week but already the Christmas word is creeping into TV adverts, conversation and is evident around town. The Christmas...

Edinburgh Hotel offering a very special discount

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The Edinburgh Minto Hotel is offering a helping hand to parents whose child is attending the Royal Hospital for Sick Children in Scotland’s capital,...

Edinburgh still Occupied

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One week on from last Saturday's day of protest  around 40 protesters are still camping in St Andrew Square.Organisers from Occupy Edinburgh say that...

Hardest Hit protesters gather in capital today

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Close to 1,000 people attended a protest against the UK government's proposed Welfare Reform Bill in Edinburgh today. The rally in Princes Street Gardens was one...

Shopkeeper hit over the head for just £5

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An axe-wielding thug hit a shopkeeper over the head in a shop raid and got away with just £5.But the brave shopkeeper has described...

Five things you need to know today

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There are a couple of protests arranged in the city centre today so you should be aware of these if you are in the...

Edinburgh factory has been making poppies for 90 years

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The Scottish Poppy Appeal marks its 90th anniversary this year. The famous Lady Haig's Poppy Factory in Edinburgh employs veterans with disabilities to hand-assemble Scotland's poppies and wreaths.Each year...