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F1 Car in Edinburgh!

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You might not have noticed it, but Edinburgh was visited by a VIP machine from the F1 motorworld last week! Booker Wholesale, in Longstone,...

Happy Birthday David Hume – 300 years old today….

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The 300th anniversary of the birth of the revered Scottish philosopher and historian David Hume is being marked by a fascinating new...

Tracy Griffen and her pop up shop

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Tracy Griffen is behind the pop up shop with a difference this Saturday.The first ever Balfour Street Bazaar is for one day only...

Beltane Prize

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Professor Aubrey Manning, one of the country’s most distinguished zoologists and a BBC broadcaster, has been awarded the 2011 RSE Beltane Senior Prize for...

ECA Launch New Student Fashion Collection

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Edinburgh College of Art  launched its stunning  new student Fashion Collection at Harvey Nichols last weekCourse Leader at the ECA, Mal Burkinshaw, said that...

Nights of adventure – June 13 2011

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Night of Adventure – Edinburgh will take place at Vue Cinema, Omni Centre, Greenside, Edinburgh on Monday 13 June 2011. Come along...

Lenny Henry – Cradle to Rave

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Lenny Henry's new one man show is on at the Festival Theatre tonight. You might be lucky enough to get a ticket. If you...

Inky Fingers & The Royal Wedding

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Inky Fingers are inviting some of the city's top poets to contribute their words on the upcoming Royal Wedding, with a "to the altar" or...

NHS Lothian win green award for new technology

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NHS Lothian's new computer system has won them a green award for reducing the organisation's energy costs by up to 85 per cent.The Sun...

Sour Grapes at the Axolotl Gallery

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The Axo Gallery is hosting its next Three days members' 'Happening' on Friday 29 April 2011The exhibition continues on Saturday 30 April and Sunday...

Talking about Claude Lorrain at the National Gallery

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There is a talk today in the Hawthornden Lecture Theatre in the National Gallery.Jon Whiteley, Senior Assistant Keeper at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford,...

Development Management Sub-Committee 27 April 2011

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Here is the agenda for the meeting and it includes some meaty topics, not the least of which is the Royal Highland Centre and...

Culture & Leisure Committee meeting 26 April 2011

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One of the more interesting parts of the council in our view, The Culture & Leisure Committee, meets at 10am at the City Chambers...

Transition Edinburgh South meeting 26 April 2011

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Transition Edinburgh Community Energy Meeting is taking place  on Tuesday 26 April 2011 from 7-9pm. Everyone is welcome to come along, share what...

ESPC raises the roof with fundraising

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ESPC, east central Scotland’s no. 1 property marketing firm, is proud to have raised over £2800 for Breast Cancer Care. The money was raised through...

The Machine Room – new single to be released in May – sneak preview!

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Edinburgh dream quintet ‘The Machine Room’ are one year old exactly. Influenced equally by the tight robotic DMX / Linn Drum hits of “New...

Property to let in Royal Terrace Gardens

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The City of Edinburgh Council has a very unusual property to let in Royal Terrace Gardens, a leafy green setting just beside London Road....

What’s on in Edinburgh this week? 25th April 2011

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Monday 25th April 2011ChildLine in Scotland Silent AuctionTake home a work of art and help the ChildLine service in Scotland be there...

Royal Scottish Academy Annual Exhibition opens 30 April

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The RSA Annual Exhibition is a highlight of the exhibiting year and features RSA Academicians and selected submissions from leading and emerging...

Edinburgh Guitar Repair Centre keeping busy!

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Edinburgh's newest musical instrument repair business, Edinburgh Guitar Repair Centre, has been inundated with requests for its services since its launch just over a...

Edinburgh Reporter in conversation with Ali George

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We caught up again with Edinburgh novelist and blogger, as well as Edinburgh Reporter contributor, Ali George. Ali is currently coming towards the end...

Computer Tip #5

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If you’ve lost your iPhone, Find My iPhone can help you locate it on a map and protect its data. Display a message on...

At The Open Eye Gallery from 22 April 2011

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The Open Eye Gallery is now exhibiting paintings and sculptors from three British artists between 22 April 2011 and 10 May.The three artists are...

Robert Louis Stevenson Fellowships 2011 awarded

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Four talented British writers have been awarded the 2011 Robert Louis Stevenson Fellowship.Based at the Hotel Chevillon International Arts Centre, Grez-sur-Loing, France the Fellowship...

Talk :- Fastest man to cycle Pan-American Highway

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macrobert iRIDE welcomes the fastest man in the world to cycle the Pan American Highway and a great film about the life span of...

Edinburgh IT firm in business merger

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One of Scotland’s established independent IT support experts has merged with a rival firm, kick starting a planned series of acquisitions.Euro Business Solutions (EBS),...

Get down to the beach today to vote Yes!

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Yes! on the Beach Sunday 24 April 2011 15:00-18:00 Portobello Beach (meet in front of Swim Centre)Yes! to Fairer Votes supporters in Edinburgh will be meeting on...

Edinburgh v Newport-Gwent Dragons 22 April 2011

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Edinburgh played hosts to the Newport-Gwent Dragons for their last home match of the season and came away with their third home win in...

Computer tip #4 – How to stop Facebook sharing your information

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Facebook is to carry out its long awaited plan to allow third-party developers who write applications and games for the site, to access users...

Computer tip #3 How to back up your XP computer

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Most people think about backing up data about 10 minutes after it's too late to do any good. If you realise that you really need...