Monthly Archives: November 2011

Glasgow City Council and Scottish universities have backed Edinburgh’s bid to host the UK’s Green Investment Bank, which is expected to help inject £15bn...

Today's news:-Edinburgh's ChristmasOccupy EdinburghJKRowling at the Leveson InquiryStop the ChopA little mention of  The Edinburgh Reporter The Reporter was among the 10,000 who...

  A service is being developed by The City of Edinburgh Council using satellite technology (GPS) to help prevent people with dementia becoming lost in...

Council chiefs in Scotland’s capital want to scrap breakfasts for homeless people staying in the city’s B&Bs – just before Christmas.Edinburgh City Council bosses...

In relation to the decision by the council today to vote against privatisation of services, Council Leader, Councillor Jenny Dawe, Leader of the Liberal...

10,000 people lined The Mound this evening to see the Christmas Tree being lit up.  Lord Provost George Grubb and Convener of Hordaland County...

 As we advised you yesterday, Edinburgh campaigner, Ani Rinchen Khandro, went to Holyrood this afternoon and handed in the petition bearing over 1,000 names...

After delaying the vote by a month to allow more time to think about it, the council have today rejected the administration proposal to...

 Sheila Gilmore, MP for Edinburgh East, met with campaigners from the White Ribbon Campaign this week to show support for the work to reduce violence against women.The White...

The     Scottish Government is being accused of removing information from its files about the Edinburgh Trams project. The Labour party made an...

by Ross Doyle After the shock and sudden passing of the council's former chairperson Stewart Blaik, it was an emotional start to November's Leith Central...

A petition with over 1,000 signatures urging the council to stop felling trees next to Canonmills Bridge will be presented to The Scottish Government...

Edinburgh Central MSP, Marco Biagi, has welcomed the news from The Scottish Government that three proposals are being considered for the new Tenancy Deposit...

Forth One is pleased to announce that Dave Connor will be joining the station as its new drive time presenter. The arrival of his new...

Historic Scotland has today issued its decision on the proposal to display the Olympic Rings on Edinburgh Castle. “Historic Scotland has taken the decision not...

Step away from the treadmill...why you should exercise outside  Some people prefer to run on a treadmill because they see it as an ‘easier’ or...

By Scott Thomson Up and coming music artists are using social media as a stepping stone to bigger things. Local Edinburgh teenager, Nina Nesbitt. is...

Students from across Scotland will march in Edinburgh today to defend education and to protest against increases to tuition fees across the UK. The march...

 Over the winter months, Gleneagles Hotel are holding a series of indoor arena polo matches.Thom Bell, Scotland's highest rated Polo coach, will be hosting the matches...

The world’s biggest sports retailer opens in Edinburgh’s Hermiston Gait Retail Park on Thursday this week with the help of some of Scotland’s biggest...

Edinburgh Libraries' mantra is 'Better Libraries, Better Lives' and this is the message at the heart of a new draft strategy for the service...

Three Scottish social landlords, including one in Edinburgh, have been awarded a share of a bumper fund to install more efficient heating systems for...

Edinburgh International Festival 2012 runs Thursday 9 August – Sunday 2 September in Scotland’s capital city. The full Festival 2012 programme will be unveiled on...

The NSPCC’s annual Letter from Santa fundraising campaign is back. The children’s charity is calling on local people and businesses in Edinburgh to become...

It’s still seven months away but tickets for Scotland’s most popular racing event, Musselburgh Ladies Day, have gone on sale as the course announces...

Now in its third year, the Traverse Theatre’s Autumn Festival is a celebration of the best work from the worlds of Dance, Visual Theatre,...

Fashionistas in Livingston are in for a major treat as one of the most loved high street retailers in the UK, Primark, plans to...

An early 19th century watercolour showing two boys playing golf on the Old Links of Musselburgh, where the game has been played continuously for...

Early career university researchers are being encouraged to share their research findings in a bid to help Scotland and improve society.The ground-breaking Connect 2011...

An innovative funding model which unlocked finance  to build much-needed affordable housing in Edinburgh has scooped two national awards.Dunedin Canmore Group won the awards...