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Bonus for boss of council owned company tops UK list

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The bonus handed to the boss of an Edinburgh Council-owned firm last year was the highest awarded by any UK local authority, it has been revealed. Marshall Dallas, chief executive of Edinburgh International Conference Centre,...

Five things you need to know today

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Dalry plansA local engagement event will be held on Thursday 11 April at St Bride’s Centre focusing on the new proposals for Dalry which the public is now being consulted on. Cllr...

Latest block of flats on sale in Musselburgh

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A new development is being built in the heart of Musselburgh.Set on the banks of the River Esk, The Wireworks, created by property developer Dundas, has announced the sale of its latest block of...

General Election 2024 – Tracy Gilbert Edinburgh North and Leith

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Tracy Gilbert is the Scottish Labour Candidate for Edinburgh North and Leith.As the Scottish Regional Secretary for the trade union USDAW, she represents more than 37,000 retail and distribution workers in Scotland. An experienced...

Dan back at Carlton amidst claim he is eyeing Scotland cap

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Serial trophy winner Dan Da Costa is returning to Carlton cricket club for 2024 in a move that will be of particular interest to the Scottish national selectors.South African born Da Costa, 24, had...

Bellany painting The Players sells at auction

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An important early oil painting by the late East Lothian artist John Bellany has fetched more than £36,000 at auction in Glasgow.The Players was completed in 1967 when Bellany, from Port Seton, attended the...

Let Women Speak hold rally in Edinburgh

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An event was held by the organisation Let Women Speak at The Mound Plaza earlier on Saturday.The organisers explain that their movement aspires to foster a community in which all women feel empowered to...

Storm Kathleen – tree blown down on Queen Street Gardens East

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Storm Kathleen with winds of up to 70 mph has hit the city centre in Edinburgh with a mature tree in the private gardens on Queen Street being blown down over the road.6/4/2024Picture...

Phenomenal year for red admiral butterflies

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The Red Admiral butterfly had its best year ever in Scotland last year, it can be revealed, as experts described 2023 as "a phenomenal year" for the much-loved species.The colourful insect increased in abundance...

UK Government sponsoring New York City Tartan Day Parade

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The UK Government has become a financial sponsor of the New York City Tartan Day Parade.John Lamont the Conservative MP for Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk, is Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland, and the job of...

A wet day – but the dogs like it

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Photographer Alan Simpson has been out to Inverleith Park in the rain today and found several dogs all having fun there.The photos also show an area of serious flooding in the park which...

Alex is following in the footsteps of a Liberton reared rugby great

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When Alex Stewart ran out to win her first Scotland rugby cap in an eventual 20-18 win over Wales in Cardiff her selection spanned a 49 year gap.The last time Liberton High produced a...

Edinburgh attractions top the list of places to see

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The National Museum of Scotland (NMS) remained the nation's most popular attraction in 12th overall, ahead of Edinburgh Castle (14th) and National Galleries Scotland in 15th place.The latest annual Association of Leading Visitor...

Boroughmuir “Banshees” are up and running

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Boroughmuir Rugby have broken new ground by fielding a team of under-16 girls known as “The Banshees”.The Meggetland club chose events on International Women’s Day to launch the new outfit drawn from schools across...

Five things you need to know today

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Citadel Youth Centre need youhttps://www.instagram.com/p/C5Q2VXHoj7S/?igsh=dWFyc3luanNrNHN6Tickets still available for D-Day event on SaturdayThis year there will be a special Scottish commemorative event marking the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings.Scotland’s Salute – a concert at...

Letter from Scotland

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People living on the 22 main islands off the west coast of Scotland have two favourite topics of conversation – the weather and Caledonian MacBrayne. On both subjects there is plenty to moan about....

Robyn one to watch at Grange Open this weekend

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The Grange squash Open takes place this weekend with Scottish teenage prospect Robyn McAlpine and Sam Osborne-Wylde, from Worcester, strongly fancied in the women’s and men’s events.Running alongside the PSA competitions will be graded...

Free places at activity camp on offer thanks to Scotmid

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Fully funded places for five 10-15 year olds are available at the first Scottish camp being held in West Lothian next month.The Woodcraft Folks’ Camps for All provides inclusive spaces where children and...

East tennis team pass Wimbledon test with flying colours

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The East of Scotland men’s tennis team achieved a hard fought victory in an invitational match against the All England Club at Wimbledon.Each year the Wimbledon Championship hosts invites a county to field a...

SNP demand Westminster recall over Israel

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The SNP MP for Midlothian, Owen Thompson, has called for the UK Parliament to be urgently recalled to ban arms sales to Israel.He demanded the immediate recall of the House of Commons after the...

Líam Rudden – Must See Theatre April 2024

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Edinburgh’s Mr Entertainment picks his Hot Tickets to see in the Capital and beyondHamilton is here, Pretty Woman is on the street, and although it’s only April, the Fringe and Festival seem to be...

The Book of The Old Edinburgh Club – Vol 19 out now

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The Old Edinburgh Club has published Volume 19 of their Journal for Edinburgh History which is available now.In this volume readers will learn about the goings on at Georgian Edinburgh's Stamp Office, a...

HippFest declared a huge success

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The organisers of the Hippodrome Silent Film Festival have declared 2024 as their biggest and most successful year yet.The festival ran in late March over five days when 2,970 tickets were sold with 1,390...

Five things you need to know today

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Hidden Door comes out of hidingThe secret location for the 10th birthday party for Hidden Door Festival has been revealed. It is in the city centre and it will be a lot different from...

Funding available now for local projects

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Funding is available for community groups with applications open now for a grant of up to £5,000 for each project.Community Grant Fund is a pot of money set up by the council in 2007...

Review – Pretty Woman The Musical ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Welcome to Hollywood. What’s your dream? Based on JF Lawton’s 1990 Hollywood rom-com of the same name, Pretty Woman is the unlikely love story of billionaire businessman Edward Lewis and Hollywood Boulevard ‘Hooker’, Vivian Ward… but is...

Hidden Door Festival – the location for the birthday party is revealed…

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Hidden Door Festival is celebrating its 10th birthday this year and will hold a party in the St James Quarter car park in May.The location has been kept a secret until now, but...

Scotmid store in Roseburn closing – sale of other businesses

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The Scotmid supermarket on Roseburn Terrace is to close on Friday much to the surprise of local people.One local said that opening hours at the shop were drastically cut last April. But it...

Review – Pretty Woman The Musical

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Pretty Woman The Musical, at Edinburgh PlayhouseThe Playhouse began filling up in droves with a dressed-up Edinburgh audience ready to banish the grey, miserable Easter holiday weather.Even before the show began, fans were...

Extra trams laid on for Terminal V

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Edinburgh Trams will provide extra trams for anyone travelling to and from the Terminal V techno festival at The Royal Highland Centre later this month.To accommodate festival passengers, the tram operator will run extra...