Tag: Lothians

In a sudden move earlier today the Lothians MSP Andy Wightman who was one of the increased cohort of Greens elected almost five years ago resigned from the party.His action followed a vote...

Staycations are on the rise in Scotland with coastal towns and urban destinations most popular with holidaymakers, according to the latest national visitor statistics. There were 5.5 million domestic overnight holiday trips from GB visitors,...

With autumn just around the corner, CALA is calling for keen buyers to act quickly to be in with the chance of snapping up one of its final homes for a move with them...

The vaccine can help protect both pregnant women and their babies against fluThe Royal College of Midwives is today (27 November 2017) urging more pregnant women across the Lothians to get their flu vaccine...

Tonight BBC Scotland have confirmed in an interview that the leader of the Labour Party in Scotland, Kezia Dugdale, has stepped down.While she will continue as Lothians MSP, Ms Dugdale has relinquished the leadership...

  Tourism businesses in Edinburgh and the Lothians are preparing for a busy tourism season and VisitScotland’s Regional Director, Manuela Calchini, looks ahead to a number of exciting new events as well as the celebration...

Against a very green backdrop in Òran Mór in Glasgow Scottish Greens Co-Convener, Patrick Harvie MSP set out a clear message to begin the party's Scottish Parliamentary 2016 campaign. This is the first of the political parties...

The Scottish Green MSPs are today publishing a major research paper outlining how Scotland could create 10,000 jobs a year over the next 20 years by pursuing a new economy built on strengths such as...

Haughey McAuley Academy Irish Dancers found success at the Irish Dancing Worlds Championships held in Montreal, Canada 2015. Irish dancing in Edinburgh, Lothians & Fife hit the jackpot at their recent World Irish Dancing Championships...

The ESPC has reported a marked increase in the number of properties being put on the market, apparently in a bid to beat the introduction of new property taxes in April. Latest figures released by...

Candidates are being sought for a new independent panel to make final decisions on school closure proposals called in by Ministers.Applications are now open and candidates from Edinburgh and the Lothians are being encouraged...

Following our article at the weekend when we posed the question as to which politicians from Edinburgh might stand in the leadership contest, we have now had at least part of the answer.There will...

Cockenzie Power Plant in East Lothian stopped coal-fired electricity generation in  March this year.  Photographer Alex Hewitt wanted to tell the story of this iconic landmark and is showing at the 3 Harbour Art...

The first rule of panto is ‘never try to examine the internal logic of panto’.  Best to just sit back in the plush new seats at the King’s Theatre and let puns, pyrotechnics, tiny...

 Now that Spring is here, Historic Scotland’s 25 seasonal sites are preparing to open their doors to welcome visitors.On Sunday 1 April, 2012, sites which will be opening for visitors to Edinburgh and the...

by Lothians MSP Sarah Boyack Earlier this month, Business Secretary Vince Cable announced that Edinburgh was to be home to the headquarters for the UK’s first Green Investment Bank. The decision has been welcomed by politicians...

Sarah Boyack is Labour MSP for the Lothians.She will be answering our questions on Monday evening and will answer yours too if you would like to put them to her. Just use the comments...

Greens in Lothian have launched their local campaign for the Scottish elections with retiring MSP Robin Harper passing the baton to former athlete and Green councillor, Alison Johnstone.Alison – a former East of Scotland...

It is clearly lunchtime. Margo is finishing her soup, sitting in the room occupied by her assistants and an American intern who is very obviously delighted to be working for such an eminent politician....

Scotland's largest voluntary social care organisation is launching an innovative new counselling scheme in the Lothians today. The ABBA project, run by the Church of Scotland’s social care arm CrossReach, is a...

Shirley-Anne Somerville MSP (Lothians) (SNP) is using her website and Facebook page to increase awareness of cervical cancer and how to prevent it during Cervical Cancer Prevention Week (23rd-29th January 2011).Cervical cancer is a...