Don’t be a couch potato – Try before you buy
Edinburgh Leisure is offering non-members the opportunity to try out their facilities with a free 7 Day Pass. The offer runs from Friday, 18 August and runs until 10 September 2017. Continue reading Try before you buy offer from Edinburgh Leisure
As a homeowner, landlord or tenant, have you been taking the necessary steps to ensure electrical safety over the summer? Continue reading Staying safe over summer
Exotic fruit … with a little added bite?
The Scottish SPCA was called out to Tryst Park in Swanston on Wednesday after a snake was found on a pineapple! The animal welfare charity was alerted to the discovery of the wee snake by a member of the public who had bought the fruit from a local store. Continue reading Pineapple? Fangs, don’t mind if I do!
British Cycling and HSBC UK have revealed the route for the HSBC UK City Ride, taking place in Edinburgh on 3 September. Continue reading Edinburgh City Ride: experience your city on two wheels
Nursery children from the latest area of Edinburgh to ‘go 20’ displayed their road safety-themed artwork at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art (Modern One) yesterday as 20mph Phase 3 prepared to go live. Continue reading 20mph: Phase Three goes live today
Police are appealing for witnesses after a high-value theft of merchandise from the Hibernian shop on Albion Place last Friday (11th August). Eighteen replica Hibernian football tops – nine home and nine away versions – were stolen.
Continue reading Police appeal after high value theft from Hibs Club Shop
New statistics released yesterday show that Scotland’s drug-related deaths continue to rise. Fatalities rose by 23% to 867 last year – a record level. The latest figures indicate that drug-related deaths continue to particularly affect an ageing group of drug users. Continue reading “A national tragedy”: Scottish drug deaths reach record high
With children going back to school after the summer holidays this morning, a poll by Action for Children Scotland has revealed that bullying is the top concern for Scottish parents. Children’s emotional health and wellbeing, the cost of school uniform and getting their children back into the school routine were also among parents’ main worries in the survey of 1000 families. Continue reading Bullying is main concern as children go back to school
The Scottish SPCA is seeking the owner of a black cat who was found on West Granton Road last Friday. Continue reading Help West Granton Road cat find his way home
MBE’s foodie Fringe show hits staid old Blackhall!
Tommy Miah’s Indian Street Food Festival got off to glittering start at Blackhall’s Raj Restaurant on Friday last week with Bollywood star Sejal Sharma wowing audiences with her captivating traditional moves. Continue reading From Bollywood … to Blackhall!
