In a landmark participation project, children and young people will have the opportunity to scrutinise the First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, as First Minister’s Question Time is taken out of Holyrood and across Scotland. Continue reading First ever First Minister’s Question Time for children and young people announced
Month: July 2018
The Doo’cot to reopen on Friday
The Doo’cot is to re-open this weekend. The pub has been closed since March when previous tenants handed the keys back to the pub’s owners, Yorkshire-based brewery Samuel Smith’s. Continue reading The Doo’cot to reopen on Friday
A forever home for Freddie
A Forever Home For Freddie
Animal welfare experts are determined to find a suitable home for Freddie the friendly Collie who has spent more than 600 days in the care of Dogs Trust West Calder in Livingston. Continue reading A forever home for Freddie
Ten thousand and rising … NEN blog posts hit the five figure mark
The NEN blog passed a milestone earlier today when our 10,000th post was published.
The very first post appeared on January 19th, 2011 and read:
Hello, and welcome to the brand new NEN blog. Continue reading Ten thousand and rising … NEN blog posts hit the five figure mark
Applications now open for ‘Voice Your Choice’ Edinburgh
Applications for Joined Up for Integration’s ‘Voice Your Choice’ Participatory Budgeting opportunity are now open. Continue reading Applications now open for ‘Voice Your Choice’ Edinburgh
Let our cabbies make a living, urges Briggs
Miles Briggs, MSP, has called for Edinburgh City Council’s licensing authority to take into consideration of taxi drivers livelihoods when granting licenses extensions. Continue reading Let our cabbies make a living, urges Briggs
Brexit demands devolution rethink, says Westminster Committee
Westminster’s Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee (PACAC) today publishes its report Devolution and Exiting the EU: Reconciling Differences and Building Strong Relationships, and sets out how the UK government must re-think devolution in the UK as the UK leaves the EU. Continue reading Brexit demands devolution rethink, says Westminster Committee
All welcome at FetLor Community BBQ
Leith regeneration ‘remarkable’
Business booming in Leith as office space take up soars
The regeneration of Leith continues to go from strength to strength, according to statistics from GVA. Continue reading Leith regeneration ‘remarkable’
All the world’s a stage: all set for Edinburgh in August?
Councillor Donald Wilson, Culture and Communities Convener and Festivals Champion, looks forward to the madness that is the city centre at Festival time: Continue reading All the world’s a stage: all set for Edinburgh in August?