Graffiti artists from across the UK and Europe will descend on the Capital this weekend to work their magic on a stretch of wall close to Edinburgh’s Ocean Terminal. The Rock the Dock Graffiti Jam on Saturday (1 September) aims to create the UK’s longest legal graffiti wall at Marine Parade. Continue reading Edinburgh set to become home of UK’s longest legal graffiti wall
While the public’s image of a typical landlord might be a money-grabbing property professional, the reality is different. Office admin roles, alongside jobs in IT, teaching and accountancy are the four most common occupations for landlords, according to new research. Continue reading Landlords can be loveable too!
Scotland’s firefighters will soon be armed with the very latest firefighting equipment – capable of blasting through concrete and steel. The kit was demonstrated at SFRS’ National Training Centre in Cambuslang yesterday. Continue reading SFRS demonstrates the latest firefighting technology
Staff at Fort Kinnaird are building up their supplies of tartan and plasters ahead of the Kilt Walk next month, where they will be walking in support of Thistle Foundation. The team at Fort Kinnaird, which is Edinburgh’s leading retail and leisure destination by footfall, will join thousands of individuals and organisations across the city in walking the 5, 15.5 or 24-mile journey for The Kilt Walk in Edinburgh on 16 September. Continue reading Fort Kinnaird to go the extra mile for Thistle in Edinburgh Kilt Walk
People across Scotland continue to rate their experience of hospital care as highly positive, according to latest figures. Continue reading Patient satification at record high, says Scottish Government
Wee Sleep Out is calling on all teachers, youth leaders, parents and guardians to challenge young people between 8 and 16 years old to get out of their beds, and their comfort zones by organising their very own Wee Sleep Outs on 9 November, as part of Scotland’s Year of Young People 2018. Continue reading Social Bite to hold Wee Sleep Out for younger people
Fringe Swap Shop demonstrates benefits of re-use
Everything from weird and wacky costumes to solid stage props are getting a new lease of life at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Swap Shop for performers, a great example of how the new ‘circular economy’ approach to the capital’s Festivals could work in the future, making one of the world’s leading cultural cities, one of its leading circular cities. Continue reading Circular Edinburgh is the best show in town
