Scottish Water has informed residents that a section of Easter Drylaw Drive will be closed to traffic for three weeks to allow essential repairs to the sewer network to take place.
The work will begin on Thursday 25 October and is expected to last three weeks.
All local footpaths will remain open but road traffic will be diverted via Easter Drylaw Place and Easter Drylaw View.
SATURDAY 27 OCTOBER 3 – 5pm
The next meeting of the Madelvic History Group will be on Saturday morning 20th October from 10-12 but there’s been a change of venue.
The meeting will now take place in Morrison’s cafe at Granton, as the Madelvic is fully booked for the weekend. All welcome. Continue reading Venue switch for Madelvic History Group
Following two consecutive sell-out UK tours, including three sold out nights at London’s Eventim Apollo, comedy queen and RuPaul’s Drag Race champion Bianca Del Rio has announced that she will be returning to the UK for an unprecedented arena tour from Sunday 1 – Tuesday 24 September 2019. Continue reading RuPaul’s Drag Race champion Bianca Del Rio announces ‘It’s Jester Joke’ 2019 UK Arena Tour
EDINBURGH TO LOSE OUT ON OVER £670m OF FUNDING WHEN UK LEAVES EU
A new publicly accessible database has laid bare the financial impact that leaving the EU will have on areas around the UK, with the Edinburgh area facing funding losses of over £36,460,000. Continue reading The cost of Brexit
The UK’s largest dog welfare charity is calling on the government to take urgent action to stop the illegal importation of puppies into the UK as Brexit approaches. This follows an undercover investigation which exposes the magnitude and ease of trade routes into the UK for European smugglers. Continue reading Undercover investigation reveals magnitude of horrifying puppy smuggling trade
Waiting times for Urology in NHS Lothian have increased dramatically over the last two years. The number of patients waiting more than 6 weeks has increased from 1,640 in June 2016 to 4,467 in June 2018. Continue reading Urology diagnosis and treatment waiting times soar in NHS Lothian
Figures released by National Records of Scotland (NRS) yesterday show that a total of 23,137 deaths were registered across Scotland from December 2017 to March 2018, (winter 2017/18) compared with 20,946 in the previous winter (2016/17). It was the largest number since 23,379 deaths were registered in winter 1999/2000. Continue reading Winter death figures are highest since turn of the century
Young people in Edinburgh who are repeat offenders or at risk of offending are amongst thousands of Scots whose lives will be transformed, thanks to almost £1 million of National Lottery funding announced today. Continue reading Lottery funding to tackle youth re-offending in Edinburgh
