Mike Glendinning, 44, from Gilmerton, has been named the overall winner of the Institution of Engineering and Technology’s annual photography competition for 2018. Continue reading Edinburgh man wins global photography competition
Month: November 2018
Acclaimed journalist honoured at graduation ceremony
ACCLAIMED foreign correspondent Allan Little has received an Honorary Doctorate from Edinburgh Napier University. Continue reading Acclaimed journalist honoured at graduation ceremony
“It is very hard knowing the crews out there are under attack “
Control Room firefighter’s violence plea as he prepares for Service’s busiest night of the year
Experienced firefighters who stand on Scotland’s unseen front line have told how they can suffer verbal abuse on their busiest night of the year. Continue reading “It is very hard knowing the crews out there are under attack “
Breaking News! Poppyscotland launches learning competition
Calling all schools! Leading Armed Forces charity Poppyscotland has joined forces with STV News to launch its eagerly-awaited Learning Competition for 2018 which calls on P4-S3 pupils to produce their own news story by imagining how they would report the end of the First World War if it happened today. Continue reading Breaking News! Poppyscotland launches learning competition
Anguish as fire crews prepare for busiest night of the year
AN experienced firefighter has told how he feared for his crew’s safety after being confronted by a baying mob in a “warzone” last Bonfire Night. Continue reading Anguish as fire crews prepare for busiest night of the year
Winter heating: Cold Weather Priority for older people
Figures released this month by National Records of Scotland (NRS) 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). Continue reading Winter heating: Cold Weather Priority for older people
Rugby giant Doddie gets set for Edinburgh Award
George ‘Doddie’ Weir has been preparing to receive the esteemed Edinburgh Award 2018. Continue reading Rugby giant Doddie gets set for Edinburgh Award
Stop press! Nursing graduate David is out to make an impression
A FORMER printer has gone back to his old place of learning to begin a career in nursing at the age of 50. Continue reading Stop press! Nursing graduate David is out to make an impression
Citywide advertising board ban in force tomorrow
A citywide ban on all temporary on-street advertising structures, such as advertising boards (known as ‘A’ boards), will come into force tomorrow.
Continue reading Citywide advertising board ban in force tomorrow
Scotland’s wildlife needs your help!
The Scottish SPCA is appealing to animal lovers in Edinburgh and the Lothians to donate vegetables and washing powder for the wildlife in their National Wildlife Centre in Fishcross. Continue reading Scotland’s wildlife needs your help!