A group of Edinburgh College students have shown they have the cutting edge after winning nine medals at the UK’s largest hairdressing and beauty competition for students. Continue reading Edinburgh College students style their way to national glory
Day: March 16, 2019
Lights, camera, DATA!
Calling all budding Steven Spielbergs, Kathryn Bigelows or Peter Jacksons, Netflix fans, and promising BBC Data Scientists! A national competition to design a film or tv series based on data has been launched at DATAFEST 2019 – the UK’s first ever two-week festival of data innovation in Scotland. Continue reading Lights, camera, DATA!
Greens hail climate strike youth protesters
Scottish Green MSPs have praised the thousands who took part in youth climate strikes in Scotland yesterday and called on other parties to back radical climate action. Continue reading Greens hail climate strike youth protesters
Prime Minister Theresa May’s statement on New Zealand terror attack
Forty-nine people died and many more are being treated for injuries after attacks on two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand yesterday.
Brenton Tarrant, a 28 year old Australian, was arrested and has appeared in court. Continue reading Prime Minister Theresa May’s statement on New Zealand terror attack
Portobello death: cyclist named
Police have confirmed that the cyclist who died following a collision in Portobello was 40-year-old Stuart Elliott. Continue reading Portobello death: cyclist named
Arts Funding: have your say
An inquiry into the future of funding for the arts in Scotland has been launched by MSPs on the Culture, Tourism, Europe and External Affairs Committee. Continue reading Arts Funding: have your say
Paediatric inpatient services to resume at St John’s
Paediatric inpatient services in St John’s Hospital will resume on Monday (March 18).
NHS Lothian will reinstate the service from Monday to Friday morning each week to provide 24-hour services to children in West Lothian. Conservative health spokesman Miles Briggs MSP gave the announcement a guarded welcome but says the reopening must be sustainable.
Continue reading Paediatric inpatient services to resume at St John’s
Body confirmed as James Cornforth
Police have confirmed that the body of a man found in Newbridge on Thursday is that of missing man James Cornforth. Continue reading Body confirmed as James Cornforth