After a run of almost 50 years, Meadowbank Stadium will shut its doors on 3rd December, the city council has confirmed. The closure of the flagship venue, which was built for the 1970 Commonwealth Games, will mark the start of major redevelopment plans to create a new state-of-the-art sports centre on the same site. Continue reading Last lap for Meadowbank as December closure confirmed
The final rallying cry for Kiltwalkers went off with a bang when charities gathered at the One o’clock gun at Edinburgh castle. Kiltwalk CEO Paul Cooney was joined by representatives from ABF – The Soldiers’ Charity and ENABLE Scotland to make sure Sunday’s Kiltwalk goes off with a bang! Continue reading There’s still time to sign up for tomorrow’s Kiltwalk
Local MSP Ben Macpherson has encouraged bus users across the city’s capital to get involved in two new public consultations that will help shape the future of bus services and smart ticketing in Scotland. Continue reading Local MSP says: Help shape the future of bus services
The national threat level has been raised to ‘Critical’ in the wake of Friday morning’s attack on the London Tube system, following an assessment by the Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre (JTAC). Twenty-nine people were injured in an explosion on a train in Parsons Green tube station at the height of morning rush hour. Continue reading London Tube attack: threat level raised to ‘Critical’
A footbridge across Leith Street is set to be removed this weekend as part of works to facilitate the delivery of the Edinburgh St James development. The 118-tonne, 15m tall bridge, which linked the former St James Centre with a carpark at Greenside Place, will be dismantled over Friday night by Laing O’Rourke and DSM Demolition Ltd.
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Extending a presumption against short prison sentences and encouraging greater use of more effective community sentences will better tackle re-offending, Michael Matheson said yesterday. Continue reading Crime and Punishment: “We must think beyond bricks and mortar”, says Minister
After two decades in space, the remarkable journey of the Cassini spacecraft comes to a dramatic end this afternoon. Having used almost every bit of fuel it carried to Saturn, operators are plunging Cassini into the planet to ensure Saturn’s moons will remain pristine for future exploration. Continue reading Cassini: twenty year space odyssey ends today
International Development Secretary Priti Patel has repeated calls for an end to the violence in Burma (Myanmar) which has forced hundreds of thousands of people to flee their homes to seek safety in neighbouring Bangladesh. Recognising the ‘unprecedented scale’ of the crisis in Bangladesh and Burma, Britain is providing an additional £25 million to meet the urgent needs in both countries of those affected by the violence. Continue reading Patel calls for end to violence in Burma as more aid is sent to support stricken Rohingyas
An Edinburgh Napier project which protects fast-disappearing mangrove forests and breathes new life into poor East African communities has been honoured by the United Nations. ‘Mikoko Pamoja’ – which involves university scientists working with Kenyan researchers and local villagers to preserve the efficient carbon traps – has been named as one of the winners of the Equator Prize 2017. Continue reading Napier Uni’s mangrove project wins UN Equator Prize
