Deputy First Minister John Swinney met students who have benefited from a project which increases educational opportunities for people who have spent time in care. Continue reading Deputy First Minister visits HUB for SUCCESS
Category: city centre
Car-free Sundays return for autumn
Open Streets is set to return to the Capital tomorrow with a packed programme of activities planned to bring the Old Town to life.
Have your say on Edinburgh hotel dining
The team at DoubleTree by Hilton Edinburgh City Centre is opening its doors this Friday to discerning diners and avid foodies to help shape the hotel’s new menus.
Two free focus group sessions will take place from 12pm-1pm and 6pm-7pm tomorrow in SKYbar. Continue reading Have your say on Edinburgh hotel dining
Edinburgh’s Winter Festivals: The more you spend, the more you save, says Underbelly
Underbelly shares annual report on Edinburgh’s world-renowned Winter Festivals – Edinburgh’s Christmas and Edinburgh’s Hogmanay
- Combined contract for Edinburgh’s Christmas and Edinburgh’s Hogmanay saves the city £1million per year.
- 183,857 people attended Edinburgh’s Hogmanay and there was a 3% rise in total attenders from Edinburgh.
- 2018 registered 929,219 unique visitors to Edinburgh’s Christmas
- 28,000 tickets to Edinburgh’s Christmas given away to young people, community groups and charities in the city
- Edinburgh’s Christmas raised £44,000 for charity
- 99% of people rated Edinburgh’s Christmas very good or good.
- Community benefit calculated as £1,176,000
Young people sing out at Waverley Mall
Waverley Mall has enjoyed another hugely successful weekend of LIVE music on their stage at The Waverley Sessions in partnership with The Youth Radio Network this past weekend (Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd September. Continue reading Young people sing out at Waverley Mall
“A major, modern, capital”: Transport Convener talks city centre transformation
Edinburgh is changing. We are facing a 15% increase over two decades in the number of people who live here, our economy is growing and attracting more commuters into Edinburgh and tourist visitors are numerous (writes city council Transport convener Cllr Lesley Macinnes).
Continue reading “A major, modern, capital”: Transport Convener talks city centre transformation
Scottish Retail Consortium and Usdaw unite to discuss the state of Scotland’s high streets
Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw has met with the Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) to discuss the ongoing and growing crisis on Scotland’s high streets. Both organisations agreed that there is an urgent need for government action and an industrial strategy for retail. Continue reading Scottish Retail Consortium and Usdaw unite to discuss the state of Scotland’s high streets
A gem of a new store opens at Waverley Mall
Waverley Mall is thrilled to introduce independent Scottish based jeweller, Elvira Neame and her small business ‘Elf Jewels’ to the Centre from Monday 23 September. Continue reading A gem of a new store opens at Waverley Mall
March and rally to remain in the EU
THE EUROPEAN MOVEMENT in SCOTLAND
EDINBURGH 4 EUROPE
MARCH TO REMAIN IN THE EU
A Tory Prime Minister, with no UK-wide mandate, is planning to take us all out of the European Union, without a deal, threatening our jobs, services and citizens’ rights, on 31October. Scotland voted 62% for Remain in the 2016 referendum, yet our views continue to be ignored.
Crashing out of the EU with no deal is the worst possible outcome – it could wipe £11billion off Scotland’s economy in under a year and lead to job losses of 10-25%. Jobs in the agricultural and manufacturing sectors are most at risk. Millions of EU citizens could lose their rights overnight. There will be shortages of essential drugs and food.
We will also lose sovereignty by becoming subservient to Donald Trump and without real protection from an ineffective World Trade Organisation.
We did not vote for this. The Edinburgh4Europe March and Rally on 21 September, could be our last our chance to show Boris Johnson the strength of feeling in Scotland against him and his chaotic no deal Brexit.
We demand that MPs revoke Article 50 to prevent a no deal Brexit. We must remain in the EU to preserve peace in Europe and to ensure shared action to prevent climate change.
21 September is the United Nations International Day of Peace: https://internationaldayofpeace.org/
Gather in West Parliament Square, outside St Giles Cathedral, at 2pm and march to Holyrood, where we will hear passionate speakers, including:
Joanna Cherry QC MP, SNP
Lord John Kerr, author of Art. 50
Lorna Slater, Co-Leader, Scottish Greens
Ian Murray MP, Labour
Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP, Scottish Lib Dems
Professor Tanja Bueltmann
Madeleina Kay, EU Supergirl
Cathy Wigley, Women4EU
More speakers to be added as they are confirmed …
Bring your placards and banners!
Event organised by Edinburgh for Europe, affiliated to the European Movement in Scotland. Contact ed.activists@euromovescotland.org.uk for more info or to join the Brexit resistance.
Brexit: March to Remain this Saturday
Edinburgh4Europe March
Saturday 21 September 2pm
Join us on Saturday, September 21st at 2pm when we march in Edinburgh showing our support for membership of the European Union and especially recognise its ongoing peacemaking role and its work as a mechanism for taking action on climate change!
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