UK holidaymakers have been given six top tips to help make their money stretch further when travelling overseas. Continue reading Six ways to make your pounds go further abroad
Category: North Edinburgh News
New funding supports Scottish creatives to develop business opportunities
Creative Scotland has announced a call out for applications to the next round of the Go See Share Fund. Continue reading New funding supports Scottish creatives to develop business opportunities
Coronation Street to air historic sex abuse storyline
Coronation Street is to explore the devastating effects of historic child sexual abuse within a family.
Gemma Winter’s world is set to be torn apart when it is revealed that her twin brother Paul was sexually abused by their stepdad Kel.
Continue reading Coronation Street to air historic sex abuse storyline
Westminster: an anti-choice stitch-up?
The decision by both Plaid Cymru and the Greens to stand down at the recent Brecon and Radnorshire by-election has sparked a lot of talk in Westminster about political pacts (writes Willie Sullivan). Continue reading Westminster: an anti-choice stitch-up?
Many happy returns to Cowgate’s Underbelly
This year Underbelly is celebrating 20 Fringes at its original home, Cowgate.
The Cowgate is the heart of Underbelly, home to its new writing theatre, comedy, cabaret and late-night music and mischief. Continue reading Many happy returns to Cowgate’s Underbelly
Car boot and table sale at West Pilton Neighbourhood Centre
Friday 30th August 1 – 3pm
West Pilton Neighbourhood Centre
World Elephant Day: UK Government supports iconic mammals
A major UK Government-supported project has helped over 70,000 people and hundreds of elephants live side-by-side peacefully in Myanmar.
The Asian elephant’s habitat ranges across 13 countries in Asia, but it is an endangered species with less than 40,000 remaining worldwide – less than one-tenth of the African elephant population. Continue reading World Elephant Day: UK Government supports iconic mammals
Fringe Review: Something About Simon
Singer-songwriter Paul Simon has been one of the most important musical artists of the last fifty years and his influential work has been brought to life in a show at Edinburgh’s George Square Assembly. Continue reading Fringe Review: Something About Simon
Roots by Routes display launched at Drylaw Neighbourhood Centre
Roots by Routes is a celebration of people and places across Pilton, Muirhouse, Granton and Drylaw. An initiative by Sustrans and Pilton Community Health Project, the project will see informative story pictureboards displayed along a section of the North Edinburgh cycle path. Continue reading Roots by Routes display launched at Drylaw Neighbourhood Centre
Happy Birthday, Gruffalo!
As ever, there are some big names at this year’s Edinburgh International Book Festival – but the biggest star of them all kicked off the annual event in Charlotte Square Gardens yesterday. The Gruffalo came to town to get the party started – which is quite appropriate as the children’s favourite is celebrating his twentieth birthday!
Gruffalo author Julia Donaldson was joined by illustrator Catherine Rayner for her Performing Picture Books event at the Edinburgh Book Festival. Continue reading Happy Birthday, Gruffalo!