Edinburgh South West MP Joanna Cherry has visited Penumbra Milestone, a service which provides support to people with a diagnosis of Alcohol Related Brain Damage (ARBD). Continue reading City MP visits Penumbra Milestone
Category: North Edinburgh News
Historic Environment Scotland launch Gaelic language consultation
Historic Environment Scotland (HES) has launched a consultation on its Gaelic Language Plan for 2018 to 2023. Continue reading Historic Environment Scotland launch Gaelic language consultation
Work gets under way in Saughton Park
A major project to restore Edinburgh’s historic Saughton Park got under way this week with the official start of a year-long programme of work. The milestone sees the culmination of five years’ effort to establish the park’s £5.2m redevelopment, which has been made possible thanks to £3.8 million of Heritage Lottery Funding. Continue reading Work gets under way in Saughton Park
Try before you buy offer from Edinburgh Leisure
Don’t be a couch potato – Try before you buy
Edinburgh Leisure is offering non-members the opportunity to try out their facilities with a free 7 Day Pass. The offer runs from Friday, 18 August and runs until 10 September 2017. Continue reading Try before you buy offer from Edinburgh Leisure
Staying safe over summer
As a homeowner, landlord or tenant, have you been taking the necessary steps to ensure electrical safety over the summer? Continue reading Staying safe over summer
Pineapple? Fangs, don’t mind if I do!
Exotic fruit … with a little added bite?
The Scottish SPCA was called out to Tryst Park in Swanston on Wednesday after a snake was found on a pineapple! The animal welfare charity was alerted to the discovery of the wee snake by a member of the public who had bought the fruit from a local store. Continue reading Pineapple? Fangs, don’t mind if I do!
Edinburgh City Ride: experience your city on two wheels
British Cycling and HSBC UK have revealed the route for the HSBC UK City Ride, taking place in Edinburgh on 3 September. Continue reading Edinburgh City Ride: experience your city on two wheels
20mph: Phase Three goes live today
Nursery children from the latest area of Edinburgh to ‘go 20’ displayed their road safety-themed artwork at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art (Modern One) yesterday as 20mph Phase 3 prepared to go live. Continue reading 20mph: Phase Three goes live today
Police appeal after high value theft from Hibs Club Shop
Police are appealing for witnesses after a high-value theft of merchandise from the Hibernian shop on Albion Place last Friday (11th August). Eighteen replica Hibernian football tops – nine home and nine away versions – were stolen.
Continue reading Police appeal after high value theft from Hibs Club Shop
“A national tragedy”: Scottish drug deaths reach record high
New statistics released yesterday show that Scotland’s drug-related deaths continue to rise. Fatalities rose by 23% to 867 last year – a record level. The latest figures indicate that drug-related deaths continue to particularly affect an ageing group of drug users. Continue reading “A national tragedy”: Scottish drug deaths reach record high