Category: North Edinburgh News

Eight injured as bus hits bridge at Western

Eight people were injured when an East Coast double decker bus hit an overhead walkway at the Western General Hospital yesterday. The roof of the bus, a 113, was torn off and fire and rescue officers attended the scene to help recover the vehicle which had become wedged under the bridge. Continue reading Eight injured as bus hits bridge at Western

Edinburgh University Principal to receive Edinburgh Award

Sir Timothy O’Shea, the Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Edinburgh and Chair of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, has been chosen to receive the prestigious Edinburgh Award. After 15 years at the helm of Scotland’s biggest University, the 68-old professor has been named by Edinburgh’s Lord Provost as the 11th person to receive the city’s biggest annual accolade.

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Counting on success

Two Edinburgh businesses are celebrating big successes after seeing substantial growth this year. Business owners Renee Mackay, who runs TaxAssist Accountants in Corstorphine and Alan Johnston who runs TaxAssist Accountants in Goldenacre, are together celebrating reaching well over 1,000 small clients across the city.  Continue reading Counting on success

Hello Dolly! Imagination Library’s Kirsteen shares the joy of reading with pre-school children

 • Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library aims to inspire a love of reading in pre-School children
• More than 150k free books delivered to children in Scotland since 2011
• Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library attending the Scottish Learning Festival on 20/21 September

Edinburgh’s Kirsteen Watson is playing a key role in helping Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library inspire a love of reading in pre-school children across the UK. Kirsteen is one of two Regional Directors in the UK and is responsible for managing the literacy programme in communities across Scotland, Northern England and Northern Ireland. Continue reading Hello Dolly! Imagination Library’s Kirsteen shares the joy of reading with pre-school children

Last lap for Meadowbank as December closure confirmed

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

There’s still time to sign up for tomorrow’s Kiltwalk

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