Category: North Edinburgh News
Wunderbar: Octoberfest’s back!
Oktoberfest is coming back to Edinburgh for a ‘wunderbar’ long weekend at Princes Street Gardens West.
The organizers of World Wide Oktoberfest tour have announced the official dates for Edinburgh Oktoberfest 2016. Princes Street Gardens West will be hosting the event from 5th -9th October. Continue reading Wunderbar: Octoberfest’s back!
Travelling Gallery’s on the road again
The Travelling Gallery will unveil a new exhibition in Edinburgh this week in partnership with New Media Scotland for the Festival of Architecture and Edinburgh Art Festival. The capital mini-tour gets underway on Friday. Continue reading Travelling Gallery’s on the road again
Result! City pupils exceed expectations
Exam results ‘a real success story’ – Cllr Paul Godzik
The waiting’s finally over for thousands of Edinburgh pupils (and their families!) as they receive those dreaded exam results today. For most, it’s been good news: candidates in Scotland’s capital have once again exceeded expectations and there have been notable improvements in several key measures. Continue reading Result! City pupils exceed expectations
Congratulations! Exams success for Scotland’s school students
Scotland’s young people have recorded another highly successful set of results for this year’s SQA qualifications with more pupils getting a university place on exams results day than ever before. This was the second highest number of Higher passes on record, despite a fall in the size of the year-groups involved. Continue reading Congratulations! Exams success for Scotland’s school students
Police appeal following Saturday crimes in Leith
Police are appealing for witnesses after a disabled man was hurt and a woman had her purse stolen during robberies in Leith last Saturday (6 August). Continue reading Police appeal following Saturday crimes in Leith
A step on the road to ending child poverty in Scotland
The Scottish Government’s vision for ending child poverty in Scotland took a step forward yesterday with the launch of The Child Poverty Bill consultation. The Bill, to be introduced next year, will build on the Scottish Government’s existing work and will form part of the overall approach to tackling poverty and inequality. Continue reading A step on the road to ending child poverty in Scotland
College courses: help to make the right choices
Edinburgh College is holding a course drop-in surgery on Friday (12 August) to help school students receiving their exam results this week make the right study choices for their future. Continue reading College courses: help to make the right choices
Exam results: help and advice available
Free helpline for students expecting SQA results today
A free helpline offering advice, information and support for young people and their parents has opened, ahead of today’s SQA results. Skills Development Scotland (SDS) has a free helpline which will be open from 8am to 8pm today and tomorrow and then from 9am to 5pm until 17 August. Continue reading Exam results: help and advice available
Parliamentary praise for Granton Gogglebox!
Five star reviews are commonplace in Edinburgh at Festival time – the superlatives are thrown around like confetti, but it takes a special performance indeed to merit a mention at Scotland’s parliament at Holyrood. Take a bow then, You Name It! Youth Theatre – Granton Gogglebox has been praised in a parliamentary motion by Northern and Leith MSP Ben Macpherson!
Continue reading Parliamentary praise for Granton Gogglebox!