Civil Service Strollers looking for players for new team

Civil Service Strollers Community Youth Football Club are looking for boys and girls born in 2014 to start a new football team.

First training session takes place tomorrow evening at Craigroyston Community High School from 6 – 7pm.

For further information call Paul Ramsay on 0795 822 4797.

Art in Granton exhibitors announced

Confirmed exhibitors for Art in Granton (25-27 October) are:

Maia Aitken, Ana Baran, Chris Belous, Amber Brown, Sandra Brown, Megan Chapman, Erin Colquhoun, John Dickson, Gina Fierlafijn Reddie, Cecile Grey, Jenny Haslam, Gareth Hutchison, Colin Lindsay, Harry Mafuji, Inge Mantle, Louise Montgomery, Nick Murray, Victor Nobis, Stuart W Ogilvie, Stephen Paterson, Catriona Patience, Anna V Phillips, Sheena Phillips, Damien Rose, Alexandrina Scarbrough, Paulo Seara, Lesley Skeates, Henri Van der Elst, Paco Vazquez and Rosemary Walker.

In addition, we have contributions from National Galleries of Scotland, Friends of Granton Castle Walled Garden and the Edinburgh Sketcher.

We are delighted we will have on display ‘The Old Castle near Caroline Park, dated July 1850’. This digital print of the original artwork has been kindly donated by National Galleries of Scotland | Learning and Engagement Department.

Read all about SiMBA’s Book Week Scotland celebrations

SiMBA is holding a special event; My Little Star: A Conversation About the Power of Reading & Memory Making with Babies After Loss to celebrate Book Week Scotland 2019 (18 to 24 November).

Book Week Scotland is a national celebration of books and reading that brings hundreds of free events to a variety of venues across the country. Continue reading Read all about SiMBA’s Book Week Scotland celebrations

Lidl offers children the chance to make breakfast time a better time at school


Lidl is giving primary school children across Scotland the chance to win £5,000 of vouchers to be spent on providing a better breakfast for their fellow pupils.

The supermarket is running the nationwide competition with its charity partner, the NSPCC, to give a boost to one school’s Breakfast Club. Continue reading Lidl offers children the chance to make breakfast time a better time at school

General Election looms as Westminster unable to resolve Brexit impasse

Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement Bill “will now be paused” after MPs voted against the accelerated timetable for the Brexit Bill. The withdrawal is now subject to weeks of scrutiny.

It was the second vote of the night. The first was a win for the government – a rare occurrence in recent times – when MPs supported Boris Johnson’s withdrawal agreement in principle. This result was notable in that it was the first time MPs have shown their backing for any Brexit deal, but it was soon back to ‘business as usual’ as parliament voted to reject the government’s proposals to railroad the Bill through in just three days.

With the Bill now ‘in limbo’, it’s clear that the 31 October date for leaving the EU will not be met.

EU leaders will now consider whether to grant a delay to the 31 October Brexit deadline and what length it should be. It is possible, if unlikely, that EU members won’t approve the extension and if that’s the case the UK will ‘crash out’, leaving the EU without a deal on 31 October.

With parliament seemingly incapable of reaching agreement over Brexit, a general election is looking increasingly likely. And while all political parties say they would welcome a general election, there is a real possibility that, depending on the result, a general election may resolve nothing at all.

Six years for Edinburgh child abuser

A man was sentenced yesterday for child sexual abuse committed in the Edinburgh area over a three-year period. 

Jason King, 41, was convicted following a trial at the High Court on 19th September, where he was found guilty of three offences of indecent behaviour toward young girls. Continue reading Six years for Edinburgh child abuser