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
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 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
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!
As a historic hub of learning and leisure, New Lanark World Heritage Site and Double Take Projections are delighted to present ‘Shining Lives: Fortunes of Fate’, a spectacular immersive sound and large-scale light installation illumination projecting images onto New Lanark’s building facades this Autumn. Continue reading New Lanark World Heritage Site and Double Take Projections present Shining Lives: Fortunes of Fate
A Met Office yellow warning remains in place until 6pm this evening. Forecasters say heavy rain possible in the Edinburgh area, perhaps leading to travel disruption and some flooding.
This severe weather follows several instances of exceptional rainfall throughout June, July and, most recently this week, resulting in localised flooding and surface water around the city. Continue reading Be prepared warning as more rain forecast
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Security and fraud are at the forefront of people’s minds when it comes to money and bank accounts, but we could be compromising the security of our finances without even knowing it. Continue reading The everyday habits that put your money at risk
Multi award-winning performance poet Bróccán Tyzack-Carlin has brought his stand-up poetry show Don’t Bother to this year’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
Making a name for himself on the comedy and poetry circuits, Bróccán has been wowing audiences with his clever, quick witted repertoire, and is described as being “at the top of his game”. Continue reading Going to the Fringe? Don’t Bother!
