The weather was awful, but Sunday night’s charity football match at Spartans between the two local Morrisons stores still raised an impressive £832.76
Congratulations to the organisers and to everyone who took part to help raise funds for SAMH and CLIC SARGENT.
The match result? On an evening better suited to water polo Ferry Road beat their Granton Waterfront rivals 4 – 0!
Pic Collage: Morrisons Granton
One of the country’s most senior firefighters has pleaded with Scots not to scar their home towns by setting deliberate fires. Continue reading Fire Chief urges Scots not to scar their communities by setting deliberate fires
A new show celebrating the life and musical talent of legendary American singer songwriter Paul Simon has opened at theEdinburgh Fringe. Continue reading Fringe: Something About Simon
The gap between the number of students from the least and most deprived areas gaining a place at university continues to close. Continue reading University acceptances: deprivation gap closing
North Edinburgh Arts chief to joint-lead national engagement initiative
Two independent conveners have been appointed to lead the first Citizens’ Assembly of Scotland. Former Labour MEP David Martin and third sector leader Kate Wimpress were welcomed to the role by Constitutional Relations Secretary Michael Russell, who described it as a key moment for the project.
Meanwhile, it has been announced that Assembly meetings will be held over six weekends from 25/26 October 2019 to 24/26 April 2020 in Edinburgh and Glasgow. Continue reading Kate Wimpress appointed Co-Convener of Citizen’s Assembly
Entries and pass rates for National 5 have increased and Higher results in Science have improved according to annual SQA results.
In a set of results that reflect the continued high standards of the Scottish qualification system, the pass rate for National 5 increased by 0.7 percentage points to 78.2% and the pass rate at Higher decreased 2.0 percentage points to 74.8%. Continue reading John Swinney: “These are a strong set of results”
Now in its fourth decade, the British Hairdressing Awards hosted by Hairdressers Journal International has been supported since its inception by Schwarzkopf Professional. Continue reading SESH’s Simon shortlisted for Scottish Hairdresser of the Year 2019
With reports of bee numbers on the decline, green-fingered gardeners have been offered a list of seven plants that can help attract pollinating insects to the garden. Continue reading Gardeners: Meet the Pollinators
Edinburgh Napier University has scored a double success in the 2019 Teaching Excellence Awards. Continue reading Edinburgh Napier double in Teaching Excellence Awards
Crime fiction writer Ian Rankin has hailed the Sherlock Holmes-inspired Oor Wullie
“Oor Sherlock Holmes” is a collaboration between Ian Rankin and Edinburgh-based artist Chris Rutterford which pays tribute to Arthur Conan Doyle’s iconic character – complete with deer-stalker hat, cape and pipe. Continue reading Ian Rankin meets “phenomenal” Oor Wullie statue he co-created
