Borders-based author Claire McFall has been named the winner of the very first Scottish Teenage Book Prize. Claire’s third novel, Black Cairn Point, garnered votes from young people (aged 12 – 16) across the country to beat off stiff competition from Keith Gray’s The Last Soldier and Joan Lennon’s Silver Skin. Continue reading Inaugural Scottish teenage book prize winner revealed
The City of Edinburgh Council benefitted from a nationwide increase of 2.7% in education spending last year, thanks to Scottish Government efforts to close the attainment gap and provide local authorities with a fair funding deal. Local MSP Ben Macpherson says that means a good deal for the city’s schoolchildren. Continue reading Schools spending boost for Edinburgh
St Columba’s Hospice has launched an interactive timeline that showcases key and quirky moments from throughout its 40 year history. Continue reading St. Columba’s turns back the hands of time
Tickets are now available for the up and coming Grow Wild hub training day at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh in collaboration with the Grow Wild UK team, Edible Gardening Project, Water Works (Grow Wild flagship lead Mark Brand), Roy Watling (Mycology Expert) and more. Continue reading Grow Wild at The Botanics!
End of the road for ‘arms-length’ companies EDI and Waterfront Edinburgh
The City of Edinburgh Council is to change current arrangements for city development by providing a new, in-house one stop shop for developers and investors. Continue reading City development and regeneration: Edinburgh goes in-house
Mascots from Hibs and Hearts joined 20mph ‘champion’ The Reducer, local politicians and officers from Police Scotland on the track at Meadowbank Sports Centre yesterday to mark the kick-off of the latest stage in Edinburgh’s rollout of slower speeds in residential and shopping streets. Continue reading Mascots kick off Phase 2 of 20mph rollout
Motorists using a phone while driving will receive 6 points on their licence and a £200 fine
Drivers caught using a phone within two years of passing their test will have their licence revoked under new rules which come into force today. Penalities for using a phone at the wheel will also double to six points and a £200 fine. Continue reading Hang up: crackdown on phone use while driving
Continue reading Jumble sale to help those at home and abroad
The barriers to participation and the availability of sports facilities across the country were just some of the issues explored as members of the Parliament’s Health and Sport Committee visited facilities in North Edinburgh yesterday. Continue reading A sporting chance: Holyrood comes to North Edinburgh
Leith-based Disability History Scotland (DHS) has received a grant of £10,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) to support Unwritten, a live show written and performed by disabled artists, to premiere at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this August.
Continue reading Disability History Scotland secures Lottery support for Fringe shows
