Council acts to manage Festival hordes

Edinburgh has announced plans to monitor the city’s management of its world-famous summer festivals. In an effort to track the experience of visitors and residents living in the Festival City, a new reporting system has been launched by the Council to examine the ‘liveability, sustainability and vibrancy‘ of Edinburgh in August.

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Government backs clamp down on rogue parking firms

Drivers will receive new legal protections from unscrupulous private parking operators, Communities Secretary Sajid Javid said today, when he confirmed that government will support new legislation aimed at raising standards in the industry. Continue reading Government backs clamp down on rogue parking firms

We must never forget diplomats who rescued Jews from Nazis

On World Holocaust Memorial Day, Foreign Secretary Boris Johson reflects … 

British officials are not given to expressions of righteous anger; the dispatches in my red boxes usually reflect the Foreign Office tradition of measured and judicious prose. Continue reading We must never forget diplomats who rescued Jews from Nazis

Edinburgh Leisure Seeks Young People Looking for A Positive Destination

Edinburgh Leisure is looking to recruit motivated, enthusiastic and reliable young people aged 16-24 years old, who have a passion for sport for their next Positive Destinations course. Continue reading Edinburgh Leisure Seeks Young People Looking for A Positive Destination

Taking a lead: SNP take shock collar campaign to Tories at Westminster

SNP politicians are calling on the Tory government at Westminster to use its reserved powers to ban the sale of electronic shock collars across the UK. Continue reading Taking a lead: SNP take shock collar campaign to Tories at Westminster