Dare you do the Dash?

AquaDash coming to Commonwealth Pool

Coming soon to the Royal Commonwealth Pool, a new inflatable assault course on water.  Do you dare do the Dash? The very first in Scotland, the AquaDash, is Edinburgh Leisure’s new inflatable playground on water, perfect for all fun-seekers aged 6 years plus. Continue reading Dare you do the Dash?

Everyone Has a Story: Circle’s young people stage photography exhibition

‘Everyone Has a Story’, a photography exhibition created by young people supported by Circle, was launched at  at North Edinburgh Arts  on Friday.

Young people supported by Circle worked alongside staff to produce photographs which express their feelings and emotions around parental substance use.  Continue reading Everyone Has a Story: Circle’s young people stage photography exhibition

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