- Funding for social community group
- Man's body found on railway line
- 'Only husband had murder motive'
- Children at nursery contract E.coli
- Fire debris 'may have asbestos'
- Man arrested over rape of woman, 19
- Water warning issued amid hot spell
- Murder inquiry after man found dead
- Yes declaration seeks 1m signatures
- Campaign for independence begins
Central Edinburgh
More room for hotel business
A MAJOR hotelier has spent more than £18 million on two new hotels in the city centre.
1 commentMP Moore to give lecture
THE Secretary of State for Scotland is to deliver the next Loretto Lecture.
Castle’s prize is mane attraction
A LITTLE girl has picked up a special prize in the wake of pop twins Jedward’s visit to Edinburgh Castle last year.
Spotlight on ageing Scots
HOLYROOD’S finance committee has launched a consultation in order to understand how Scotland handles an ageing population.
Joint bid to cut violence
POLICE have joined forces with city nightclub watchdogs to raise awareness of the risks of alcohol-related violence.
Composer credits News with movie success
A YOUNG film score composer from the Capital has heard his work premiered for the first time at a screening of Scottish superhero film Electric Man.
Breakthrough on male pill
CITY scientists have discovered a gene that could lead to the creation of a new male contraceptive pill.
Time for clock to go on show
A SPECTACULAR timepiece is going on display at the National Museum of Scotland.
Royal Mile tea fit for Queen
THE Royal Mile is to host an afternoon tea party to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.
Gorse fire on Arthur’s Seat
FIREFIGHTERS put out a blaze on Arthur’s Seat last night after receiving dozens of calls from anxious residents.
Tributes paid to crash pilot killed with future in-laws
TRIBUTES have today been paid to a Scottish pilot who died along with his fiancée’s parents when the plane he was flying crashed into a lakeside forest in Canada.
City girls hit the right note
edinburgh’s Got Talent winner Caitlyn Vanbeck was among the stars to win through to the national final of a singing competition.
Charity gets lift from staff
REMOVALS staff have taken part in a series of fundraising events to boost a charity.
Retro shop in flying visit
A SHOP selling vintage and retro gear is set for a short spell in the Capital.
2 commentsGalleries snap up photo cash
THE photography collections of the National Galleries of Scotland (NGS) are to be named after legendary photographer Robert Mapplethorpe after a donation was made in his name.
Levicky gets chewed out over noisy fan
RESTAURATEUR Pierre Levicky has been fined £1500 in court after failing to deal with noise complaints about an extractor fan in his flagship New Town eatery.
1 commentMan charged over break-in
A MAN has been arrested and charged over a break-in at a New Town home which also saw the thief steal the owner’s Volkswagen Golf.
Princes Street Gardens to stage Church of Scotland celebration
AROUND 7000 people are expected in Princes Street Gardens tomorrow when the Church of Scotland stages a special Sunday afternoon celebration.
1 commentInternational poetry night
AN Edinburgh audience will tonight become one of the first to enjoy poetry to order as part of a literary initiative taking place in 18 different cities across Europe.
Proclamation of excellence
Proclaimers Charlie and Craig Reid were kept busy signing autographs for fans on Princes Street this week, as they launched their new album.
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Tramworks suspected as Haymarket restaurant is flooded
MANAGERS of a business flooded by sewage water during this week’s heavy rain are demanding compensation after it emerged the damage may have been caused by tramworks.
Celebrations as ministers block bargain-basement sale of Princes Mall
CAMPAIGNERS were celebrating today after the Scottish Government agreed to block the sale of Princes Mall to business tycoon Sir David Murray for just 40p.
Monty Python fans eye signed classic at Christian Aid sale
THE Monty Python fan who gets their hands on it will surely feel like the Messiah.
MSP hails social aid
EDINBURGH Central SNP MSP Marco Biagi has congratulated a community group after it was handed a six-figure grant.
New Cab Vol ‘is even better’
ONE of the Capital’s best-known live music venues is set to reopen, with its new owners reassuring revellers that it’s “even better than the real thing”.
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Union leaders blame extra pressure on teachers for illness due to stress
Stress and depression accounted for almost a third of all long-term sickness absence among teachers in city schools in the last year.
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St James plans placed on hold ‘indefinitely’
THE rebuild of the St James Centre has been put on hold indefinitely, it is reported today.
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Fans fly in for Cup Final from across globe
Check out a sneak preview of the Evening News’ Cup Final song, celebrating all things Edinburgh
8 commentsForth: SNP gamble almost cost leader Steve Cardownie
DEPUTY council leader Steve Cardownie faced a battle to be re-elected for the ward he has held since 1988 after a high risk gamble to get a second SNP candidate in backfired.
10 commentsRBS lodges plans for HQ redevelopment
The former Royal Bank of Scotland headquarters could be turned into a hotel or department store.
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Police collar 138 drivers and cyclists in traffic crackdown
A POLICE crackdown caught more than 100 motorists and cyclists ignoring traffic signals and road markings during a four-day period on one city street.
54 commentsLiberton/Gilmerton: Tory coup in unpromising ward
THE Conservatives were jubilant in returning a councillor in the unpromising ward of Liberton/Gilmerton - and sending the youngest councillor to the City Chambers.
2 commentsInverleith: First for Greens in big day
THE Inverleith ward saw the first Scottish Green Party candidate of the day elected.
4 commentsLeith: SNP’s ex-Deputy Provost in hunt for new job after defeat
DEPUTY Lord Provost Rob Munn said he would now be looking for a job after he failed to get re-elected in the Leith ward, where Labour’s Gordon Munro triumphed with 32 per cent of the vote.
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Ex-City leader Jenny Dawe out as Lib Dems battered
FORMER city council leader Jenny Dawe has failed to get re-elected in a dramatic election day in Edinburgh.
85 commentsGorgie/Sighthill: Ex-Provost Eric Milligan re-elected
FORMER Lord Provost Eric Milligan was returned with a resounding vote in the Gorgie/Sighthill ward - while his former business manager Catherine Fullerton was close on his heels for the SNP.
6 commentsFountainbridge/Craiglockhart: Greens make second gain
GREENS made a second gain when Gavin Corbett topped the poll in Fountainbridge/Craiglockhart.
Crown won’t appeal sex attacks sentence
PROSECUTORS will not appeal the non-custodial sentence given to a private hire car driver who sexually assaulted two teenage girls, it was revealed today.
Capital office costs drop by a third as take-up stalls
SHARED office space in the Capital is no longer the most expensive in Scotland after the cost fell by more than a third.
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Police ticketed after unmarked vehicles wrongly parked
THE High Court in Edinburgh has always been the place were justice is meted out to the guilty.
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Emeli Sandé to star in Edinburgh’s version of Olympic event
SINGER-songwriter Emeli Sandé is set to headline a free concert at Edinburgh Castle to celebrate the visit of the London 2012 Olympic torch, it was announced today.
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Promoter wants Assembly Rooms rebranded under new boss
IT is the 225-year-old arts venue which helped elevate the Festival to its status as global arts hub – but what’s in a name anyway?
23 commentsFamily of dead man sought
POLICE are appealing for help in tracing relatives of a man who died in the Capital.
Church renovations given a lift by tycoon’s donation
FOR one city-centre church, an out-of-the-blue visit by a US entrepreneur turned into a real blessing – after she donated £40,000.
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City-centre crime down 25 per cent
CRIME in Princes Street and George Street has fallen by almost a quarter in the space of three years to an average of just four offences day, it can be revealed today.
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Beltane to mark the 25th year of fire festival
FIRE sculptures large enough to be seen from Princes Street will be wheeled out for a bumper Beltane festival tonight.
Supermarket giant hit with booze ban over health fears
SUPERMARKET giant Sainsbury’s and two independent retailers have been hit with a booze ban after health chiefs were able to make official objections for the first time.
46 comments- Rangers takeover: Duff & Phelps threaten legal action against BBC
- Today’s youth not fit to be employed, says car firm Arnold Clark
- Family mourn death of Glasgow ‘fight’ schoolboy
- Rangers administration: Fans fear Duff & Phelps claims could scare off Green
- Rangers takeover: triple penalty punishment enough, says Johnston
- Alistair Darling leads ‘No to independence’ fight over tea and biscuits
- Scottish independence: SNP flip-flops over Nato
- Scottish Independence: SNP ‘won’t be Yes campaign’s only voice’
- Today’s youth not fit to be employed, says car firm Arnold Clark
- Scottish independence: ‘People here are best qualified to run Scotland’
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