Learn yoga .. or maybe a belly dance!

DAY, evening and weekend courses are being offered to people throughout the Capital as this year's adult education programme is launched by the council.

Courses include computing, languages, fitness, genealogy, crafts, yoga, belly dancing, wine appreciation, gardening or stress management are available.

New classes such as criminology, natural home remedies and Feng Shui are also on offer this year. Last year, a record number of people joined classes and the council took more than 21,000 enrolments.

City education leader Councillor Marilyne MacLaren said: "It is great to see such a diverse and interesting programme this year, these courses a can offer a real career boost.

"People continue to tell us how much they benefit from taking part and I am really pleased that the measures we have taken to encourage participation have yielded record numbers this year."

Also on offer are Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) courses run by Stevenson College and Telford College.