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By: Phyllis Stephen
GAMES organisers behind Glasgow 2026 say that an independent report has found that this years Commonwealth Games has proved a concept for future editions of the event. As a mark of the success of the stripped back, smaller and more economical Games structure, seven nations have already expressed interest in hosting a future Commonwealth Games. […]
By: Phyllis Stephen
A by-election is being held in the Portobello/Craigmillar ward on 3 September.
By: Phyllis Stephen
A by-election is being held in the Southside/Newington ward on 3 September. The position on The City of Edinburgh Council has been created by former Councillor Simita Kumar resigning on her election to The Scottish Parliament. Ms Kumar is now a minister in John Swinney’s cabinet. Returning Officer for the City of Edinburgh, Paul Lawrence […]
The Scottish Society of Architect Artists, (SSAA) is staging a summer exhibition from until the end of August, with plans for a further exhibition in the autumn. The art is curated around the theme REFRESH and the exhibition is open now at RIAS Gallery, 15 Rutland Square, Edinburgh on certain days. All works included in […]
By: Phyllis Stephen
The Old Lady of Leven Street opens to the public after major restoration works. The curtain rises today on the newly levelled stage at Edinburgh adored King’s Theatre, as Capital Theatres welcomes audiences back through the doors of following a massive restoration project. Main contractor, Robertson Construction Central East, completed the major refurbishment of the […]
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AS A lasting legacy of the friendship between Glasgow and Aotearoa in New Zealand, the New Zealand team has gifted a silver fern to symbolise the relationship between them. The fern will be planted at the Glasgow Botanics and is intended to recognise the warm welcome the New Zealand Team received during their visit to […]
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Police Scotland say detectives in Tayside are appealing for information following the theft of six vehicles in Alyth. Around 5am on Saturday, 1 August, 2026, premises on Cambridge Street were broken into. Three motorcycles, including a Yamaha XT 660, a Honda CB 500 and a Kymco CV3, were stolen. A red Audi S3 car, a […]
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Officers are appealing for information following a theft from a cemetery in Perth. Between 6pm on Saturday, 25 July, and 12pm on Sunday, 26 July, 2026, several items were taken from two graves within Wellshill Cemetery on Feus Road. Constable Colliar said: “The items stolen from these two graves are of great sentimental value to […]
By: Phyllis Stephen, Ross Chalmers
The fire which caused extensive damage to the former Debenhams building on Princes Street has led to part of the street remaining closed even weeks afterwards. The effect extends not only to Princes Street itself, but also businesses on Rose Street and as far as Leith and Newhaven, since the trams have not run the […]
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