Tag: City of Edinburgh council

'Paul the bin man' must wait to find out result in his case against council

By Christine Lavelle and Amanda MacMillan A BINMAN suing council chiefs for unfair dismissal after they sacked him and not his wife must wait to...

Scots prisoners help to build effigies for Indian festival parade

By Christine Lavelle SOME of Scotland’s hardest prisoners have helped create giant 40ft effigies to be torched to mark a major Hindu...

Finding Nemo a reason for decline in Fish Friday tradition

By Christine Lavelle SCOTLAND has seen a dramatic decline in the ‘Fish Friday’ tradition, with thousands saying they would not touch fish after watching Finding...

£500k from council to repair country's worst hit coastal areas

By Christine Lavelle SOME of Scotland’s worst affected storm-hit coastal areas will cost more than £500,000 to repair following poor weather and high spring...

Pot Hole Pizza launched in protest of disruptive Edinburgh trams

By Oliver Farrimond A DISGRUNTLED restaurant owner has launched a pizza protest against disruptive tram works in Edinburgh. Staff at Italian eatery La Piazza have begun...

Edinburgh Lectures 2010-11 launches 'Talking Cities' theme

By Christine Lavelle THIS year’s Edinburgh Lectures promises to include a number of well-known speakers, who are set to discuss the theme of ‘Talking Cities’. Inspired...

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