Tag: Edinburgh City Council

Edinburgh drivers facing 500 road digs a day

Shaun Milne - June 30, 2009

By SHAUN MILNE MOTORISTS are being driven mad in Scotland’s capital city– by almost 500 sets of road works. The astonishing figure, revealed by Scottish Roadworks...

Flags raised in Edinburgh to honour armed forces

Deadline News Journalist - June 22, 2009

By Oliver Farrimond EDINBURGH joined a host of cities nationwide yesterday in raising a flag to honour the UK’s armed forces. The ceremony, attended by senior...

Edinburgh OAPs go five sets with Wii Tennis

Deadline News Journalist - June 16, 2009

By Oliver Farrimond STRAWBERRIES and cream were on standby as a team of elderly care home residents took to centre court yesterday – on Wii...

City schools set for the scrapheap

Deadline News Journalist - June 9, 2009

By Michael MacLeod FOUR Scots primary schools are set to shut amid falling pupil numbers. In a cost-cutting drive, Edinburgh’s education bosses want to close...

Demolition set homes cost £2.2m to protect from vandals

Shaun Milne - May 11, 2009

By SHAUN MILNE A SCOTS council plans to spend £2.2 million protecting hundreds of empty homes it plans to bulldoze over the next few years...

Celebs back new Leith campaign

Deadline News Journalist - May 4, 2009

By ALEXANDER LAWRIE SCOTTISH celebrities including The Proclaimers, award-winning author Irvine Welsh and former-world champion boxer Ken Buchanan have joined a campaign to boost trade...

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