Tag: edinburgh council

Hi-tech home care will relieve strain on hospitals

Deadline News Journalist - August 12, 2009

By Rory Reynolds HUNDREDS of elderly people in Edinburgh are to have hi-tech support devices fitted in their homes to allow them to live more...

New ‘Health Tsar’ announced by NHS Lothian

Deadline News Journalist - July 20, 2009

By ALEXANDER LAWRIE A SCOTS health board is looking to hire a new tsar to help teach locals how to WALK their way to fitness. But...

Work to rule leads to rat explosion

Deadline News Journalist - July 15, 2009

By ALEXANDER LAWRIE EDINBURGH’S overflowing bins has led to soaring numbers of rats on the city’s streets. Binmen are working to rule over a pay dispute...

Schoolkids protest at speeding drivers

Deadline News Journalist - June 19, 2009

By ALEXANDER LAWRIE FED-UP school kids have taken to the streets to campaign against careless motorists speeding past their school. The young road safety campaigners have...

Giant vacuum cleaner to be installed in Scotland’s most famous street

Deadline News Journalist - June 15, 2009

By ALEXANDER LAWRIE CITY planners want to install a giant VACUUM CLEANER to keep Scotland’s most famous street free of rubbish. Council leaders in Edinburgh say...

Royal High School up for grabs

Deadline News Journalist - June 2, 2009

By ALEXANDER LAWRIE THE HISTORIC building once feted as the home of Scottish politics is up for grabs again. The former Royal High School, situated on...

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