Tag: Edinburgh

It’s more “socially acceptable” for men to smoke than women, researchers claim

MALE smokers are more “socially acceptable” than women, researchers claimed. The study also revealed women light up as a way of “rewarding” themselves when dealing...

‘Ghost trams’ will haunt Princes Street for six months amid safety tests

COMMUTERS will have to watch empty trams trundle along Princes Street for six months as exhaustive safety checks are carried out. The “ghost trams” are...

Legionella found in Edinburgh trams cleaning equipment

DEADLY legionella bacteria were discovered at the depot for the Edinburgh trams – just three months after an outbreak that killed three men. In June...

Cars jam in tram ‘sham’

TRAM works have caused yet more chaos for Edinburgh commuters after four lanes of city centre traffic were reduced to one. Huge traffic jams built...

Pandas listen to Simon Bates’ smooth classics as mating season approaches

MALE panda Yang Guang is getting in the mood for love - by listening to former Radio 1 stars Simon Bates and David “Kid”...

Edinburgh branded “dystopian wasteland” by influential mag

AN influential magazine has caused fury by branding Scotland’s capital city a “dystopian wasteland”.  Scots author Irvine Welsh has joined politicians and tourism bosses to...

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