By Julia Bruce Courtesy of homecomingscotland.com Scotland’s own Edinburgh Castle has seen a 7% annual increase in visitors in 2009 alone. This surge could be down to the year of the homecoming which has made way to over 400 events, adverts and public interest over the past year. 250 year’s later, is appears that Scotland [...]
Campaigners have reacted angrily after a landmark court case which saw the Treasury accused of breaking its own guidelines on the spending of public money when buying the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) was thrown out of court yesterday. The case, which sought a judicial review over claims that investing in RBS broke government promises [...]
By Catherine Henderson International development charity VSO is offering teachers in Scotland the opportunity to share and build on their skills through volunteering for up to 2 years in over 40 countries across Africa, Asia and South America. The project comes with the added benefit of a government agreed career break scheme which guarantees that jobs will [...]
By Ganesh Nagarajan Edinburgh, Oct 21 The University of Edinburgh has conferred honorary degree on singer, songwriter and human rights campaigner Annie Lennox. She was awarded the Honorary Degree of Honoris Causa in a ceremony at the Playfair Library. Lennox has given her backing to a University led study urging more support for children in [...]
by Lindsay Brown The United Kingdom’s points-based system is a strict visa process which potential migrants must navigate to live, study, or work in the UK. The elaborate bureaucratic system was enacted February 28, 2008 in order to allow Border Agency officials to select and monitor foreigners who have entered the country. Under the PBS [...]
By Rebecca Gordon Tomorrow marks International Stammering Awareness Day, which will see individuals, associations and groups around the world promoting awareness of the speech disorder. The yearly event aims to help provide the knowledge needed to better understand and manage stammering for some 60 million sufferers world wide. While local events held by people who [...]
By Catherine Henderson Acklam Russets, Barack Beauty, Nutmeg Pippin, Knobby Russets … all types of apples celebrated today on World Apple Day. A visit to your local supermarket today is not likely to provide an insight into the rich diversity of the 1200 British apple varieties which still exist. Over 70% of apples eaten in [...]
By Heather Donald Romania, Hungary and the Czech Republic have surged ahead with renewable energy development despite claims that they are falling behind the rest of Europe. According to Rod Christie, the General Electric president for central and eastern Europe, Romania has a very good wind resource and has just started to build the biggest [...]
by Anna Fenton The Conservatives have said they will increase tuition fees to £7,000 if they take power at the next general election, which has to be held by next June. That will see tuition fees for undergraduates studying in England and Wales more than double. The fees are currently capped at £3,300 in England [...]
by Matthew Nelson Edinburgh police have released an appeal for new information on the whereabouts of missing teenager Jason Black. Black was last sighted on the 8th of October as he traveled to Panmuir School. It was a journey that Black did not complete and he has not been seen since. A police spokesperson said: [...]
21 October 2009 Amy Sutherland West Lothian Council has announced it is backing the ‘Think Jessica‘ campaign, which aims at raising awareness of scam letters circulating and tricking people – particularly pensioners – into sending money. This comes as Lothian and Borders Fire and Rescue Service issued a warning for the public not to be duped [...]
By Patricia Pereira The charity Save the Children is about to set a new local Support Group in Edinburgh based on volunteers to help organising events and activities to raise money. An informal meeting is going to be held tonight at Grand Cru, in Hanover Street, from 6pm to 7pm for those who are interested [...]
By Neil Stewart The Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA), Scotland’s environmental regulator, has joined forces with critically acclaimed theatre group Look Left, Look Right to spread the word that preparing for floods is important. David Faichney, of SEPA, said: “Flooding can cause terrible distress, destroying property and personal belongings and can be devastating for communities. [...]
By Julia Bruce More than 80% of students at school throughout the UK consider the career advice services “a little bit” or worse, “not at all helpful”. At this time of year when UCAS deadlines are creeping closer, it is more important than ever that young adults receive the correct guidance for their futures. Barbara [...]
by Ross Haig Windows 7, the latest operating system from Microsoft, will be given its full launch across the UK tomorrow. It has the difficult task of repairing the damage inflicted to the Windows brand by its predecessor Vista, which was widely criticised on its release in 2005 and has consistently failed to match the [...]
By Ganesh Nagarajan Edinburgh, Oct 21 Michael Jackson’s outstretched arms in posters have begun to come up on supermarkets. They have put up Michael Jackson’s posters on their shelves to announce the arrival of the late pop star’s new album, “This is it” on October 26. While supermarkets are busy decorating their shelves, small track [...]
Nick Eardley Fears have been raised for the future of Scotland’s participation in leading Rugby Sevens events as a result of the sport being included in the 2016 Olympics. SNP MSP Stewart Maxwell has claimed that the decision could lead to the end of the sports premier tournament- The Rugby World Cup Sevens, and that [...]
By Kaye Nicolson A local organisation is determined to convert a redundant traffic island into a community space which acknowledges the rich history of the local area. The West Crosscauseway Association (www.thecausey.org) is encouraging Southside locals to have their say in permanently transforming ‘the Causey’, by Buccleuch Street, into an engaging and eye-catching place for Edinburgh’s people. Various activities and workshops [...]
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