Rising legal costs have driven Edinburgh City Council to announce that they plan to take Portobello Park Action Group (PPAG) to court to recover costs incurred so far as a result of their attempts to block the building of a new secondary school on Portobello Park. The group said this week that they plan to appeal [...]
Edinburgh International Harp Festival opens.
March 30, 2012 By 1 Comment
Harp lovers across the world will be gathering at Edinburgh’s Merchiston Castle School from today, to join in a celebration of traditional music from the celtic fringe, and further afield. Musicians from countries as diverse as Holland, Sweden, Poland, China, Africa and Colombia will gather to share their music – and their talents. Performers include [...]
Scottish Tory Conference – Top 10 pick of the tweets
March 23, 2012 By Leave a Comment
@James_Reekie1 Great to see what Conservative councillors are doing in the Borders and South Ayrshire #scup12 @evagroeneveld Great to hear SAyrshire Councillor ‘embracing the green agenda’ at #scup12. Let’s now go beyond just recycling. @holyroodkate Lamont: Conservatives want to give power to the people to run their communities #scup12 @labourpress Cameron praising Budget which gives [...]
Tory Health Spokesman slams SNP cancer drug policies
March 23, 2012 By 1 Comment
Conservative Health Spokesman Jackson Carlaw will today criticise the SNP for refusing to set up a cancer drugs fund, and instead prioritising free prescriptions for all. He will use his annual speech at the Scottish Conservative Party Conference in Troon to argue that English cancer sufferers have a better chance of survival because of access [...]
Decision on Rangers’ season ticket declined by judge.
March 23, 2012 By Leave a Comment
A judge at the Court of Session in Edinburgh has declined to reach a decision this afternoon on whether a deal should be broken between Rangers and the firm Ticketus. Rangers owner Craig Whyte made the deal to sell £24.4m worth of season tickets to the ticket firm after he bought the debt-ridden club last [...]
Major fire at Astley Ainslie hospital
March 23, 2012 By Leave a Comment
73 patients were forced to evacuate from Astley Ainslie hospital when a fire raged through the building yesterday evening. Fire crews received a call at 5.19pm, and seven appliances were sent from four stations across Edinburgh to tackle the blaze.
Edinburgh’s ‘worst housing estate’ plans revealed
March 16, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Plans have been revealed for new housing that will replace the notorious Fort housing estate in Leith. Council officials took charge of the site today from the security firm that has overseen the site, while families moved out. The last family moved out last week. The site will be demolished later this year. The plans [...]
Mother and son plead guilty to ‘paedophile’ killing
March 2, 2012 By Leave a Comment
A mother and her son have pleaded guilty to culpable homicide following the death of a 57-year-old man from head injuries. He died nine months later in a nursing home. Paul Noble, who was 15 at the time, and his mother Williamina Stewart, 37, attacked Gordon Morrice at playing fields in Aberdeen’s Golf Road in [...]
Mob justice is no justice
March 2, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The killing of Gordon Morrice is an extreme example of a wider attitude in society: paedophiles are fair game for mob justice. Not all paedophiles will experience violence leading to brain damage and death – as Morrice suffered – but without doubt they are treated as the modern-day lepers of society. Like the lepers of [...]
Scotland climate change warning
November 24, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Scotland is at increasing risk from climate change, a new report published today claims. The report, entitled, ‘How well is Scotland preparing for climate change’, argues that there will be both benefits to Scotland, and risks. It urges the Scottish government to take action to mitigate the impact of climate change. Some of the benefits [...]
Edinburgh Napier News Day
November 24, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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Edinburgh Napier News Day
November 17, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Edinburgh Napier journalism students are gearing up for a packed afternoon of news reporting from around Edinburgh. View stories here from 1pm. Follow us on twitter via #napiernews @napiernewsday
