According to forthroadbridge.org, work will be carried out between 3am and 12 noon on both Saturday, 31 March and Sunday, 1 April, with traffic being restricted. A spokesperson of the Forth Road Bridge advices “to take public transport if you can. Delays could be up to two hours around 11am” Following the successful completion of [...]
Police have identified the person killed in an M8 collision as a 19-year-old man from Bathgate. The teenager was driving a Fiat Stilo, which collided with a MAN HGV at around 1 o’clock this morning. He died at the scene of the accident. The 39-year-old driver was not injured. The collision happened on the eastbound carriageway of the [...]
A number of fares changes for the inter-city coach network of Scottish Citylink are taking effect from today. The bus provider advises its customer that the standard fares will rise by up to 5%. Scottish Citylink explains the changes with its commitment to the investments in its network. “In the past 2 years, we have [...]
The next set of tram works are due to begin this weekend. The existing tram works at Shandwick Place and Haymarket are now being extended to cover West Maitland Street. The works are set to take place from 5’oclock tomorrow morning with other traffic divisions being put in place. Edinburgh Council has thanked the local [...]
A letting agency in Scotland is making the Polish community feel at home by providing information, linguistic support and adverts in the Polish language. Edinburgh has an estimated Polish population of 8,000 and there is a growing number of restaurants, supermarkets and delicatessens in the city. Edinburgh Napier News spoke to Letting Solutions Manager Brian [...]
Before leaving Scotland a friend handed over some old Finnish markka, challenging me to see if I could “still use them.” In truth the Finnish markka ceased to be legal tender in 2002. Finland adopted the euro when entering the Eurozone in 1999, and is still the only Scandinavian country to have embraced the single [...]
A local Councillor has described Edinburgh’s attempt to keep the city’s streets safe during the winter season as “impossible for the Council to do, even if they got the Chinese army.” The comments come as local residents raise concerns about the availability and distribution of grit as predictions of a harsh winter loom. Last year [...]
The Leith festival looks set to face a dramatic downsize due to public funding cuts. One of Edinburgh’s largest and most renowned festivals, it is likely to lose many of its benefactors, includingEdinburghCity Council. The event relies heavily on public and charitable funds, which are diminishing at an alarming rate. Edinburgh City Council is just [...]
By Catherine Mumford Audit Scotland will be releasing an interim report on the Edinburgh trams in 2011, drawing on audits already carried out by Transport Scotland and City of Edinburgh Council. The report has been given the go-ahead after a request from the Accounts Commission and Robert Black, the Auditor General of Scotland. The controversial tram project [...]
By Colleen Reid A funding initiative to give power to local people, ‘£eith Decides‘ is an X-Factor style pilot project which sees local groups and charities battle it out for a share of Leith’s Community Grant. £16,600 in total is up for grabs, with the people of Leith to decide where and how it is [...]
By Sarah Vesty The UK’s biggest airport firm, BAA, has released figures showing a 3.5 per cent passenger increase at Edinburgh airport last month, despite losing their appeal against the Competition Commission to continue owning Stanstead, Edinburgh and Glasgow airports. Glasgow experienced a fall of 7.4 per cent compared to last year. Following the Court [...]
By, Kati Rawlins Edinburgh City Council is continuing with their agenda to include the city in the plans for a UK high speed rail network. City council leader, Cllr Jenny Dawe met with the Secretary of State Rt Hon Michael Moore MP at the City Chambers this Thursday. The topic will be high on the [...]
by Adam Smyth New developments have come to light today regarding the ongoing dispute between German construction firm Bilfinger Berger and Transport Initiative Edinburgh(TIE). The argument surrounds changes to the design of the 11.5 mile tram line being built from Newhaven to Edinburgh city Airport and who will be paying for them. Estimates for the [...]
by Blythe Harkins Iztapalapa, Mexico which sits in the easter part of Mexico City, is know for being one of the 16 boroughs in which Mexico’s Federal District is divided. Iztapalapa is not boasting with tourists but around one million people visit this borough every year to behold a reenactment of the Passion of Christ [...]
By Kerry McGinty Train overcrowding is at an all time high and it is only going to get worse according to information revealed by the government that all targets for increasing passenger places on trains by 2014 will be missed. It has also been revealed that within 5 years train fares are to rise by [...]
By Graeme McLarty Edinburgh’s controversial tram project is to face a full inquiry by audit Scotland following claims that it has been financially mismanaged. The report into the mismanagement of the £600 million project is being prepared for release early next year. It is expected to look into the fact that transport Scotland have [...]
By Karen Rafferty As the hours of daylight have started dropping in the UK, so too, has the temperature. With many people suffering last year as a result of snow blizzards and freezing temperatures, preparations are now under way in Scotland to help deal effectively with any issues that the winter weather may bring.
By Michael Mckeand Singapore Airlines have grounded three of their Airbus A380s. The three planes, currently in Sydney, Melbourne and London, have all been taken from service in order to undergo engine changes after the discovery of oil stains. The decision comes in the wake of an engine malfunction on a Qantas Airbus A380 which saw an explosion in one [...]
By Lauren Codling Concerns have been sparked after a local man was attacked near the Napier Sighthill Campus in a nearby over ground crossing, on the morning of Thursday the 4th November. The man has been identified as Mark Shaw, 30. Shaw was walking to work when he was attacked by two individuals who went [...]
By Anika Aylward Blake After a young woman was sexually assaulted on the Union Canal, Edinburgh, earlier this year, the lack of visibility on the canal is becoming an issue with the public. The Union Canal, previously known as the Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal, has recently celebrated the 10th anniversary of its reopening as [...]
By Grant McKechnie A controversial statue of Jesus has finally been completed in Poland after several setbacks. But is it a holy glory or a biblical disaster? What is said to be the worlds tallest statue of Christ, depicting him standing with arms outstretched and wearing a golden crown, is thought that it will pose [...]
By Bryanie Kane Plans to be revealed this week by Work and Pensions secretary Iain Duncan Smith, which aim to force the long-term unemployed to partake in manual labour or risk losing their benefits, has been strongly defended by government ministers. This comes after Scotland were named to have the highest unemployed population in the [...]
A local group has hit out at plans to hold public events on the proposed biomass plant at Edinburgh’s waterfront.The green energy proposal has been controversial since December 2009 and opposed by local groups and politicians. Local organisation Leith Links Residents Association oppose plans to build a biomass plant in the port and have reacted angrily [...]
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