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Sounds of Edinburgh to be used in festival symphony - Scotsman (blog)
Submissions are open to all - from people who live in Edinburgh all year round, performers who will be visiting the city's flagship events this summer, or even previous visitors to the city who hold a special memory. A key aim of the piece, which ...
Mon, 27 May 2013 19:08:49 GMT
Petition to remove religious observance from schools presented to City of ... - National Secular Society
The National Secular Society has supported one of its members, Veronica Wikman, in presenting a petition to City of Edinburgh Council to remove Religious Observance from the city's non-denominational schools. NSS Council member Professor Norman ...
Thu, 06 Jun 2013 14:38:16 GMT
Edinburgh council hits out at Super Connected Cities rethink - Cable.co.uk
Problems with the Super Connected Cities programme should have been identified months ago, the City of Edinburgh Council has said. The City of Edinburgh Council has hit out at the UK government for perceived failings with its Super Connected Cities ...
Tue, 04 Jun 2013 15:59:28 GMT
Scots guards welcomed in Edinburgh following a six month tour of duty in ... - Scottish Daily Record
Receiving the freedom of the city now allows the Scots Guards to march in the city with "drums beating, colours flying, and bayonets fixed". Guardsman Ross Heatly, 20, from Balerno, near Edinburgh, said a number of his relatives looked on as he marched ...
Fri, 31 May 2013 15:46:34 GMT
Edinburgh plans public Wi-Fi rollout using UK govt cash - Cable.co.uk
The City of Edinburgh Council has published revised plans to improve broadband provision across the Scottish capital with support from central government funding. Originally, council chiefs planned to use the investment of up to £10.7 million on ...
Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:13:52 GMT
Recycling Up & Food Waste Tackled as Edinburgh Plans Energy Recovery Plant - Waste Management World
Recycling Up & Food Waste Tackled as Edinburgh Plans Energy Recovery Plant Scotland's capital city, Edinburgh has achieved its highest ever recycling rate of 38%, according to the latest figures from the city council which has invited proposals for a ...
Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:41:38 GMT
Joyce McMillan: Festival City title fits Edinburgh - Scotsman (blog)
According to some calculations, Edinburgh will overtake Glasgow to become Scotland's biggest city some time in the next 20 years, although that figure is distorted by boundary changes; and just this week, Edinburgh emerged from a survey as the happiest ...
Thu, 30 May 2013 20:21:46 GMT
Virgin Active fined after Omni toxic gas leak - Edinburgh Evening News
The incident in February 2010 was caused by the accidental mixing of a pool disinfectant, sodium hypochlorite, with polyaluminium chloride, in a maintenance cupboard near the pool. The City of Edinburgh Council, which is responsible for enforcing ...
Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:01:52 GMT