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Edinburgh pro-independence activists criticise Question Time panel »

Scottish pro-independence campaigners protested outside Edinburgh's Corn Exchange this evening, where an episode of BBC Question Time is being recorded this evening. Panellists will be debating the 2014 referendum on Scottish independence. According t...

Thu 13 Jun 2013 by John Hewitt Jones & Rachel Barr | Read more »

REH to hold redevelopment public information events »

NHS Lothian will hold two public information events this week on the redevelopment of the Royal Edinburgh Hospital campus. The events, at both the hospital and in the local community, will provide information on proposed plans for the £300 ...

Mon 03 Jun 2013 by Gareth Llewellyn | Read more »

Council praises Edinburgh recycling progress »

City of Edinburgh Council has revealed recycling across the city is at a record high. The publication of a report showed that the proportion of waste recycled is now at 38 per cent, a five per cent increase on last year’s figure, reducing the am...

Mon 03 Jun 2013 by Ben Cohen | Read more »

Royal Mile closed by police »

An armed man took hostage six staff and customers at a pharmacy on the Royal Mile this evening. The incident, which began at around 6pm at the Royal Mile Pharmacy, escalated following attempts by the police to negotiate with the aggressor, believed to...

Wed 15 May 2013 by John Hewitt Jones, Jon Vrushi & Oliver Giles | Read more »

Alasdair Thomson: Reshaping notions of sculpture »

A disconcerting conflict between eye and mind ensues upon seeing Alasdair Thomson’s most recent work. The light cotton garments which the former determinedly insists hang on the walls are anything but; these hooks support the weight not of woven...

Sat 27 Apr 2013 by Gillian Achurch | Read more »

Booze and academia - fostering academic communities among students »

At the beginning of this semester I went to a cinema with my tutorial group to watch a screening of Lincoln, the Oscar award-winning film. We gathered at the cinema bar before the film and got to know each other better. After the film, we went for anot...

Thu 25 Apr 2013 by Jon Vrushi | Read more »

Scots rally to protest UK government's controversial welfare reforms »

Thousands of people across Scotland have demonstrated against changes to the benefits system due to come into force next week. In Glasgow, a large group of protesters marched from Glasgow Green to George Square outside the city council chambers with p...

Sat 30 Mar 2013 by Gareth Llewellyn | Read more »

PRO12: Edinburgh battle to narrow Zebre win »

Edinburgh secured back-to-back wins under interim head coach Stevie Smith in the PRO12 with a hard-fought 9-7 success over Zebre in Parma. Three penalties from captain Greig Laidlaw gave the Scottish side victory, but they survived a nervy final 10 mi...

Fri 29 Mar 2013 by Gareth Llewellyn | Read more »

Gordon Maloney elected as NUS Scotland president »

  Gordon Maloney has been elected president of NUS Scotland for 2013/14 at the union’s conference in Dundee. The 22-year-old Aberdeen University Students’ Association welfare and equal opportunities president polled 74 votes ahead of...

Sun 17 Mar 2013 | Read more »

Preview: The Flying Dutchman »

  Scottish Opera’s new production of The Flying Dutchman revisits Richard Wagner’s original libretto which premiered at the Saxon State Opera’s Semperoper in Dresden in 1843.  In researching the piece, director Harry Fehr ...

Fri 15 Mar 2013 by Gareth Llewellyn | Read more »

The Foo Birds »

Sat 09 Mar 2013 by Lukas Blake | Read more »

Editorial: Putting Crema and McAsh motions in perspective »

Some long-overdue perspective is needed ahead of tonight’s emergency general meeting regarding the no-confidence motions against EUSA president James McAsh and EUSA vice president service Max Crema. The Journal does not endorse a vote either way...

Wed 06 Mar 2013 | Read more »

Scottish League Cup final: The road to Hampden »

With the countdown well and truly on it's way to March 17 all roads lead to Hampden for fans of Heart of Midlothian and St Mirren. Both sides have had unremarkable league campaigns and the cup has provided a nice side thought for supporters of both cl...

Mon 04 Mar 2013 by Craig W Ritchie | Read more »

Frightened Rabbit talk Scotland »

It has been a long old road for the boys of Frightened Rabbit. Four albums and almost ten years down the line, the band celebrate the release of Pedestrian Verse, a body of work that affirms Scotland’s place in their history. The band made their...

Sun 03 Mar 2013 by Rebecca O'Malley | Read more »

Hell is other people »

There's the ones you know. The ones you put up with, the “friends” you call them. However they are the ones ultimately, in the end, you come to despise even more. Because they’re always there. Edinburgh’s student population has...

Wed 06 Feb 2013 by Edinburgh Anonymous | Read more »

Tribute to Professor Susan Manning »

The announcement of Professor Susan Manning’s passing came as a shock to all those who knew her, and the tributes left on the University’s webpage are a testament to the esteem in which she was held, not just in Edinburgh but around the wor...

Wed 06 Feb 2013 by Dr Andrew Taylor | Read more »

Glasgow high speed rail hopes delayed »

Scottish politicians have again hit out at the lack of leadership from Westminster for high-speed rail in Scotland. Last week, the UK Government announced plans to extend the HS2 route from London Euston to Birmingham on to Manchester and Leeds with n...

Mon 04 Feb 2013 by Keira Murray | Read more »

Scottish Government launches high-speed rail proposals »

Scottish ministers have launched proposals to boost the Scottish economy with high-speed rail linking Glasgow and Edinburgh to England. The SNP aim to create a faster service between Scotland's two principal cities which could see journey times cut to...

Wed 21 Nov 2012 by Keira Murray | Read more »

Plans for Edinburgh Hogmanay announced »

For the 20th anniversary of the Scottish capital's famous New Year party, a wealth of artistic performances and sporting events will be put on all in line with the theme of luck. To celebrate the onset of 2013, up to 80,000 are expected to attend the ...

Wed 21 Nov 2012 by Lydia Willgress | Read more »

Outrage over relicensed Edinburgh saunas »

Local residents were left outraged as 12 saunas were granted public entertainment licences by Edinburgh City Council. On Wednesday 7 November, councillors approved the applications despite concerns they are operating as brothels.   Gavin Barrie...

Wed 21 Nov 2012 by Lydia Willgress | Read more »