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Transport

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Funding boost for Edinburgh's green transport »

An Edinburgh Council Mitsubishi i-MiEV electric car

A community planning organisation in Edinburgh has been allocated £207,000 to encourage its members to use greener transport. Public sector agencies will see new electric cars added to their fleet after Transport Scotland made funds available as...

Wed 01 Feb 2012 by Dominique Cottee | Read more »

Two new evening services added to the KB bus timetable »

Kings Buildings

Two extra evening bus services will be added to the King's Buildings bus timetable following pressure from EUSA president Thomas Graham. The University of Edinburgh’s Transport and Parking department has agreed to extend the Kings Building&rsquo...

Tue 20 Apr 2010 by Megan Taylor | Read more »

Plans for high speed train line to Scotland in danger »

Angus MacNeil

The Scottish transport secretary has warned that Labour's failure to gather a detailed report on the proposed high speed London to Glasgow rail link could mean that Scotland misses out on the link. The government commissioned report contains detailed ...

Wed 20 Jan 2010 by Harriet Grecian | Read more »

The little engine that should have a long time ago »

For centuries, Scotland was at the crossroads of Europe. As the first port of call for marauding Vikings, it was at the forefront of an ethno-cultural interaction that would shape the identity of this island’s people forever. During the reformati...

Sun 23 Nov 2008 by Paris Gourtsoyannis | Read more »

Financial backers get on board high-speed rail plan »

Train station

Proposals for a high-speed rail link between Scotland and England have been tabled at a meeting between members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs), local authorities, business groups and transport bodies. MSPs have been advised as to the economic benef...

Sun 23 Nov 2008 by Kevin Guyan | Read more »

Napier spearhead campaign to end discrimination of mature students »

Lothian Buses

Mature students face ongoing age discrimination on account of Lothian Buses' failure to provide the same fare concessions for mature students as they do for students under 25 years of age.A campaign headed by Napier Student Association (NSA) has gained...

Tue 20 Nov 2007 by Sarah Clark | Read more »

News Shorts »

News Shorts. Wear Them.

Plummeting Pensioner marks centenary A Scottish woman has marked her 100th birthday by paragliding off a 2,500 foot peak in northern Cyprus. Peggy McAlpine, a great-grandmother from Stirling, became the world’s oldest extreme sportswoman on 1 Nov...

Mon 05 Nov 2007 by Paris Gourtsoyannis | Read more »

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Sport

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