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Edinburgh returns new MPs in the 2024 UK Parliamentary General Election
The UK Parliamentary General Election results for Edinburgh’s five constituencies have been announced at the Royal Highland Centre today (Friday 5 July).
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Edinburgh International Festival Director Fergus Linehan to receive the 2021 Edinburgh Award
Edinburgh International Festival Director Fergus Linehan has been chosen to receive the prestigious Edinburgh Award this year.
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Capital awarded highest global rating for climate action
Edinburgh has become the only city in Scotland to be awarded with the highest rating for climate action.
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Being a Living Wage employer is good for business
Fair Work Convener, Councillor Kate Campbell, writes in today's Evening News as Edinburgh sets it's ambition for get more businesses Living Wage accredited and help more people out of in-work poverty.
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Scotland’s Capital realises its Living Wage ambition
Edinburgh has today been awarded Living Wage City status as the UK marks Living Wage week (15-19th November), an annual celebration of the real Living Wage.
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Literary icon’s family Bible comes home to Edinburgh
Museums & Galleries Edinburgh (MGE) is delighted to reveal important new donations to the Writers’ Museum collections, relating to the family and life of author Robert Louis Stevenson.
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Targets for a sustainable transport future
As the international COP26 climate conference marks ‘Transport Day’ targets for changing the way we travel around Edinburgh have been proposed to help achieve our own ambitious net zero goals.
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Review highlights improvement to older people’s services in Edinburgh
Delivery of older people’s services in Edinburgh has shown good progress since 2017, according to a joint report published today by the Care Inspectorate and Health Improvement Scotland.
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Corstorphine pupils reimagine their school streets
Children in Corstorphine have turned urban designers to help create safer, more welcoming streets in their local neighbourhood.
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Options for a cycle hire scheme in Edinburgh
Work towards reintroducing a cycle hire scheme in Edinburgh has begun, along with plans for shorter term measures to support cycling initiatives in the Capital.
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Helping young people into work being placed at the forefront of Council’s economic recovery drive
The City of Edinburgh Council is channelling crucial Young Person’s Guarantee funding into 14 employability programmes to help as many young people as possible get into work.