Green spaces can improve your quality of life
As the Woodland Trust says: "life is better with trees." Photo: Sunny Johnson Plant a tree, save a life. That’s the idea behind the Green Gym charity. With the help of the Dunfermline and West Fife...
View ArticleThe message in Freddie Mercury’s silence
World Aid Day raises awareness around the globe. Photo: Courtesy UNAIDS “Goodbye everybody – I’ve got to go, gotta leave you all behind and face the truth.” These are some of the lines from one of the...
View ArticleCaffeine addiction takes over Morningside
With 57 coffee shops within a one mile radius in the Morningside area, the local community are angered by the news of Costa trying to open a branch making it the 58th coffee shop in the area. Costa...
View ArticleNew cafes open on Morrison Street
Click to view slideshow. Edinburgh Napier News speaks exclusively to two of Edinburgh’s newest cafes. Sarah Turnbull reports. Listen here:...
View ArticleMore tram works, yet the end is in sight
Yet more traffic disruption: Edinburgh trams. Image: geograph.org.uk / cc. The next set of tram works are due to begin this weekend. The existing tram works at Shandwick Place and Haymarket are now...
View ArticleWhat’s in the Queen’s handbag?
Queen Elizabeth II enjoyng the sun. Picture by Bill Ingalls Although it may be a challenge to guess what is in any woman’s handbag, it is safe to assume we all carry the basic essentials; phone, purse...
View ArticleUpdated Penrose Inquiry ends today
Blood donation. Picture provided by Waldszenen The legal representatives of the ongoing inquiry are due to make their closing statement today. The inquiry is looking into how hundreds of people in...
View ArticleAshes found in charity shop
A vase picture by Hohum. Not vase found in charity shop. “They thought I was joking when I said what I found. It has been the most unusual thing we have ever been given in the charity shop by far.”...
View ArticleFive Sisters Zoo appeals for donations for rescued bears
Wojtek the soldier bear knew many tricks as it was claimed he was tame. Picture by Imperial War Museum The West Lothian zoo is appealing for £60,000 to be raised for three former circus bears. Carmen,...
View ArticleGas leak in North Sea
A typical oil rig (not Elgin Platform) picture provided by Manchot sanguinaire A gas leak at the Elgin platform, 150 miles off the coast of Aberdeen has been ongoing since Sunday. 238 workers have been...
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