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Harry Potter author JK Rowling is the 2008 recipient of the prestigious Edinburgh Award. The phenomenally successful children’s writer received the coveted accolade at a glittering award ceremony at Prestonfield House Hotel. Ms Rowling said: “It is an absolute honour to receive this award, as Edinburgh is very much home for me and is the place where Harry evolved.
The City of Edinburgh Council has launched an action plan to help protect its citizens from the credit crunch.
Labour candidate Cammy Day has won the Council seat left vacant by the sudden death of Councillor Elizabeth Maginnis.
Edinburgh’s famous time-ball, which sits on top of the Nelson Monument on Calton Hill, is set to be restored thanks to a Heritage Lottery Fund grant of £50,000.
Thank you to 1,000 people who completed our questionnaire on the new look A-Z of Council Services.
September 21 marked an important step in the Council’s ongoing regeneration work in North Sighthill as Broomview House was demolished.
Edinburgh school pupils met their Olympic heroes after winning a city-wide ActivCity competition.
Edinburgh honoured its returning Olympic and Paralympic heroes with a civic reception.
Cycling star Callum Skinner, 16, is the first recipient of the Chris Hoy trophy.
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Every two years, Audit Scotland (working with the Audit Commission) organises a national data matching exercise known as the National Fraud Initiative.
The Council’s Working for Families project successfully helped Florica Stewart find a job in her chosen profession of social work.
The housing market in Edinburgh is undergoing dramatic changes in response to the global economic crisis.
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What would you do if a fire damaged your home? What about your TV, DVD player, that new sofa?
The Children and Families Department has launched a newsletter targeted at parents.
Edinburgh has scooped two awards as part of a national campaign to discover the most clean,sustainable and beautiful communities in Scotland.
Edinburgh Building Services, the Council’s in-house building organisation, has won a bronze award for its approach to occupational health and safety.