A window on the new trams...
A LIFE-SIZED mock-up of the Edinburgh tram has become one of Scotland’s busiest visitor attractions.
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Warning over levels in takeaway food...
It's a Scottish first for city singers.
Nursery wins top award.
The Risk Factory at Chesser is urgently seeking new volunteers.
City Car Club is 10 years old!
An exciting new series of monthly screenings at Filmhouse is putting Edinburgh – and its talent – under the spotlight.
Citizens in the 27 European Union member countries will vote to elect the 736 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) on 4 June.
AN Edinburgh child and family centre has received one of the best-ever inspection reports for a pre-school centre in Scotland, having been awarded “excellent” ratings against all evaluation criteria.
Now JK is set in concrete.
The national Local Housing Allowance (LHA) Scheme came into effect on 7 April 2008.
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Communities
EVER wondered where the flowers for the Royal Highland Show or the Military Tattoo originate from? Or who designs the floral clock?
Parents and children were in high spirits in December as they celebrated the opening of the new Bonaly Primary, which brings together children from two separate buildings.
The new Bonaly school was designed by award-winning architects Elder and Cannon, who worked closely with staff, parents, pupils and local community organisation, the Colinton Amenity Association.
How best to avoid the holiday blues.
After ten years it’s time to celebrate.
WHOOOSH! A newly designed adventure play area is the latest addition to Craigmillar Castle Country Park. The £100,000 Jubilee Play Park is the first new play park created in Craigmillar for many years.
A publicity drive has been launched to encourage women to get help if they are victims of domestic abuse.
A survey of former residents of Broomview House, recently rehoused as part of the regeneration of North Sighthill, has shown high levels of satisfaction.
ARE you the next JK Rowling or Irvine Welsh?
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Caring City
THE Council’s Community Short Breaks service has been busy recently with a recruitment campaign to attract more community-based-carers for older people and adults with learning disabilities.
People with a learning disability in Edinburgh are getting qualified and moving into employment, thanks to Skills Path.
A NEW approach is under way to give vulnerable people in the city high-quality care and support to help them live independently in their own homes.
FOSTERING means providing temporary care for children who cannot live with their own families, sometimes for weeks, months or for the rest of their childhood.
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Trams
As Outlook went to press, traffic has been diverted from Princes Street. Here’s a message from the people who work on the famous thoroughfare…
Disability groups have given the thumbs up to the trams, which will provide disabled users with easy access when they are up and running in 2011.
Sarah Beveridge is a convert to Edinburgh’s trams, after winning Outlook’s competition of a weekend for two in Dublin.
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Environment
Edinburgh’s streets are cleaner than ever, with 2008 seeing the city achieving its best ever annual independently-assessed cleanliness rating.
More than a third of the food we buy in Scotland each year is thrown directly in the bin yet over half of this could have been eaten.
In 2008, Edinburgh won the ‘city’ category of the Beautiful Scotland awards, Scotland’s top horticultural contest.
EDINBURGH is leading the way in the national drive to cut waste.
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What's On
Once again, the city’s best restaurants and chefs will gather for Scotland’s most celebrated food festival, Channel 4’s Taste of Edinburgh.
The RAF National Cup basketball finals will again take place at the Centre for Sport and Exercise, Edinburgh University, on 28 and 29 March.
Now in its seventh year, Ceilidh Culture 2009 promises to be the best yet with an eclectic mix of music, song, dance, storytelling and art.
Lauriston Castle kicks off its 2009 programme with a range of events suitable for the whole family.
Night-time urban cycle racing comes to Edinburgh as the first Edinburgh Nocturne takes place around the Grassmarket on 30 May.
Running or cycling... join the Chris Hoy run.
The fifth annual Bupa Great Edinburgh Run takes place on Sunday 3 May this year.
Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life 2009 is holding women-only running events this May and June.
The Edinburgh International Science Festival celebrates its 21st birthday in 2009 with a new venue and an exciting new programme of events, activities and talks for families and adults.
Edinburgh hosts a trio of world-class rugby events in May with your chance to see the world’s best European, Rugby League and international sevens sides in action.
The Council is giving you the chance to win two tickets to this year’s Heineken Cup Final on 23 May at Murrayfield.
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