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Bin your litter and make our city...

How would you like to see your city... EDENburgh or EdinbURGH?

Showing the way forward

Edinburgh's famous cobbled streets are pretty to look at, but increasingly for our residents and businesses the road ahead is a bumpy one.

Out with the old - in with the new

Three blocks of houses have been taken down on sites in Pennywell and Muirhouse to make way for a new phase of regeneration.

First Lord Provost's Banquet raises £20,000 for cancer charity

The first ever Lord Provost’s Banquet was held on 15 April at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre.

Room for change

The Edinburgh House Exchange website is a new service designed to bring together tenants looking to swap homes.

Dance steps seal friendly alliance

The deputy mayor of the Polish city of Krakow, Elzbieta Lecznarowicz, joined Lord Provost George Grubb at Edinburgh’s City Chambers on 23 April to formally renew the partnership between the two cities.

Promenade gets moving

The development of the Edinburgh’s Waterfront Promenade is now under way, with the first new phase completed.

A Royal splash!

The Royal Commonwealth Pool will close on 28 June for two years for a complete refurbishment.

In brief

Top archers aim for Edinburgh.

Best rates ever

In April, nobody waited longer than the target times to leave hospital.

Does somebody you know have Get Up And Go?

Older people enhance our world in many ways, but they often do not get the recognition they deserve. Here is your chance to change all that.

Riders return

After a 63 year absence, the Edinburgh Riding of the Marches is coming back to Edinburgh.

Tony talks safety in the kitchen

Try cutting up food, measuring out ingredients for a recipe, and cooking it all to the right temperature while blindfolded.

Buried secrets

Leith tram works uncover ancient bones.

Now that’s EH Living!

A fantastic new free style and living magazine for Edinburgh hit the streets in April.

Make a Fresh Start

Edinburgh charity Fresh Start is celebrating its tenth anniversary this year.

The coolest crew in town!

Young people in the south west of the city teamed up with local community safety staff and Lothian and Borders Fire and Rescue Service in May to become part of the Cooldown Crew.

Cash boost for Rainbow Club

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