Residents rewarded and visitors invited to come back for more as new Forever Edinburgh campaigns go live

Residents rewarded and visitors invited to come back for more as new Forever Edinburgh campaigns go live

Visitors invited to ‘Experience the Beauty’ of Scotland’s capital with stunning new visitor campaign taking viewers behind famous scenes and showing the city in a new light. Newly launched city destination website promotes local businesses, features ‘UK first’ ChatGPT chat box and new interactive city, neighbourhood and regional maps to make…

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Official launch of refurbished park tennis courts and booking system across Edinburgh

Thirteen tennis courts across four park tennis venues in Edinburgh, alongside a new booking system, have been officially launched after a £190,000 renovation, managed by the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA), and funded by the City of Edinburgh Council, the UK Government and LTA Tennis Foundation. The Council contributed £33,000 towards the total…

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Travelling Gallery announces final section of 2023 programme

Travelling Gallery is pleased to announce its season three tour, the final part of its 2023 programme, which takes a new approach to touring with environmental concerns and community partnerships at its heart. Season three hits the road this Friday (15 September 2023) with the first stop at Edinburgh’s Calton…

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Recycle your tech for a good cause!

Residents in Edinburgh are being encouraged to hand in their unwanted laptops, phones, tablets, cameras and chargers to be refurbished and repaired for reuse as well as being passed on to people who suffer from digital poverty. The City of Edinburgh Council has partnered with the Edinburgh Remakery, an award-winning…

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A new haven for Hutchison as Edinburgh’s ‘Growing Together’ project beds in

Housing estates are in store for a bumper harvest thanks to a number of new and growing community gardens in the Capital. The Edinburgh Growing Together project, which began gardening last year after a survey of plots in 2021, has reported a busy summer with new planters and raised beds being…

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Five years of progress for Edinburgh and South East Scotland City Region Deal

  Five years after it was signed by the Prime Minister and First Minister, the Edinburgh and South East Scotland City Region Deal has helped 15,000 people secure employment, and improved the skills and knowledge of over 103,000 of the region’s citizens. The delivery milestones are captured in the Deal’s latest…

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Council Leader marks International Overdose Awareness Day in Edinburgh

At a meeting of the City of Edinburgh Council today, Council Leader Cammy Day spoke of the importance of International Overdose Awareness Day (IOAD). IOAD takes place on 31 August each year to create better understanding of overdose, reduce the stigma of drug-related deaths, and create change that reduces the…

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Lord Provost reflects on twenty years of the One City Trust

The Lord Provost of the City of Edinburgh, and President of the One City Trust (OCT), Robert Aldridge, looks back on two decades of the Trust and sets his sights on the future. I am immensely proud of the work that the OCT has undertaken in the last twenty years. Since…

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The One City Trust celebrates its 20th anniversary with Irvine Welsh, former Lord Provosts, and other key supporters

A celebratory reception to mark the One City Trust’s (OCT) 20th Anniversary was held on Friday evening (August 25) at the City Chambers. The event, hosted by the Lord Provost of the City of Edinburgh and President of the One City Trust, Robert Aldridge, showcased the work of the Trust…

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Edinburgh recognises the past and looks to the future on UNESCO International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition

A civic reception to recognise the UNESCO International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition (August 23) and to officially launch the work of the Edinburgh Slavery and Colonialism Review Implementation Group (ESCLRIG) was held yesterday evening (August 23) at the City Chambers. The event, hosted by the…

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