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Hibs cup final parade planned for Monday 27th May

Sat, 18 May 2013 09:48:44 GMT

PLANS for the first Hibs Scottish Cup victory parade since 1902 have been finalised – all the Easter Road side have to do now is win.

Man murdered by neighbour just hours after meeting

Fri, 17 May 2013 10:19:59 GMT

A MAN was stabbed in the heart by his next door neighbour just hours after meeting him for the first time and inviting him into his home to play cards.

Call for sterner sentence for double-killer driver

Tue, 14 May 2013 09:29:30 GMT

Thousands of cyclists have demanded the sentence given to double-killer driver Gary McCourt be reviewed.

Portobello couple to appear on new reality TV show

Mon, 13 May 2013 08:52:20 GMT

Music mogul Simon Cowell once said they had more chance of winning the Grand National than getting a record deal.

Veteran ‘overwhelmed’ by pledge to fix wheelchair

Wed, 08 May 2013 09:40:18 GMT

A WAR veteran rendered housebound after his motorised wheelchair was wrecked by vandals will be back on the streets within days after a charity stepped in to repair the machine.

Portobello school campaigners in Holyrood petition

Tue, 07 May 2013 09:31:01 GMT

CAMPAIGNERS fighting for a new high school in Portobello Park have launched a public petition in support of a new Private Bill which would allow education chiefs to build on the green space.

Sick Kids fundraiser’s wheelchair wrecked by thugs

Tue, 07 May 2013 09:23:40 GMT

A FRAIL army veteran honoured by the Queen for collecting tens of thousands of pounds for charity has been rendered housebound after his motorised wheelchair was “torn to pieces” by yobs as he lay bedridden with illness.

£40k bowls club carpet to be sold after axe plan

Mon, 06 May 2013 08:46:07 GMT

A BOWLING carpet worth £40,000 was laid at an indoor bowling centre just 18 months before the decision to close it.

Fury at sheriff’s helmet claim in cyclist death case

Sat, 04 May 2013 08:21:31 GMT

A SHERIFF who allowed a motorist to walk free after killing a 75-year-old cyclist has caused fury by saying she contributed to her death by failing to wear a helmet.

Drinker battered by boxing fans in Portobello bar

Fri, 03 May 2013 09:29:57 GMT

A PUB-GOER suffered a broken cheekbone after he was attacked by three boxing fans who had blocked his view of a band playing in the bar.

National bowls association wants closure rethink

Wed, 01 May 2013 09:41:16 GMT

THE national indoor bowls  association has called for a plans to axe the Capital’s only public indoor bowls facility to be  reversed amid fears the move will damage the future of the game.

Portobello High School: Parliament bill bid made

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 09:29:31 GMT

A Private Bill to allow the new Portobello High School to be built in Portobello Park has been introduced in the Scottish Parliament.

Pair press for Yes outcome

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 09:03:13 GMT

Former Labour MP John McAllion will join forces with ex-SNP MSP John Finnie to press the case for an independent Scotland at a public meeting tonight.

Measles jabs offer to kids

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 09:03:11 GMT

Older children in Scotland are being offered a vaccination against measles following an outbreak in England and Wales.

32-year amateur football rivalry under threat

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 08:39:30 GMT

IT’S a historic fixture that first kicked off in the year Scotland’s David Narey blasted a wonder strike past a helpless Brazilian goalkeeper in the World Cup.

Gambling addict duped 96-year-old with tree ruse

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 09:20:37 GMT

A GAMBLING addict who conned a 96-year old woman into giving him her bank card and PIN number blew £600 playing a roulette machine in a bookies’ shop.

Mission to Malawi for Queen Margaret uni

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 09:15:14 GMT

EXPERTS at a major health studies institute are to reunite with Malawian graduates at an event marking its 20th anniversary.

Widow leads tumour rally

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 15:26:53 GMT

LIVINGSTON widow Rachel Clark is to lead a rally at the Scottish Parliament to call for an awareness campaign among doctors and the public about brain tumours.

Portobello school campaigners vow to fight park Bill

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 08:39:05 GMT

CAMPAIGNERS against construction of a high school in Portobello Park have vowed to fight a private Bill allowing education chiefs to build in the green space.

Portobello Community Council numbers to be cut

Sat, 20 Apr 2013 08:14:43 GMT

PORTOBELLO Community Council is set to be slashed in size amid claims it is being led by “out of touch zombies”.