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All at sea (Apr 23 2007 10:59 GMT) - THE tide of raw sewage flooding into the Forth was finally stopped today, amid growing anger over water chiefs' handling of the disaster. |
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- WHEN a 30-year-old pump broke down at Seafield Wastewater Treatment Centre it set off a chain of events that would inevitably lead to the pollution of the Forth with raw sewage. |
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- A MAN who owns at least five homes in Edinburgh is living in a housing association flat with his cheap rent subsidised by city tax-payers. |
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- LEADING businessman Sir Tom Farmer today revealed he will vote for the SNP in next month's elections. The multi-millionaire Kwik-Fit founder said he did not accept the "scare stories" from the Nationalists' opponents. |
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- ROGUE bikers terrorising a city estate were targeted during a police blitz involving officers on off-road motorbikes. Two youths were charged following the operation in Craigmillar aimed at tackling the growing menace. |
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- WORK on a £5 million science centre is finally set to start in the Old Town - more than five years late. |
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- EAST Lothian Council is facing a second inquiry by the Accounts Commission, following the appointment of its new chief executive. |
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- COPIES of Robert Louis Stevenson's Kidnapped have travelled the world after being "released into the wild" in Edinburgh. |
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- A CHURCH has been built inside a new block of flats - with a 1ft-thick ceiling so the neighbours won't get woken up on a Sunday morning. |
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- THE father of hit-and-run victim Jack Anderson is to run the Edinburgh Marathon in memory of his son. |
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- THE daughter of the boxing champion killed in The Marmion pub shooting has paid tribute to her father at a memorial service held one year after his death. |
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- A FAMILY is being kept awake at night by a "noisy" Scottish Water manhole cover opposite the firm's Edinburgh headquarters. |
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- THE new home of the city's registrar for births, deaths and marriages opens at the end of the month. |
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- HOUSE prices in Musselburgh have soared at more than twice the rate of Edinburgh, figures showed today. The average price for a house in the East Lothian town is £184,162 - a 26 per cent rise from this time last year. |
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- WORK to prevent classrooms at Linlithgow Bridge Primary School overheating is set to be completed by the end of next month - more than three years after the problem was first raised by inspectors. |
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- EDINBURGH video games developer Rockstar has been criticised over plans for a sequel to controversial hit Manhunt. |
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- GRASSROOTS sport in Scotland will lose out on more than £55 million to help pay for the London Olympics in 2012, the Liberal Democrats claimed today. |
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- A TOUCH-SCREEN directory system is set to be installed in hundreds of the city's private hire cars within the next few weeks. |
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- COUNCIL chiefs are battling to move a family out of one of Scotland's most expensive council houses to make way for a library extension. |
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- LIBERAL Democrat Mike Pringle has been cleared of breaking parliamentary rules on the use of pre-paid envelopes. |
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- A DRIVER blocked a punch from a fellow motorist who followed him after a "road rage" incident on a busy city street. |
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- A MAN has been arrested in connection with stairwell fire which left a mother and her young daughter battling for their lives. |
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- PLANS to build 22 new homes in Craigmillar have been approved by councillors. |
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- THE chief executive of Midlothian council says there is "much planned" for the future following the area being ranked highly in a national poll. |
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- TENS of thousands of civil servants are set to stage a second national strike over pay, jobs and privatisation on May 1. |
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- AN EVENT to mark Workers' Memorial Day is being held in Princes Street Gardens next Saturday. |
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- A FOOTBALL ground in West Calder is to be sold off to make way for a new health centre. |
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- NEW floodlighting is set to be installed at the Juniper Green Bowling Club to allow more nighttime contests. |
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- CONSERVATIVE Nicolas Sarkozy has seized a strong lead over Socialist Segolene Royal in the first round of France's presidential election. |
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- A CAMPAIGN to persuade Edinburgh City Council to embrace "ethical investment" and sell around £2 million worth of shares in engineering firm BAE Systems is gathering momentum. |
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- A TEENAGER will spend summer helping doctors in Ghana before he begins a medical degree. |
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- COMMUNITY leaders have paid tribute to a soon-to-retire councillor. Bob Cairns, the city's environment leader, is not seeking re-election in May after 34 years in local government. |
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- POLICE have issued a warning about bogus callers after two men posing as plumbers stole money from an elderly woman. |
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- WALKERS have raised £1800 for a local charity. More than 50 people took part in the first "Walk the Seven" event organised by Chest, Heart and Stroke Scotland. |
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- PLANS have been unveiled for Edinburgh's annual tree festival, which is set to take place in Inverleith Park. |
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- Rock acts on television this week include The Exies, who perform on 'The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson' on Monday; Cartel, who visit 'Total Request Live' on Monday; The Format, who perform on 'Last Call with Carson Daly' on Tuesday; The Stooges, who perform on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' on Tuesday; To... |
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- Pete Doherty of Babyshambles was spotted with a first aid bandage on his right hand on Wednesday (April 18) in London, England. Check out pictures from WENN.... |
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- Asian Financial Inc Files SEC Form 8-K - Current report |
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- Solarfun Power Holdings Co., Ltd. Files SEC Form 6-K - Report of foreign issuer [Rules 13a-16 and 15d-16] |
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