Robert Aldridge

King Charles III inspects the guard of honour

In pictures: King attends Ceremony of the Keys as Royal Week begins

King Charles III speaks to a member of Royal Company of Archers, The King's Bodyguard Scotland, at the Ceremony of the Keys in the gardens of the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh. Picture: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

King Charles accepts keys to Edinburgh to open Royal Week

Exclusive Edinburgh Festival Fringe chief demands crisis summit to secure funding support

Edinburgh's Lord Provost Robert Aldridge met the cast of the South African production Dark Noon at the 2023 Fringe.

Lord Provost to become Edinburgh Fringe official ambassador for first time

Former Edinburgh Lord Provost Norman Irons was the Capital's civic head from 1992 until 1996. Picture: Jack Crombie.

Former Lord Provost Norman Irons dies, aged 82

Violinist Nicola Benedetti to be honoured by Edinburgh

Ukrainian soldiers help an elderly woman to cross a destroyed bridge as she evacuates the city of Irpin, northwest of Kyiv, on March 7, 2022. (Photo by Dimitar DILKOFF / AFP) (Photo by DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP via Getty Images)

Date and details of national one-minute silence for Ukraine

Hundreds of firefighters lined the route of the funeral cortege. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

Thousands line streets to pay respects to fallen firefighter Barry Martin

Lord Provost Robert Aldridge and First Minister Nicola Sturgeon led tributes to the fallen outside the City Chambers on Edinburgh's Royal Mile.

Packed Royal Mile falls silent as Edinburgh pays tribute to the fallen

The Lord Provist with the Queen's Award for Enterprise - Innovation presented to Leonardo UK Radar and Advanced Targeting

Honoured: Edinburgh aerospace giant Leonardo recognised with Queen's Award

Ballater War Memorial won the Small Community with Gardens category.

Ballater War Memorial honoured in national awards

Thousands are expected to flock to Holyrood Park to watch Queen Elizabeth II's funeral live on a giant screen

Queen Elizabeth II: Royal funeral service to be shown on big screen in Edinburgh

King Charles III during a reception with Realm High Commissioners and their spouses in the Bow Room at Buckingham Palace, London. Picture date: Sunday September 11, 2022.

What is the Ceremony of the Keys as King Charles III attends traditional event

A view across the city of Edinburgh from Calton Hill at dusk, as Edinburgh is to host the Unesco Cities of Literature network conference in 2024, marking 20 years since it became the first city to be given the designation. Picture: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

Edinburgh to host major Unesco literature conference

Fringe Society chief executive Shona McCarthy. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

Fringe chief secures vote of confidence as 1.5 million ticket sales are revealed

Queen Elizabeth II during the traditional Ceremony of the Keys at Holyroodhouse. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Queen in Scotland for traditional week of events

Robert Aldridge spoke of his pride at becoming Edinburgh's Lord Provost
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Edinburgh's first openly gay Lord Provost urges people to 'be themselves'

Edinburgh's world famous floral clock in bloom for the Queen's platinum jubilee

Picnic planned beneath Edinburgh Castle to celebrate the platinum jubilee

Edinburgh's floral clock is the world's oldest
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Edinburgh's world famous floral clock marks the Queen's platinum jubilee

West Edinburgh: Scottish Government gives final approval to new £500 million housing development

Scottish Government gives final approval to new £500 million housing development

The UK is paying the price of Boris Johnson's failure to plan for the effects of Brexit (Picture: Ben Stansall/AFP via Getty Images)

Boris tells jokes while making life for the poorest harder – Robert Aldridge

Finance Secretary Kate Forbes, seen with watched by Nicola Sturgeon, has offered councils money if they will agree to freeze council tax (Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA)

Why SNP's obsession with power is bad for democracy – Robert Aldridge

Brexit: Old Etonian elite are taking us for fools – Robert Aldridge

How tourists can help Edinburgh cope with over-tourism – Robert Aldridge

Air pollution is an issue that has long dogged the city known as Auld Reekie as this image from 1969 shows

Air pollution: Why Edinburgh’s plan just isn’t good enough – Christine Jardine

The UK is acting like Harry Enfeilds truculent teenage character Kevin yelling 'it's so unfair'. Picture: PA

Brexit: UK acting just like Harry Enfield’s stroppy teenager – Robert Aldridge

Brexit: UK acting just like Harry Enfield’s stroppy teenager – Robert Aldridge

An artists impression of trams running on Leith Walk

Brexit could spell disaster for Edinburgh tram extension – Robert Aldridge

Brexit could spell disaster for Edinburgh tram extension – Robert Aldridge

Tinkerbell is as real as hard Brexiteers vision for Britain

Robert Aldridge: Jacob Rees-Mogg still insists on '˜Tinkerbell Brexit'

Council mascot The Reducer launches the next phase of the 20mph roll-out with children from the Murrayfield Nursery. Picture: Ian Georgeson

Robert Aldridge: Let's put the brakes on this 20mph zone fiasco

"Power to the People" action group took over the office of Scottish Conservative leader, Ruth Davidson, to campaign against the Benefits Cap.

Record numbers of Scots children living in temporary housing

The issue of homelessness is more important than party politics, says Darren McGarvey

Darren McGarvey: Contempt for the homeless shames all of us

Lying landlords ‘should be jailed’

Construction has begun at the site. Picture: Toby Williams

Homes site may block abandoned tram spur revival

A window was smashed during the incident. Picture: Malcolm McCurrach

Drumbrae shooting: Police return to scene

Edinburgh tram bosses to tour UK’s networks

Edinburgh tram bosses to tour UK’s networks

Council plan for 30p toilet fees to raise £214k

Edinburgh to halt all major road repairs

Lesley Hinds’ tram route dispute leaves city footing £1.4m bill

Lesley Hinds’ tram route dispute leaves city footing £1.4m bill
A STAND-OFF between city leaders which led to work on the tram project being suspended for eight days cost taxpayers more than £1 million, the Evening News can ...

Letters: Trams farce inquiry cannot be complete until project is

Scottish Government must order immediate public inquiry into trams debacle

Edinburgh council leaders under pressure over tram project inquiry

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Anger as notorious stench from waste water plant returns

Spring clean ‘does dirty’ on workforce

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