Five things you need to know today
Fancy buying a police box?
Police box for sale at auction
The police box on Brandon Terrace next to The Tollhouse Restaurant is coming up for auction next week.
The former flower shop has been empty for a time and is now on the market at offers over £22,000 with an added administration charge of a minimum of £3,600 including VAT.
Police boxes are always popular with entrepreneurs and start up businesses and are used in the city as coffee shops, book shops and pop up spaces for businesses.
New bike bus
There are several bike buses in Edinburgh offering opportunities for children and parents to cycle or scoot to school. The newest is at Craigour Park Primary School which runs on Mondays from 8.15am - the stops are shown on the video and listed below.
Leaves from school at 8.15am
Moredun Park Street 8.18am
Moredun Park Green 8.20am
Moredun Park Grove 8.23am
Fernie Park 8.25am
Fernie Crescent Lane 8.27am
St John Vianney 8.29am
Fernieside Place 8.31am
Craigour Crescent 8.33am
Moredun House 8.35am
Goodtrees 8.36am
Arrive at School around 8.40am
Today at Corstorphine Library
Jane Tulloch will be at the library at 2pm discussing the lost department stores of Edinburgh. She will talk about stores such as Jenners and Patrick Thomson on North Bridge. The event is completely free and open to all.
Volunteer Edinburgh recruitment fair
This event takes place next week.
At the Volunteer Recruitment Fair you can meet organisations looking for volunteers, or talk to experienced volunteer advisors on hand to help you to search hundreds of volunteering opportunities throughout the city.
Who is this event for? Organisations and anyone interested in volunteering.
When? Wednesday 13 September 2023 from 10.30am until 6.30pm.
Where? St Paul’s and St George’s Church on York Place. Click here to view on a map.
What does is cost? The event is free to visitors. Bookings for stallholders are charged and we have a number of payment options available.
If you’re considering volunteering, it is a good opportunity to meet face to face with dozens of organisations from across the city that you can speak to directly and who are currently looking for volunteers.
Our September issue
Our September newspaper is freshly published and on the streets of the capital today.
Our cover story is about the Lord Provost and Council Leader who are taking riding lessons to allow them to take part in the Riding of the Marches while inside we take up the story of Larah Bross and her chain of bagel shops which employ around 70 people in the city - some of which are now temporarily closed.
