Edinburgh Society News (United Kingdom)

India's' Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth has slipped to 6.9 per cent in the second quarter, the lowest in over two years.

Community groups in Perthshire are being reminded that the first closing date for Community Chest applications is fast approaching on 31st March.

JCI Edinburgh is aiming to raise over £500 for the Barnardos Caern Project at a charity quiz night in the capital on Thursday 17 June.

Ministers, senior civil servants and MSPs do not know the law of the land they govern, and are happy to make decisions that will put 60 Scottish citizens out of work and close 15 companies.

A comprehensive petition submitted by Freedom To Choose (Scotland) is being debated at Holyrood on 21 September.(1)

DatetheUK.com, from the EasyDate family of dating web sites, launches a picture editing tool for members to improve their profile photos

The Leith Museum Campaign goes national by a petition to Tony Blair

Petition by John Arthur calling for the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Executive to support the creation of local museums such as the proposed Leith Museum.

Top websites support the "Campaign for a Leith Museum"

As an answer to the increasing popularity of free dating sites EasyDate announces totally free dating for girls on YouCanGetMe.com, one of the dating sites within its portfolio.

The recent announcement that National Trust for Scotland was likely to sell off Lambs House to for a housing redevelopment has led to a lot of public interest in the idea of setting up a Leith museum.

For decades, there have been repeated calls for the establishment of a Leith Museum. Campaigns have been launched, studies carried out,promises made - but Leith, still does not have a permanent, full time, museum.