The Edinburgh Reporter Edinburgh to Glow Gold this September by Phyllis Stephen
Sir Walter Scott (1771 - 1832) Much of Scott’s work is still read today. The author is commemorated at Makars' Court outside the Writers' Museum, and this statue by John Steel sits under the Scott Monument which towers 61.11 metres above Princes Street. Those of you who are fit enough may brave the 287 steps. Quotes from his work are visible on the Canongate Wall of the Scottish Parliament building.
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Buildings in Edinburgh including Edinburgh Cas‐ tle and The National Gal‐ leries at The Mound will Glow Gold this autumn as part of a cancer-aware‐ ness campaign begun by a group of Edinburgh par‐ ents whose children have had cancer. One of the parents behind the move, Pam Neilson's little son Kai passed away Kai died in January in January of this year. change in the prognosis Pam told The Edinburgh for these children." Reporter: "No parent thinks that their child is Read more online
Plans for George Street - A Special Place! by Phyllis Stephen Following a year-long trial on George Street the council has agreed to move forward with a new design. A trial layout ran from July 2014 to August 2015 meaning that the street was changed for two festival periods.
A more detailed design will be drawn up by February 2017 to address ongoing questions of road junctions, parking, stat‐ ues, the street's symmetry, buses, bikes and pedestrians and how they can all best use the street in harmony with Hibs players toured the city in May, the day after each other. winning the Scottish Cup