Edinburgh Evening News - April 18, 2025

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April 18, 2025

Avoiding back injury when you dig, prune and plant

While working in the garden can be incredibly rewarding for the soul, it's not always as gentle on your back.

2 mins

Geri Halliwell-Horner to visit city on UK book tour

Former Spice Girl, Geri Halliwell-Horner, will visit Edinburgh this month as part of a UK tour to launch her new children's book.

1 min

Community partnership bearing fruit

A collaboration involving local gardening volunteers and housebuilder Cala is bearing fruit-and flowers-in the West Lothian village of Winchburgh.

1 min

Spring clean starts campaign to be cleanest city in UK

At the council elections in 2022 the Conservative manifesto for Edinburgh put cleaning up our city front and centre. I'm delighted to say we are having some success.

2 mins

How one woman is helping the army of unpaid carers in society

If you ask Al for a definition of the work of a Caregiver, the description reads 'carers provide a wide range of support, which can include practical tasks like cooking, cleaning and managing finances, as well as personal care, emotional support and companionship.'

2 mins

Raising a glass for Earth Day

Support biodiversity in the vineyard with these eco-conscious choices

1 min

Outdoor living trends for entertaining and relaxing

Once a casual fling when blue skies beckon, al fresco living has become a lifestyle choice - with a focus on fashioning garden furniture as much as your indoor living space.

2 mins

What a couple of real swells are Fred Astaire and Judy Garland

It's Easter! Bring on the Terry's Chocolate Orange, a buttered hot cross bun, soft-boiled eggs with soldiers, bank holiday traffic queues, whiny children, angry adults ... and, everything crossed, on the telly a good, old-fashioned musical.

3 mins

Revenge tale, a Wild West adventure and evil epic vie for prize

Six books written by authors from England, Ireland and the Netherlands have made it to the final bout in the annual Sir Walter Scott Prize competition.

1 min

Keeping memories of loved ones alive

After someone we love has passed away most of us try to find a way of keeping their memory alive.

2 mins

Pozzi crowned Stillwater Bank champion by matter of minutes

Scott Pozzi was crowned the Scottish Stillwater Bank champion for the first time thanks to landing a fish in the first minute of the final - but it was so, so close at the countdown.

3 mins

Goodburn wins silver a year after diagnosis

Archie Goodburn battled \"mental demons\" as he overcame his cancer diagnosis to claim silver in the men's 50m breaststroke at the Aquatics GB Swimming Championships.

1 min

Victorious Ali clinches a return to the Crucible

Two-time World Championship finalist Ali Carter booked his return to the Crucible with a 105 victory over China's He Guoqiang in qualifying.

1 min

The semi-final trend Hearts must buck this weekend

Hearts will play their tenth national cup semi-final since they last lifted a major trophy when they face Aberdeen at Hampden Park tomorrow.

1 min

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Edinburgh Evening News Newspaper Description:

For nearly 150 years, Edinburgh Evening News has helped the voices of our community be heard. The Edinburgh Evening News is a daily newspaper and website based in Edinburgh, Scotland. It was founded by John Wilson (1844–1909) and first published in 1873. It is printed daily, except on Sundays.

Much of the content of the Evening News concerns local issues such as transport, health, the local council and crime in Edinburgh and the Lothians. The paper has a significant number of journalists covering sport, with a dedicated reporter assigned to each of the city's football teams, Heart of Midlothian and Hibernian.