Edinburgh People

If you think you've been over-charged for work done under a statutory notice then it might be worth talking to the police:

'BBC Scotland has uncovered evidence of possible fraud and serious wrongdoing in building works overseen by Edinburgh City Council.
There are calls for a review of recent work carried out under the statutory notice system, which allows the council to order repairs to private homes.
The BBC heard claims of bribes being offered by contractors, overcharging, unnecessary and poor quality work.'

Does anyone know if it's possible to pay a statutory notice for communal repairs in installments?
If so, who to contact about it?

There's a map of Edinburgh's charity shops which have a range of cards and gifts at
http://www.changeworks.org.uk/content.php?linkid=347

The One World Shop and the bookshop near it are below the church at the corner of Princes St and Lothian Rd.

The Refugee Center at St George's on Shandwick Pl has a fair trade shop including Xmas gifts made from olive wood in Bethlehem.


Anyone got any other good sources for an ethical Xmas?

Does anybody know where in the Bruntsfield area would sell superglue these days?
We used to get it from Woolworths...

Anybody got an good sites for links to what's on in Edinburgh.

So far I've found http://scotland-travel.suite101.com/article.cfm/edinburgh which looks vaguely promising.

Not sure about Gumtree http://edinburgh.gumtree.com/ - is it useful?