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Opening date for Edinburgh's new £200 million tram extension revealed

After almost four years of construction, Edinburgh trams will soon take passengers to Newhaven after an opening date was announced for the latest…

The National (Scotland)

£200 million Edinburgh tram extension gets launch date

Services on the route to Newhaven are scheduled to start from 7 June

Insider UK

Edinburgh trams to Newhaven long-awaited launch date for passengers announced

The first Newhaven tram services carrying passengers have been given an official launch date by the City of Edinburgh Council on Thursday, and it is not far away.

Edinburgh Live

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Edinburgh's first independent 'houseplant hospital' store to open after pop-up success

Rosanna and Tom Costello have secured the funding to find a permanent home on Newhaven Road and will offer a service unlike any other in the capital, including advice on treating your houseplants

Edinburgh Live

First Edinburgh daytime 'ghost trams' seen as testing continues on Newhaven link

Locals spotted the trams making their way from the city centre, down Leith Walk to Newhaven as the official launch date edges nearer. Last month, overnight testing began on the line to minimise disruption to traffic

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh locals speak of 'relief' as they get first glimpse of trams to Newhaven

There is varied opinions about the trams and especially in the Leith Walk as many residents have criticised the cost, time spent and the disruption that the trams have supposedly caused to the area.

Edinburgh Live

Historic Edinburgh Victorian tram cable wheels to be put on permanent public display

The wheels were discovered at the Pilrig Street junction with Leith Walk in August 2021 during the Tram to Newhaven excavations. A permanent public display will be established to view the wheels

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Baby bilby at Newhaven Wildlife Sanctuary a beacon of hope for Central Australia

Ecologists say a $1.6 million federal plan to protect bilbies from predators and fire in Central Australia will build on a reintroduction program near Alice Springs, which recorded its first joey in December.

ABC News

Edinburgh restaurant posts public Facebook apology to diners over 'slip in standards'

The Old Chain Pier in Newhaven took to its official Facebook page to offer their apologies for a slip in their "usual standards of tidiness around the premises".

Edinburgh Live

Trams return to Leith Walk after 67 years with testing ahead of launch

THE first tram in 67 years has run down Leith Walk in Edinburgh, as the Trams to Newhaven project nears completion.

The National (Scotland)

First look at Edinburgh's 'ghost trams' as testing gets underway on new route

Following recent news of the 'ghost trams' running from Picardy Place to Newhaven over the next four nights between 8pm to 4am, Monday night saw a landmark milestone reached for the £207million project.

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh ‘ghost’ trams date set as testing begins on Newhaven line

A date for the testing of the Newhaven tram extension has been set, Edinburgh Live understands, as the million pound development nears completion and passengers set to hop on the vehicles in June.

Edinburgh Live

Police release new CCTV footage of missing couple with newborn baby

Authorities believe Constance Marten and Mark Gordon have been sleeping rough and travelling around the UK by taxi for six weeks

The Guardian - UK

Angry Edinburgh shop owner says workmen appeared outside his shop with no warning

Adam Barclay, who runs Argonaut Books on Leith Walk, says Edinburgh Council has shown 'no respect for the livelihoods' of his staff while constructing the new tram lines to Newhaven.

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Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh's new tramline from Leith to Newhaven will open in June

It has been revealed that the £207million extension will now be operational by June 21.

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh dad hits out at overnight tram works keeping his family awake

Eleazar Do Rego says that the Trams to Newhaven project has caused nothing but problems for local residents and business owners since it began over three years ago.

Liverpool Echo

Police offer £10,000 reward for finding missing aristocrat who took taxi to Liverpool

Constance Marten vanished weeks ago with her newborn baby and sex offender partner

Evening Standard

Police offer £10,000 reward for information that tracks down missing couple and baby

Police believe they are still in the country and fear they could be sleeping rough in a tent

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The Independent UK

£10,000 reward offered in hunt for aristocrat missing with newborn and boyfriend - old

Constance Marten vanished weeks ago with her baby and sex offender partner Mark Gordon.

The Independent UK

Police offer £10,000 reward to find missing aristocrat and baby as new sighting confirmed

Police believe the Constance Marten and her partner Mark Gordon could be anywhere in the UK

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh locals baffled as council put pavements over junctions on quiet road

Several residents in the Newhaven area have voiced their opinion on the new road layout on their street, with several junctions making way for continuous pavements laid with tarmac.

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh locals forced to queue across cycle lane after 'pedestrian safe' redesign

Busy Leith Walk has undergone a major transformation in recent months, in part to allow the construction of tram lines to Newhaven.

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh local 'can't work from home' due to noise from tram work diggers

Colin Mackenzie, a resident who has lived in the Newhaven area of Edinburgh, for over 10 years recorded on his phone a video of a digger making a distinct noise on the tram works.

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh tram line's lack of Gaelic signs 'a major missed opportunity'

The council said tram chiefs would be likely to request any changes to stops to be made across the entire line, rather than just the new one through Leith opening next year.

Edinburgh Live

Why this Edinburgh man is standing in traffic to help city deal with rogue drivers

The concerned Edinburgh resident took matters into his own hands when drivers continued to flout the rules and put vulnerable pedestrians in danger at a busy junction.

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