Breaking news

A serious collision happened this morning around 7.50am at Broughton Point.

A cyclist who had just moved off from the pedestrian crossing outside Broughton Primary School and turned left into East Claremont Street from Broughton Road was crushed under the wheels of a dumper truck which had also turned left.

An ambulance was immediately called, but the condition of the cyclist is not yet known.

The incident was witnessed by several passers-by, including a number of young people on their way to school.

An observer who attended last night's Poverty Alliance hustings at the SYHA, Haddington Place, tells us the level of debate was high.

A major project at the east end of Princes Street has been granted planning permission.

Special Tartan Tablet on sale in Broughton Street is going down a storm.

Curiouser and Curiouser, Blue Moon Café and Nom de Plume have seen bars – priced at £1 each – flying off the shelves and between the chomping gnashers of cheerful locals.

The toothsome confection has been lovingly engineered by volunteer June to raise money for Mansfield Place-based Waverley Care, a charity which helps people living with Hepatitis C and HIV (see Breaking news 20.4.11)

Pride Scotia is the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Communities' pink-letter day in the calendar, a celebration of their own and other's sexual and lifestyle diversity. This year in Broughton it's being held on Saturday 7 May.

'Pride Scotia is OUR day – for OUR community,' say the organisers, 'And it would be really nice if YOU decide to grace us with your presence by joining US to celebrate. We're here because we're Queer! If Queer isn't you, just come along anyway. Here because you care!'

A hustings tomorrow night (26 April) will examine Scottish Parliamentary candidates on their policies for tackling poverty and inequality. The event will take place in the SYHA builiding at 9 Haddington Place, 6.00–8.30pm.

Fielding questions will be: Jacquie Bell (Scottish Liberal-Democrats); Malcolm Chisholm (Scottish Labour); Colin Fox (Scottish Socialist Party); Andrew Hardie (Scottish Conservatives); Alison Johnstone (Scottish Greens): Shirley-Anne Somerville (Scottish Nationalist Party).

Are you a single person (or bijou couple) looking for your own affordable, comfortable, modern accommodation with minimum impact on the environment?

Are you a former guardsman looking to expand your horizons after years in a sentry box?

Are you a cat seeking less room to share with humans?

If the answer to any of these questions is yes, then you should hurry to St Andrew Square where the Cube will remain on display until Sunday as part of the Science Festival.

A small, blurred image alleged to be compelling evidence for the existence of Keifer Sutherland's knees has appeared on our Facebook page this morning (Broughton Spurtle).

A range of waste management solutions is being piloted across the Edinburgh World Heritage Site between May and October.

The measures under review in the New Town include:

Lynne Williamson is busy raising funds for Waverley Care – the Mansfield Place-based charity which cares for and supports people in Scotland living with Hepatitis C and HIV.