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* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/24hr.shtml?id=1808 BBC Weather: Edinburgh] | * [http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/24hr.shtml?id=1808 BBC Weather: Edinburgh] | ||
* [http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/dg/edinburgh_forecast_weather.html Met Office: Edinburgh] | * [http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/dg/edinburgh_forecast_weather.html Met Office: Edinburgh] | ||
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* [http://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/abs/Weathercam/station/ School of GeoSciences weather station summary] | * [http://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/abs/Weathercam/station/ School of GeoSciences weather station summary] | ||
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| + | * [http://www.raintoday.co.uk/ Will it Rain Today?] | ||
| + | * [http://www.blitzortung.org/Webpages/index.php?lang=en Blitzortung.org] | ||
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| + | * [http://earth.nullschool.net/#current/wind/isobaric/1000hPa/orthographic=-1.26,51.95,982 earth :: an animated map of global wind, weather, and ocean conditions] | ||
== Maps == | == Maps == | ||
Revision as of 19:39, 7 October 2014
Recycling & reuse
- Sort It Useful information on how you can Reduce, Reuse and Recycle your household waste.
- recyclelocal If you don't want it, recycle it, locally
- Re:use 'Exchange' Sites
- Old Dalkeith Road CRC, Craigmillar EH16 4TB
- 8am - 7.30pm Monday - Friday 8am - 6pm Saturday & Sunday
- Fillyside Road CRC, Seafield EH7 6RD
- 8am - 7.30pm Monday - Friday. 8am - 6pm Saturday & Sunday. Due to staffing difficulties, the commercial side of Seafield Community Recycling Centre will be closed from noon - 1pm until further no...
- Bankhead Avenue CRC, Sighthill EH11 4EA
- 8am - 7.30pm Monday - Friday. 8am - 6pm Saturday & Sunday
Services
- FixMyStreet Report, view, or discuss local problems (like graffiti, fly tipping, broken paving slabs, or street lighting)
- FillThatHole.org.uk: The City of Edinburgh Council
- Problems with stair lighting form (edinburgh.gov.uk)
Power
- electricityinfo.org an independent website providing consumers with environmental information on the UK electricity supply industry
Gift economy
- The Frecycle Network Edinburgh
- Edinburgh Freegle Like Freecycle, but freer.
Mutual credit
News
Local/Scotland
- Edinburgh Outlook News from your Local Council
- Edinburgh Evening News, Facebook, Twitter
- North Edinburgh News
UK/Europe/World
- BBC News Front page
- BBC News Video stream
- The Independent
- The Guardian
- EurActiv.com
- euronews | europa
- euronews | world
- New York Times Wire
- Wikinews
- El Reg Biting the hand that feeds IT
- Boing Boing A Directory Of Wonderful Things
- The Big Project News
- Chipwrapper Search UK newspapers
Weather
Maps
OpenStreetMap based
- CloudMade
- OpenCycleMap
- Edinburgh CycleStreets
- Öpnvkarte - public transport map
General maps
- Google Maps
- multimap
- multimap (OS data)
- Streetmap.co.uk
Extra info
- Google Maps w/ annotations
- geograph - photographs for every OS grid square
- Sustrans Transport routes
- Edinburgh Traffic ViaMichelin
- The Megalithic Portal and Map
- Heavens Above Daily predictions for brighter satellites
- Geocaching - The Official Global GPS Cache Hunt Site
- GeoHack - Edinburgh - Meta, many map links, most already listed above.