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Susan Dalgety

Susan Dalgety is a writer and journalist. Her first book ‘The Spirit of Malawi’ was published by @LuathPress

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Women are less likely than men to receive heart attack treatment while in hospital

Women less likely than men to receive heart attack treatment - Susan Dalgety

Sir Bob Geldof (second left), along with other artists recording the first ever Band Aid single, Do They Know It's Christmas

Feed the world, let Ed know it's Christmas time again - Susan Dalgety

Liberal Democrat Louise Spence resigned just a week after winning a surprise victory in the Colinton and Fairmilehead by-election

More than just a stepping stone to Westminster - Susan Dalgety

Former Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott

An authentic voice of the people - Susan Dalgety

The pizzas that Scottish charity HopeFull serves in Ukraine are a reminder that the West has not forgotten the country's struggle to defend itself from Russian forces – yet

For an hour at least they were not child victims - Susan Dalgety

We need to ask why so many of our young men feel so alienated

We must offer our young men some hope - Susan Dalgety

There's nowhere quite like Edinburgh, says Susan Dalgety

There's just no place like home - Susan Dalgety

Sandcastle Waterpark, Blackpool

Susan Dalgety: Blackpool’s great – but I’d much rather live in Edinburgh

The service has helped 2500 veterans over the last 15 years. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

As Remembrance Day nears, veterans find their funding cut - Susan Dalgety

Former first minister Alex Salmond – a ‘consequential figure in Scottish public life’

I doubt we will see the like of Alex Salmond again - Susan Dalgety

Public opinion could yet save the Brunton Theatre - Susan Dalgety

Poet and spoken word performer Jenny Lindsay has told how she was subjected to a prolonged 'hounding' after and lost work after being accused of transphobia

Time to stop hounding women who dare support female rights - Susan Dalgety

Come Dine With Me is looking for contestants from Edinburgh to take part in the next series

Susan Dalgety: Come dine with me – if you don’t mind my grumpy swearing

There are 396 Edinburgh families whose benefits were capped this year

Benefits cap must go as too many families struggle to survive - Susan Dalgety

Ian Rankin's new John Rebus thriller Midnight and Blue is out now

Never mind Bojo we all want to know how John Rebus is coping in prison - Susan D...

Zoo keepers feed the penguins, a popular attraction at Edinburgh Zoo

Thanks for making Zoo affordable for as many people as possible - Susan Dalgety

Closing The People’s Museum would be cultural vandalism - Susan Dalgety
Edinburgh’s story is often told through the lives of the rich and famous, from Mary Queen of Scots and John Knox to Sir Walter Scott and Adam Smith, the father of modern economics.
Susan Dalgety

Scottish Government’s Housing Minister Paul McLellan and Council’s Housing Convener Councillor Jane Meagher take a look at the recently refurbished houses in Murrayburn

City’s housing crisis won’t be solved by a lame duck Scottish Government - Susa...

If I had had a spare few thousand pounds, says Susan Dalgety, I could have got a hearing test and devices within a few days instead of waiting nearly a year

NHS and private sector should collaborate on hearing loss treatment - Susan Dalg...

The Roseburn Path. (Photo by Lisa Ferguson)

Roseburn Path offers oasis of calm, but not for much longer if city planners get...

The Edinburgh bus tracker is now working

Now city bus trackers can tell us how late they are running - Susan Dalgety

Mridul Wadhwa has stepped down as chief executive of the Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre

Learning the lessons from Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre damage - Susan Dalgety

The council has a new vision for Princes Street, Ross bandstand and Waverley footbridge

Susan Dalgety: A 16-year wait for Princes Street upgrade – let’s hope it’s worth...

Robert Aldridge, Edinburgh's Lord Provost, in the gold and diamond chain of office. Picture: Greg Macvean

Edinburgh Lord Provost’s civic regalia is not for sale, thank you - Susan Dalget...

Andy Burnham, mayor of Greater Manchester, is one of a number of directly elected city politicians who have made a difference south of the Border (Picture: Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Isn’t it time we had a can-do mayor like Andy to work for us? - Susan Dalgety

Oasis last performed at Murrayfield Stadium in 2009

A Heap of nonsense over supporting entertainment in the city - Susan Dalgety

Trainspotting portrays a group of friends - including Renton, Sick Boy, Begbie, and Spud as they navigate through life and battle heroin addiction

We need a properly funded drug rehabilitation programme - Susan Dalgety

I am sorry I didn’t spend more time in the bath when I had the chance

Regrets, I’ve had a few, like not spending more time in the bath - Susan Dalgety
It was my birthday yesterday. Not a particularly significant one, unless you consider reaching my ripe old age an achievement in itself, but I celebrated in style with a hot bubble bath and a glass of pink champagne.
Susan Dalgety

People walk on a road swept by flood waters in Chikwawa, Malawi in 2022

Scots and Malawians are working together to build a better world - Susan Dalgety

The University of Edinburgh’s running costs are £100 million a month – or £1.2 billion a year

Reform urgently needed as university sector finances just don’t add up - Susan D...

Health secretary Wes Streeting recounted how during the recent general election campaign a fake WhatsApp message appeared to be using his voice

Society’s challenges will not be solved by closing down Twitter or banning TikTo...

Entertainers perform on the Royal Mile during the opening weekend of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe - Maybe the city's residents could be offered a discounted rate for every show as a reward for putting up with the inconvenience of late-running buses, packed pavements and the general mayhem that is Edinburgh in August. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Residents could be offered a discounted rate for every show as a reward for putt...

The Lord Provost Robert Aldridge at the Edinburgh 900 programme launch at the City Chambers

Susan Dalgety: Happy 900th birthday Edinburgh - lang may your lum reek

Scotland’s public finance minister says £100m will need to be found to keep winter fuel payments universal

Keep paying pensioners who need winter fuel funding most - Susan Dalgety

It is hoped Edinburgh's Filmhouse cinema will be able to reopen by October.

City planners need to see the light over the Filmhouse’s future - Susan Dalgety

Former Labour Prime Minister Gordon Brown. PIC: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Labour can help fight poverty by removing two-child benefit cap - Susan Dalgety

Edinburgh Law School lecturer Amy Lawton runs the only free, dedicated tax clinic in the UK

Susan Dalgety: Amy leads the way with tax advice for the little man – and woman

John Swinney of the SNP and Anas Sarwar of the Labour Party take part in BBC Scotland’s UK general election debate at The University of Glasgow

Changed days indeed as Labour and SNP swap places in Scotland - Susan Dalgety

Perhaps it is now time for the Electoral Management Board for Scotland to consider entering the 21st century and opt for online voting. Picture: Philip Toscano/PA Wire

If RBS can protect my overdraft from hackers surely e-elections could be made sa...

Scottish Labour calculate that VAT on private school fees will proved an extra £150 million a year

VAT on private school fees will bring immediate cash injection into state school...

Labour's Scott Arthur celebrates as the SNP's Joanna Cherry bows out at the general election count in Edinburgh

Outgoing MP Cherry’s word of warning for new women at Westminster - Susan Dalget...

New planning permission and licensing rules has seen the number of short-term stays advertised on Airbnb drop by 44 per cent since 2019

Strict conditions on short-term lets driving landlords underground - Susan Dalge...

Instagram influencer cat Jasper climbs Ben Nevis

Mountaineering moggy Jasper certainly gets around - Susan Dalgety

New recycling rules are a great idea but bin the bin monitors - Susan Dalgety

Scottish Labour is to ‘consider’ how free breakfasts in schools can help children

How about it John? Make sure children get a proper start to the school day - Sus...

The Scottish Greens have promised to get rid of King Charles if they form the next UK government

Greens have no hope of abolishing pomp and pageantry of monarchy - Susan Dalgety

Former City of Edinburgh Council transport convener Professor David Begg said an increase in delivery vans was adding to congestion. (Photo: Lisa Ferguson)

Extending Capital bus lane hours Begg the question - Susan Dalgety