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Muslims at Annandale Mosque invite Spurtle readers to join them as they break their fast during the month of Ramadan.
The event – from 9.00pm on Tuesday 20 June – is free and everyone is welcome to attend.
For more information, and to RSVP, you are asked to email the mosque at: beyondtheveil@hotmail.co.uk
All are welcome!
POLICE SEEK WITNESSES
Good news to start the week!
Cato the Bengal wanderer (pictured right, on the left or right) has returned safe and sound to his home in Broughton Market after an absence of 3 weeks (Breaking news, 25.5.17).
Nobody knows quite where he’s been, why, or with whom, but wherever it was he was well fed.
BROCK RETAINS EDINBURGH NORTH & LEITH
The SNP’s Deidre Brock was returned to Parliament with a reduced majority in yesterday’s General Election.
Brock (right) secured 19,243 votes in Edinburgh North and Leith, 1,625 more than Gordon Munro’s 17,618 for Labour.
Next came: Iain McGill (Conservative) on 15,385, Martin Veart (Liberal Democrat) on 2,579; and Lorna Slater (Green) on 1,727.
The turnout was a respectable 71.2%.
NEW ENTRANTS AND THE FINAL TALLY
The election leaflets have been pouring in, and along with them more dodgy bar charts, including a repeat and one with, literally, a new slant on the topic.
First to Labour's Gordon Munro, who, up until now, has had an unblemished record of bar chart scaling.
Sadly, the Labour horse has fallen at the second fence:
Are you an election wonk?
Does your heart beat a little faster at the first sniff of a Dimbleby?
If so, then Friday’s press release from City of Edinburgh Council is just the thing to make your Monday go with a swing.
We reproduce it below in full and ask any reader who knows what a fingerette is to get in touch.
GENERAL ELECTION BY NUMBERS IN EDINBURGH
While Britain woke to news of horror and tragedy this morning, in Broughton there was a glimmer of hope.
The Revd Graham McGeoch had earlier invited Annandale Mosque’s Shaykh Hassan Rabbani to address the congregation at Broughton St Mary’s during their celebration of Pentecost.
Rabbani’s ground-breaking visit attracted a diverse audience – not all regular churchgoers – of over 100.
Land Engineering Ltd – the subcontractor responsible for current Leith Walk Phase 4 improvements between Pilrig Street and McDonald Road – has been put into administration.
In a statement issued to stakeholders this evening, Turner & Townsend Infrastructure said:
Having carried out a comprehensive assessment of the company’s financial stability prior to signing the contract, which did not highlight any concerns, this is unexpected and particularly disappointing.
Around 80 people gathered on Tuesday evening for the Edinburgh North and Leith General Election hustings, organised by Leith Central Community Council. In the chair was Keith Anderson, CEO of the Port of Leith Housing Association.
The next day, Annandale Mosque hosted a second hustings, rescheduled because of the Manchester bombing. The meeting was chaired by imam Shaykh Hassan Rabbani, with about 50 people in attendance. Photos accompanying this report come from both meetings.
Dear Residents of Annandale Street
Greetings. You may have noticed a high volume of movement at the Mosque these past few days. We apologise if this has caused any inconvenience.
The Muslim month of Fasting, Ramadan, is upon us again. This year it is between the 27 May and 24 June. During Ramadan, Muslims are expected to make more of an effort to attend their local mosque, especially during the evening and night-time prayers. Fasting is between Dawn and Dusk and then people are encouraged to attend the mosque to pray and open their fasts.