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Wednesday in Edinburgh – what’s on today

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WEDNESDAY 4 JUNE 2014Blackwell's Edinburgh presents : Scotland, Nationhood and Independence - Chris Bambery launches his new book, A People's History of Scotland, in conversation with James Foley and Peter Ramand, co-authors of Yes: The Radical Case for Scottish Independence.  6.30pm...

Summer Activities for all ages in Gorgie, Dalry & Carrickvale

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Want to try golf, streetdance or archery?  Fancy a go at horseriding, laser quest or cheerleading?All these and more are on offer this summer in Gorgie, Dalry and Carrickvale, but places are limited and...

Our Pick of Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2016 – The Wedding Reception

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Will and Kate’s dream was for a small, intimate wedding – but Kate’s Mum, Lynne, had other plans. In a bid for peace, a compromise was reached, and the happy couple tied the knot in...

Tuesday in Edinburgh – what’s on today

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TUESDAY 15TH JULY 2014Edinburgh Hacklab Open Night: Edinburgh Hacklab is part of the worldwide hackerspace movement - shared spaces for people who mess around with technology for fun. Everyone is welcome to Hacklab Open Nights, which...

Our Pick of Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2016 – Blood Will Have Blood

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Blood Will Have Blood uses audio-immersive technology to put the audience at the heart of the story. You become children, lost in the brutal world of Macbeth’s Scotland. Adopted by one of the three...

Saturday in Edinburgh – What’s On Today

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Song, by Toad Christmas Party: Garden of Elks, Plastic Animals, plus short sets and cabaret from other acts on the Song, By Toad label and followed by DJ Sets from Irregular Owl Movements and...

Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2016 Review: Andrew Maxwell – Slight Return *****

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Andrew Maxwell returns to Edinburgh – at the insistence of his young daughter – to deliver a wonderfully humorous take on the world at large in one of the favourites of the Fringe this...

Edinburgh Festival Fringe – Power Games

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Venue: ZOO Aviary, Venue 124   Dates: 12-24 August 2013 (not 18) Time: 18.45 (ends 20.00) Tickets: £12 - £10  Interactive, narrative dance-theatre from exciting new company. Think you’re in control of your life? Think again.Power...

InnovationTech lecture to be held at EICC

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Chris Forrest, Managing Director of Microsoft Scotland and Professor Harald Haas, Chair of Mobile Communications at the University of Edinburgh, will deliver the keynote presentations on innovation in Scotland’s technology industry at the EICC’s...

On the hunt for the perfect backpack

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This new backpack which you may see The Edinburgh Reporter using at the moment is part of a Kickstarter campaign which is just about to close in the next few days. I am always on the...

Thursday in Edinburgh – What’s On Today

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Milk and Honey? Edinburgh Macmillan Art Show. Original artwork and jewellery for sale, with all proceeds going to Macmillan Cancer Support. The show launched in 2003 and has raised over £140,000 for the charity...

RSNO marks World Book Day 2022 with new commission

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The RSNO will bring the story of Yoyo and The Little Auk to life with animated film and original music.The orchestra commissioned Scottish composer Euan Stevenson, Scottish writer Stewart Ennis and Scottish BAFTA winning...

Edinburgh’s Hogmanay – something free for January 1st!

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SCOT:LANDS - A FREE FESTIVAL EXTRAVAGANZA IN ONE DAYOn January 1st 2014 the very best of Scottish arts, culture and tradition will be brought to Edinburgh in a free, all singing, all dancing family fun...

BBC Radio 1 DJ to host after party at Musselburgh

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One of the most prestigious meetings on the Musselburgh Racecourse calendar is The Edinburgh Cup.Now it is a definite for your diary with the after racing party to be hosted by Greg James of...

Holiday home for a staycation away from the city

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City dwellers seeking a Cumbria bolthole should head to Camelot Holiday Park at Longtown near Carlisle where the latest luxury development, The Paddocks, offering fourteen holiday homes, is a good place for a staycation.The...

Edinburgh World Justice Festival begins this weekend

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On Saturday 1 October 2016 the Edinburgh World Justice Festival will begin two weeks of a programme which will look at migration and refugee rights.The movement began after the Make Poverty History march involving 225,000 people took place....

Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2017 – Education, Education, Education/The Star Seekers

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Award-winning theatre company The Wardrobe Ensemble has announced that Education, Education, Education will receive its World Premiere at Pleasance Queen Dome as part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.The Wardrobe Ensemble recently won The Kevin...

Edinburgh International Science Festival – Mini Maker Faire

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Edinburgh International Science Festival presents the 2nd Edinburgh Mini Maker Faire this Easter Sunday. After a tremendously successful initial outing at Science Festival 2013 which saw more than 3000 visitors attend, it’s back for 2014 - this time bigger,...

Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2017 – Jonny & The Baptists: The Best of 2012-2017

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The musical comedy stars celebrate five years of silly songs and satirical anthems for one week only at the Edinburgh Fringe Multi-award-nominated, nationally acclaimed musical comedians JONNY & THE BAPTISTS are thrilled to announce THE...

Edinburgh Festival Fringe – Kingmaker

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A BUMBLING, CHARISMATIC LONDON MAYOR ATTEMPTS TO BECOME PRIME MINISTER (how true that might well be....) This summer the writers of previous Edinburgh Fringe hits Coalition and Making News and multi-award winning director of Instinct...

COMPETITION – Two tickets for Bowmore and Oysters evening

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TWO TICKETS TO BE WON FOR THE BOWMORE SMOKE & OYSTERS FATHER'S DAY EXPERIENCE on 18 June 2014 at The New Club Princes Street.  Enter below but hurry this competition closes on Monday 16 June 2014 at 5.00pm.The...

Edinburgh Festival Fringe – Bowjangles presents ‘On The Box’

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‘On The Box!’ is Bowjangles’ Edinburgh Fringe debut - a day in the life of a TV that’s been left switched on. These four energetic musicians parody a variety of familiar programmes, with exhilarating dance...

St Mary’s Music School will perform three concerts this month

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St Mary’s Music School celebrates the end of a successful year for Scotland’s National Music School with three concerts in the capital this month. The series of concerts begins with a musical treat for jazz lovers with Jazz...

Edinburgh International Festival 2018 – pushing the boundaries

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This year The Edinburgh International Festival will have a new venue at Leith Theatre alongside the rather more established homes at the Usher Hall, The Queen's Hall, the Lyceum, The King's Theatre, The Hub,...

Tickets available today for International Festival opener

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Free tickets will be available from today for the Standard Life Opening Event: Bloom, which is a digital artwork that will open the 2017 summer festival season.The event will run from 10 until midnight...

Edinburgh Festival Fringe – First Hippo on the Moon

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 Hippo Sheila, Silver Bob the gorilla and Scratch the porcupine descended on the magical children’s section of Waterstones on Princes Street to present a short extract of their show to few lucky local children. The...

Snow at Edinburgh University….Jon Snow!

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The Channel 4 news presenter, Jon Snow, was in Edinburgh a couple of weeks ago talking about media and social media. The talk is now available on YouTube in case you missed it.[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rq0GZEWFRMk?fs=1&hl=en_GB&color1=0x402061&color2=0x9461ca&w=640&h=385]

Edinburgh Bloggers – Ali George

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One of our regular contributors, Ali George, writes so much that she can regularly be seen on buses writing huge swathes of her latest novel on her iPhone. We actually wonder when she finds...

Star Wars with subtitles at Vue Omni next week

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There will be a  subtitled screening of Star Wars: The Last Jedi will take place on Wednesday 20 December at Vue Omni Centre after an anonymous deaf blogger began a quest to find a...

Edinburgh Festival Fringe – get your play delivered to your door

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During this year’s Fringe, your’ doorstep could be transformed into a stage. Deliveroo orders will be manned in the Scottish capital by actors who will perform a Shakespearean inspired monologue - written by Scotland-based actor...