Culture

Harry Styles fans from Lanarkshire, Inverness, Glasgow, Islay and also Edinburgh feature in our photos below.They were all ready to have a great time watching the superstar who has sold out two nights...

The pandas, Tian Tian and Yang Guang, are leaving, but not until the Zoo has said a giant farewell with a series of prize draws to win the chance of feeding the pandas.There...

Edinburgh Playhouse has announced today that audiences will be welcomed back 536 days after the curtain came down due to the pandemic.The theatre will open on 5 September 2021 with two sold out...

The Doo'cot on Ferry Road has reopened recently under new management of local Robert Pearson and his partner Graeme Brown.Robert explained how that came about. He is probably well known to many in North...

A new £100,000 Italian restaurant has just opened in Tollcross. Stefano and Maria Molfino's new venture is Rigatoni's at the King's, a sleek glass and marble eatery just yards from the King's Theatre.The couple already own one other trattoria,...

Sir Grayson Perry’s University of the Arts London (UAL) graduation robes will be displayed in Jigsaw Edinburgh next weekend to "celebrate and champion emerging creative talent". A selection of Sir Grayson Perry’s graduation robes, designed...

Actor Martin Compston is embarking on an unforgettable trip around his homeland in a new series co-commissioned by BBC Scotland and BBC Factual along with his friend, PR guru and TV presenter, Phil...

Reviewing can be a balancing act, with actors saying they want reviews but all too often really meaning they only want good ones. Preferably five star.if you see something great, things are straightforward. But...

Fresh new line-ups have been revealed for both Heart Scotland and Capital Scotland.It’s a battle for breakfast as TWO new shows to listen to while you eat your porridge launch on Heart Scotland and...

Australian Artist Keg de Souza’s new exhibition explores the colonial legacy of plants in immersive installations at Inverleith House, EdinburghArtist to create a transformative, transdisciplinary space for conversation and action as part of the...

One of the Festival's key exhibitions is Growing Home at the National Museum, looking at a variety of materials and in particular how biomaterials like mushrooms can be used in fashion or engineering.As...

Pretty Woman The Musical, at Edinburgh PlayhouseThe Playhouse began filling up in droves with a dressed-up Edinburgh audience ready to banish the grey, miserable Easter holiday weather.Even before the show began, fans were...

Gyles Brandreth is that annoying geezer on in the background of my mother’s telly when I go visit her.And queuing for his Gyles Brandreth Can’t Stop Talking! show (he really can’t) at Assembly George...

The Portobello branch of Rotary hold a monthly car boot sale on the last Sunday of the month at Newcraighall Station. It’s a way to fundraise for local and international charities and a fun...

There’s a new kid on the block in Shandwick Place - Durbar Indian Kitchen. This is brought to you by the team who run one of my favourite Asian restaurants in Edinburgh, The Khukuri...

Projects ranging from a low carbon housing development to the Scottish Galleries have been revealed as finalists in the RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) Awards Scotland 2024.The shorlisted entries for the awards will...

NT Art Month, a festival which only launched last year, has announced the line up for its second edition to be held this June.With returning galleries alongside new initiatives and partners, the festival...

On Hogmanay there will be fireworks from Edinburgh Castle visible across the Edinburgh Skyline with hourly countdown fireworks from 9pm.The display will culminate in the all-important spectacular Midnight Moment firework and music display from Edinburgh Castle. Titanium Fireworks...

Hollywood came to the Scottish Borders yesterday as icon Harrison Ford filmed a world war scene for his fifth Indiana Jones film which is due to be released next year.No official notice had been...

Another day, another new Edinburgh opening, but this time it is Edinburgh based Caledonian Heritable who are investing in a new late night speakeasy at the West End.Encore Edinburgh is a late night...

Locals in Edinburgh are eligible for £5 tickets for Assembly Festival shows this August.Anyone living in Edinburgh and Lothians, Falkirk and Fife with an EH, KY or FK postcode will have access to...

The RoxburghThe first bar my parents took me to was at the Roxburgh Hotel, in the days there was also the George Hotel bar and Madogs: that was your lot for a drinkypoos on...

Appropriately given all the backdrop to this year's capsule festival, the opening night film at Edinburgh International Film Festival will be Silent Roar - a teenage story of "surfing, sex and hellfire" set in...

Get into the festive spirit with the Mercat Grill’s line up of December eventsThe award-winning, family-owned bar and restaurant, The Mercat Grill in the village of Whitecraig in East Lothian has put together a cracking...

Chef patrons, Tomás Gormley and Sam Yorke, have just opened their second restaurant, Skua, in Edinburgh on Thursday. The founders of the acclaimed Heron in Leith have brought together a menu of small plates...

Edinburgh Trams will provide extra trams for anyone travelling to and from the Terminal V techno festival at The Royal Highland Centre later this month.To accommodate festival passengers, the tram operator will run extra...

At The Scottish Gallery this September visitors are taken on a journey 'From Crinan to Catterline' by Scots artist, Ross Ryan. Balancing the life of a sailor and painter, Ross has spent 3 years...

Virgin Bet has been announced as the headline Easter Saturday Raceday sponsor at Musselburgh Racecourse – ahead of one of the biggest days of racing in the Scottish calendar.Featuring the £100,000 Queen’s Cup and The Scottish...

The Royal Commonwealth Pool is holding a taster weekend on Saturday, 23 and Sunday, 24 September, offering the chance to access their fitness classes, swim, and gym for £3 for the entire weekend, bookable online or...

These fabulous fireworks shots were taken from the north of the city just outside the 'no fly zone' imposed by Police Scotland during Edinburgh's Hogmanay.