CAMRA members to help pick Britain’s best beer
CAMRA members are invited to have their say on which beers are the ‘cream of the crop’ as the first stage of voting for...
Explore your own mind free at Edinburgh International Festival experience
The Dreammachine is open in Edinburgh, which claims to take participants through a technicolour world of light and sound in an immersive, collective experience.
Admission...
Boxer Buchanan immortalised in bronze
The trustees of The Ken Buchanan MBE Foundation arranged for the public unveiling of Ken Buchanan's statue on Sunday.
The life-size bronze which honours...
Yang Guang celebrates his 19th birthday
The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) celebrated Yang Guang the giant panda’s 19th birthday at Edinburgh Zoo on Sunday.
Keepers at the wildlife conservation...
Sunset above Edinburgh
Photographer Tom Duffin was out and about on Thursday night to capture the last Supermoon of this year.
Sit back with a cup of...
Nominations close on Monday for The Edinburgh Award
Nominations for the person who will win the Edinburgh Award close on Monday at noon.
Until then anyone may suggest the person they think...
Second passenger ship to be used as temporary accommodation for Ukrainians...
Second passenger ship to provide additional accommodation.
The Scottish Government’s Super Sponsor Scheme has now offered sanctuary to 10,056 displaced people from Ukraine to travel...
Letter from Scotland
The first week of the Edinburgh Festival has been a scorcher. Temperatures in the high 20s, blazing sunshine, a warm gentle breeze, crowds from...
Tap into IT celebrating a decade of help
Tap into IT is a local charity which works to reduce social isolation amongst older, disabled and housebound people by introducing them to the...
Remember the multi-day tickets when booking a tram
Anyone enjoying a short break in Edinburgh to make the most of this year’s festival season is well advised to get on a tram...
Council reject plans for 5G mast in Granton
Plans for a 5G mast on a site earmarked for a ‘future tram stop’ in Granton have been thrown out by The City of...
Missing person – police ask for the public’s help
Police in Edinburgh and Midlothian are appealing for information to trace a 34-year-old man reported missing from the Royal Edinburgh Hospital.
Paul Taylor was last...
Charity opens new Coffee Saints in Grassmarket
Grassmarket Community Project received £375,000 from Foundation Scotland to extend vital city-centre facilities.
Offering everything from woodwork classes to meals for those who are homeless,...
Gorgie Street Art Sculpture Trail now includes the Dalry Llamas
The newest art in town has been created in Gorgie with the addition of the newest sculpture to the Gorgie Street Art Sculpture Trail...
Locals take over tree watering where council fails
A Freedom of Information Request to The City of Edinburgh Council disclosed that the council has planted trees at a cost of almost £50,000...
Hot tubs would make too much noise
Concerns over noise from new hot tubs added to a Dunbar hotel have been dismissed by planners.
The owners of the Bayswell Hotel, in the...
Edinburgh nursery fell below required standards on inspection
An Edinburgh nursery has been told to improve its standard of care after an inspection found some childrens’ dignity and privacy were “compromised” and...
Mining statue unveiled remembering child miners
A statue remembering the children and their enslaved parents forced to work in some of the worst mines in Scotland has been unveiled.
Nearly 200...
Bridge closed over the Water of Leith
A ‘deteriorating’ footbridge over the Water of Leith has been closed off by The City of Edinburgh Council.
It is the third bridge in Colinton...
Planting a tree for the Jubilee in Penicuik
Lieutenant Colonel Richard Callander LVO OBE TD, immediate past-Chairman of Veterans Housing Scotland joined Chairman Group Captain Bob Kemp CBE QVRM AE DL to plant a...
Bield pledges to reach net zero by 2045
Housing provider to slash carbon footprint by 90%.
Housing and care specialist Bield has launched an Energy Management and Environmental Sustainability policy with a commitment...
Mural on North Bridge will include a portrait of the Transport...
An image of The City of Edinburgh Council’s Transport Convener will be included on a new North Bridge mural which is hoped will make...
Edinburgh Festival Fringe – Kostya Benkovich – ‘The Suitcase’
International artist, Kostya Benkovich, who fled Russia because of his anti-war stance, first heard this phrase in March 2022 from an unknown lady at...
Finances of private schools improved during pandemic
The investigative journalists at The Ferret have looked into the finances of independent schools in Scotland, discovering that the country's leading independent schools were...
Take a bow Birmingham but some landlords should be ashamed
Birmingham has rolled out the red carpet to welcome Commonwealth Games visitors from around the globe, but some of the city's landlords should hold...
Hat’s the way to do it – another sell-out at Musselburgh’s...
Musselburgh Racecourse welcomes another sell-out 6,000 crowd today at its annual Stobo Castle Ladies Day.
Racing gets underway at 1.40pm with the first of a...
Fury at Portobello’s towering infernal 5g mast
Almost 90 objections have been lodged by residents, businesses and heritage groups opposed to a 66ft telecom tower being built in a historic conservation...
All white panel criticised for lack of diversity
Edinburgh’s only ethnic minority councillor has said she is concerned the council is ‘inadvertently widening inequalities’ as she criticised the lack of diversity on a...
Resurfacing of M9 to begin on Monday
BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s operating company, is set to resurface 0.5 kilometres of the M9 northbound main carriageway after Junction 1. Four overnight closures...
Council rent arrears rise sharply
Nearly £11 million in rent arrears is owed to The City of Edinburgh Council and the number of tenants in debt rose by 2,000...
