James Tait Black Prize for Drama 2019 – the winner is….
This afternoon four playwrights were on tenterhooks, as one of their plays will be named the winner of the prestigious James Tait Black Prize...
Airport numbers busiest month again in July
Edinburgh Airport recorded the busiest ever month for a Scottish airport for the second time as a total of 1,508,586 passengers passed through it in July...
Significant funding awarded to Edinburgh biodiversity projects
Almost half a million pounds will be shared among three nature projects in Edinburgh which are trying to create better places for wildlife to...
21,000 children in Edinburgh now living in poverty
Teaching staff have been forced to set up an “in-school food bank” to support some of the 21,000 children now living in poverty in...
Hong Kong protests – Edinburgh pro-democracy demonstration met by pro-China supporters
A peaceful demonstration for democracy in Hong Kong took place in Edinburgh today. A contingent of 20-30 protestors held a rally outside HM General...
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2019 REVIEW – Cello on Fire ★★★★
At one point in Cello on Fire, Peter Hudler apologises to the audience for his Austrian habit of explaining everything. What is most enjoyable...
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2019 REVIEW Dancing in the Moonlight A Play...
Dancing In The Moonlight appropriately begins with a lesson in Irish history and legend, something Phil Lynott was not averse to doing such was...
CCTV appeal following Dundee Street attack
Police in Edinburgh have issued CCTV footage of a man they wish to speak to who may be able to assist with their enquiries...
Government Minister to speak at Chamber AGM
Midlothian & East Lothian Chamber of Commerce host their annual general meeting on Wednesday, 18 September (3pm) at Pentland Science Park, Bush Loan, Penicuik...
Witness appeal after 9-year-old girl injured in crash
A police investigation is underway after a nine-year-old girl suffered serious head and leg injuries following a three-car crash which took place on Easthouses...
Lothian MSP pays tribute to Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance
Lothian MSP Miles Briggs has paid tribute to Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance (SCAA) after a visit to their base at Perth airport last week....
Letter from Scotland
Even in this age of uncertainty, we still have “Scotland’s oil.” 300m barrels of it have begun flowing from the largest oil field to...
Financial support for the Dunard Centre ramped up
Dunard Fund, the philanthropic arts and cultural charitable trust, has today made a welcome announcement that it has increased its financial backing to the...
Andy’s cycle begins in Edinburgh
Andy Moloney, from Shannon, Country Clare in Ireland, is getting himself ready to cycle nearly 550miles from Edinburgh to his hometown in aid of...
Man arrested after drugs seizure in West Lothian
A man has been charged following the recovery of a substantial amount of drugs in West Lothian.
At 9am on Wednesday 14th August, officers...
Man jailed for sex offences against two women in Little France
A man has been sentenced for sexual offences committed against two women in the south of the city earlier this year.
At the High Court...
University of Edinburgh’s student letting service has record year
A university service which allocates second and subsequent year students, on a first come first serve basis, with private sector and university-owned homes in...
The Tattoo comes to the City Chambers
The Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force Orchestra, one of the international acts appearing at this year’s Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo, played a one-off show...
CCTV appeal following city centre attack
Police have released images of a man they wish to trace following a serious assault in the city centre earlier this year.
The incident occurred...
Stand comedy club and Unite the union sign agreement under Fair...
A groundbreaking agreement has been reached between the Fair Fringe Campaign and the Stand comedy clubs, which will mean a dramatic improvement in workers’...
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2019 – 3,300 Miles – New Jersey to...
Four acclaimed songwriters, two from Scotland (Annie Booth and Sean McLaughlin) and two from the United States (Dan Sheehan and Andy Krikun) get together...
Symphonic Ibiza returns to Edinburgh – at Central Hall from Thursday
Get your dancing shoes on and celebrate the European island of clubbing. This will be an unforgettable two hours of heart-pounding dance classics...
Over one million have visited Oor Wullie’s BIG Bucket Trail
Oor Wullie sculptures on Oor Wullie’s BIG Bucket Trail across Scotland have been visited over 1 million times by sculpture hunters since it began...
Review – ‘glorious night out with Gloria’
The musical, On Your Feet! is the story of Emilio and Gloria Estefan and it is
coming to Edinburgh’s Festival Theatre (pictured) from October 7...
Jolly Judge is top pub for cider
The Jolly Judge of Edinburgh’s historic Royal Mile is one of the top cider pubs in Britain according to members of the Campaign for...
Edinburgh International Book Festival – Ruth Davidson
Dame Katherine Grainger interviewed the Rt Hon Ruth Davidson this evening at the Book Festival - although during the conversation it became apparent that...
Court of Session agrees to a fast track hearing on stopping...
A judge in Edinburgh has agreed to a fast-tracked hearing on whether Boris Johnson can legally suspend Parliament to force through a no-deal Brexit.
The...
Gold medalist revisits scene of Commonwealth glory
A swimmer who won Gold in the 100m butterfly at the 1Xth Commonwealth Games, held in Edinburgh in 1970, has revisited her victory pool...
Best of Bonhams on show now
The Best of Bonhams is on show at 22 Queen Street. The annual exhibition, staged to celebrate this year’s Edinburgh International Festival, showcases highlights...
Two in court following robbery on private hire driver
A man and a woman were due to appear in Livingston Sheriff Court today (Monday, August 12) in connection with the abduction, assault and...
