Tag: Christmas

The force is strong with Santa this year at The Centre Livingston as Chewbacca and Obi-Wan Kenobi dropped by for a flying visit to give him a helping hand. The 8ft tall, 200-year-old Wookiee posed in...

Join the Victorian era’s finest time travelling magicians as they tackle one of the festive season’s most iconic tales, Charles Dickens’ ‘A Christmas Carol’, adding their own blend of fantastical storytelling and mind-bending illusions...

I love the Christmas ads. I also love the parodies (although it has to be said some are better than others).Here are all the ads we can find - if we have missed any then...

The Edinburgh Reporter’s Mike Smith is a qualified hypnotherapist. In the latest of a series of articles about what hypnotherapy can do for you, Mike looks at how this can help people stop smoking...

Not content with the number of race days they already have Musselburgh Racecourse has told us this afternoon that they have an extra day for you.Musselburgh Racecourse has stepped in to add an extra...

Can you imagine six impossible things before breakfast? Try these words -Donald/Trump/In/The/White/House.Perhaps Anthony Neilson’s ingenious take on Lewis Carroll’s timeless psycho-charade of childhood fantastical philosophical conundrums might explain it.The impossible becomes incredible. With Nick...

HAPPY CHRISTMAS!CARDS FROM THE IAN FLEMING COLLECTION 5 November 2016 – 29 January 2017 Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art (Modern Two) 73 Belford Road, Edinburgh EH4 3DS Admission FREE | 0131 624 6200 #ScotModern[vimeo 190254957 w=640 h=360]At The...

Edinburgh's Christmas have teamed up with Standard Life to give away 10,000 free tickets for primary school pupils to go ice skating in St Andrew Square over the Christmas period this year.The tickets will...

Callum Skinner who won both silver and gold medals at this year's Olympics in Rio will switch on the city's Christmas lights on Light Night.This year Light Night will take place on 20 November....

Edinburgh's Christmas 2016 today launched its programme of locations and events for this year's festivities, which for the first time include new and expanded sites in the city's West End.The festival, organised by Underbelly...

Edinburgh Airport busiest everBaby Loves Disco EdinburghReportageBroomhouse Centre need a new CEORecycling centres open75,000 New Year revellers fly to Edinburgh for party season.Hogmanay influx to bring busiest ever New Year for Edinburgh Airport.New figures have been welcomed by Gordon Dewar and Edinburgh City Council showing that Edinburgh Airport is set to have its...

The Bay City Rollers are coming home tonight!ScotRail plans upgrades to trainsNew business at Waverley ArchesEdinburgh Festival of Ireland84 year-old walking footballer wins awardForty years ago The Bay City Rollers were the biggest pop...

For many Christmas is a happy time but that is not the case for everyone, for some it is a source of stress and anxiety which means this time of year is not enjoyable...

Forth Road Bridge reopens to cars todayPublic banned from Calton Hill Flybe looking forward to ChristmasFestival Theatre in 2016Church provides Christmas hampers The Forth Road Bridge will be open to vehicles except HGVs from this morning. Operating company Amey...

While we always consider the cost of Christmas in bare financial terms, and as an overall figure, its impact reaches far beyond the bottom line. This has been explored in detail recently by a fascinating Xmas unwrapped...

Big-hearted Christmas revellers at Edinburgh's Christmas are helping boost charities – with thousands of pounds already raised - and now have the chance to do more, just by having a wonderful time at Edinburgh’s...

NHS 24 is reminding people to be vigilant about food safety this Christmas.The call comes as part of NHSScotland's Be #Healthwise This Winter campaign which aims to help people protect their friends and family...

If you have a musician in your family you may think you've seen every music-related item there is to see; a visit to the excellent Rae Macintosh Musicroom in Shandwick Place will soon prove...

’Tis the season of coloured lights and cheerful dispositions. The homes around me are decorated with flashing Santa Clauses, reindeer, Christmas trees, Yule wreaths and many other glittering distractions. It’s all in defiance of...

The Cameo is part of a larger chain of cinemas in the Picturehouse Group across the UK.So why not give the gift of Picturehouse Membership this festive season? Membership discounts and benefits last for a full...

Christmas Day is set to be a time for merriment, presents and secret online shopping, new research has revealed. The study, commissioned by TopCashback.co.uk, finds that whilst 12 per cent of Scots will be online...

This is probably going to be the most 'juice full' present you give this Christmas. This new Edinburgh based company has the freshest range of cold-pressed juices south of the North Pole to deliver straight...

The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh has a shop full of things which might excite the gardeners or wildlife lovers on your Christmas list, but there is also something else which you might consider.You could...

Turkish Airline General Manager Serhat Sari and Edinburgh Airport CEO Gordon Dewar ride on the Edinburgh's Christmas big wheel posing for some selfies to promote the competition that you could win by posting your selfie...

Are some people on your Christmas list proving a little tricky? Do they already have all the stuff they'll ever need - and nowhere left to put any more? Are they like the lady...

If you're still looking for the One World Shop underneath St John's Church, look no more - it's moved!This wonderful source of all things Fairly Traded has found a new home at the City...

Looking for Fair Trade presents this Christmas? Want to shop in peaceful surroundings just two minutes' walk from Princes Street? Hadeel in George Street offers you a wonderful selection of Palestinian crafts and foods,...

Plan ahead for next week's Christmas-related activities.You are invited to discover the hidden heritage of Edinburgh’s Assembly Rooms on Monday 14 December 2015 as the historic George Street venue joins the capital’s 24 Doors of...

Anyone with a membership to the National Museum of Scotland can enjoy fantastic savings with free entry to the museums, exhibitions and big days out, as well as discovering amazing treasures and inspiring stories for a...

It's not really Christmas till you've been on the Christmas Wheel.This year the wheel is in Princes Street Gardens alongside the Scott Monument as usual.Open from 10 a.m. each day in the heart of...