Tag: Christmas

A 24 year-old Edinburgh woman who is blind has recorded a beautifully poignant Christmas carol to raise money for the sight loss charity that has helped her to lead an independent life. Amy Gilbert, originally...

There is a rumour that The Edinburgh Reporter's very own Victor Meldrew - aka Mike Smith - isn't keen on this time of the year and is something of a bah humbug. We can't...

Tonight Bruntsfield turned on their lights outside the Eric Liddell centre where a small crowd of families had gathered.TV and radio celebrity Amanda Hamilton, helped by many of the children, turned on the lights...

Edinburgh’s Christmas is in full swing, and you can happily spend a day on skates, swings and helter-skelters, partaking of pancakes, pies and pretzels and enjoying everything else the markets have to offer. If, however, you...

We’re kicking off December with a distinctly Edinburgh-flavoured cocktail collaboration at our next event on Monday 1st December – a Ginnis & Gunn Cocktail Tasting!You’re invited to enjoy the ideal balance of Edinburgh’s most...

Well, Edinburgh certainly has no shortage of amazing places for Afternoon Tea - from the award winning Bollinger Afternoon tea at the Balmoral, the gothic luxury of an afternoon spent at Prestonfield House, One Square's...

A dusty bar. A rowdy mob of misfits. Lose yourself in the extraordinary beauty and power of Scotch and Soda – a whisky-soaked evening of raucous circus, dance and music.[vimeo 112831710 w=500 h=281]The Edinburgh...

Spanish Rhymetime! Sesiones de Rimas en Espanol! Rhymes and songs for babies and children aged 0-4 and their parents or carers. For Spanish speakers and non-Spanish speakers. 10.30am today and the last Tuesday of each...

3-D WINTER SPECTACLE TO LIGHT UP THE GRASSMARKETA giant Winter Lights display and Christmas Spectacle involving 3-D projections will light up the Grassmarket this Christmas.Greater Grassmarket, in association with The Grassmarket Hotel, mclcreate and...

Yes it really is that time of the year again. The Christmas Wheel is now up in Princes Street Gardens and the Star Flyer is whizzing people to screaming pitch alongside this year.In St...

Edinburgh's Christmas launches today with Light Night and in advance of that new sponsorship has just been announced for the skating in St Andrew Square.Qatar Airways has been announced as the main sponsor of...

Firrhill Christmas Market: enjoy seasonal refreshments as you browse the fabulous stalls - crafts, gifts, cards, jewellery, cakes, decorations and much, much more....7.15-9.15pm, Firrhill High School, 9 Oxgangs Road. Entrance £2, under 12s free.Previously....Scotland's History Festival...

Today's society does like to use acronyms in everyday language. In an age of instant communication there seems to be an almost over-bearing laissez-faire attitude to the use of the English language. Perhaps it's...

Armistice Day: Prayer and Meditation. The Memorial Chapel will be open for prayer and meditation. 10.45-11.15am, St Cuthbert's Parish Church, Lothian Road.TOGETHER Remembrance Event: marking the eleventh day of the eleventh month with a musical reflection...

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...

 Tickets for Edinburgh's Hogmanay - Something vaguely Christmassy to do today - Queen's Hall - National Museum of Scotland - Waste and recyclingThere are still some tickets left for the street party on Hogmanay.Organisers...

There was precious little Christmas cheer in Gorgie on Boxing Day as Hearts gave a decent impression of a turkey preparing for Christmas with an abject display before a somewhat muted Hearts support at...

 Something Christmassy to do today - Give blood today - Fruitmarket Gallery - Short Film Festival - Adult Education ProgrammeToday we recommend getting your skates on in Princes Street Gardens. Always good fun, even...

 Have you got the Christmas blues? Is the New Year not what you thought it would be?If you need inspiration for your resolution, or would simply like to extend your festive period, come down to...

Peter Pan - The Swashbuckling Pantomime Adventure! Edinburgh’s favourite friends are heading to Neverland for another spectacular King’s pantomime adventure! Join Allan Stewart, Andy Gray and Grant Stott as this enchanting tale, Peter Pan, is brought...

Whilst unwrapping presents and carving the turkey are the things we typically associate with the festive period, a survey conducted by OnePoll for Netflix found 58% of people in Britain who say that gathering...

HAPPY CHRISTMAS! - Happy Christmas from the First Minister - Happy Christmas from Wester Hailes - British Airways serve 30,000 Christmas Dinners today  - Merry Christmas Everybody from Slade!Happy Christmas to all our readers....

 Tinsel Tuesday: One-off gifts, in the (Saint) Nick of timeThe clock’s ticking and with the last day before Christmas upon us, shoppers can no longer rely on the internet for one-off gifts for discerning...

Take time to find out when your GP surgery and local pharmacy is open over festive period A national health campaign is this week reminding people in Scotland to be prepared and know when their local...

 150 tickets to be given away every day for the Ice Rink, the Big Wheel and the Star Flyer, 450 a day.5,400 tickets in all over 12 Days.To celebrate the 12 Days of Christmas,...

LAST CHANCE CHRISTMAS SPECIAL BUYS AT ALDI People looking for quality Christmas products at everyday low prices better get along to Aldi this December. Aldi has reduced some of its award-winning Christmas lines across all of...

The Edinburgh Reporter was granted an all areas pass to the Oaklands School and Pilrig School production of White Christmas. There was a lot of getting ready and then the performance itself attended by...

In an effort to reduce the number of alcohol related offences, Police Scotland and the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) are launching a new initiative to keep people safe while enjoying a...

Dr Nicola Steedman, Senior Medical Officer at The Scottish Government, vaccinates Father Christmas at Santa's Grotto in The Gyle shopping centre, Edinburgh, to ensure he stays free from flu and is healthy enough to...

Many people give pets as gifts to people and usually children at Christmas time. Local animal charities are urging that pets are not bought on a whim and given with very little thought as...