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Council by-election – Portobello/Craigmillar – here are all the candidates
A by-election is being held in the Portobello/Craigmillar ward on 3 September.
The position on the City of Edinburgh Council has been created by...
Cystic Fibrosis event at Liberton Golf Club raises thousands
A charity golf day hosted by the Liberton Club has raised £6,000 - £1,000 more than the target figure - for the Cystic Fibrosis...
£30million recovered from criminals under the Proceeds of Crime Act
Organised crime gangs have had their bulging wallets picked after detectives seized almost £30 million in dirty money and criminal assets.
Police Scotland hit crime...
Fearnley qualifies for Montreal Masters
Jacob Fearnley is in to the first round of the Montreal Masters tennis tournament and a pay cheque of at least £20,000 after coming...
Young Road Club cyclists in excellent form
Edinburgh RC Youth Race Team has enjoyed an outstanding first half of the 2026 season with riders collecting well over 30 wins and podium...
Duddingston crown golf champions
Sandra Richardson and Scott Grieve were the principal winners when Duddington golf club held their annual championships.
Sandra defeated Clare Macrae in a ladies final...
Title and promotion for Blackhall Ladies 2nds
Blackhall Ladies 2nd tennis team celebrate winning Division 5A of the VMH Solicitors East League.
And they did it in emphatic style by winning all...
What do people think about the North Bridge reopening?
Work to repair the 19th century North Bridge took much longer, and was more expensive, than anticipated.
Councillors agreed to invest in the structure...
Latest roadworks and road closures in the capital
The council's travel team has published a list of the latest roadworks and street closures in the capital over the next week.
Every area of...
Looking back with The Old Edinburgh Club this month
When it comes to the history of the capital, The Old Edinburgh Club have it covered and each month they suggest for us some...
Baseball event hailed – despite injury blow
A leg break sustained by Thilina Palethane sliding for second base overshadowed the inaugural two day baseball festival hosted by Edinburgh Rays at Morgan...
Finding your forever home for a family
As the school summer holidays begin to wind down and families start preparing for the return to the classroom in August, many homeowners turn...
Drummond Trinity claim Norman Berger Trophy
The East of Scotland Cricket Association inaugurated the Norman Berger Trophy this season to honour a stalwart of the sport now in his '90s...
Capital Theatres boss opens the doors for the first patrons at The King’s
After several years of work to refurbish the King's Theatre on Leven Street in a £41 million programme, Chief Executive of Capital Theatres,...
Moray king of the hills
Moray Pryde, from Lothian Running Club is this year's winner of the venerable Edinburgh Seven Hills race where runners have to plot their own...
The curtain rises at The King’s with a fabulous light show
The invited audience on Friday evening were entertained with a show which opened with Nicola Benedetti, CBE, doing what she does best.
The internationally...
There is still time to take part in the Big Butterfly Count
Nature lovers in Edinburgh and the Lothians can still help track changes in the butterfly population, which are thought to be linked to climate...
Property of the Month – 59 Hillview Road Corstorphine
A family home with room to grow.
A superb family home in the heart of sought-after Corstorphine, this beautifully presented detached bungalow offers flexible four-bedroom...
Opening the doors of The King’s once more
Inside the newly refurbished King's Theatre there is more accessibility, with ambition and a packed programme to look forward to.
Accessibility sits right at the...
North Bridge will be fully open on Friday evening
Edinburgh's North Bridge will fully reopen to traffic and pedestrians tonight by 7pm on Friday, concluding eight years of partial closures.
The Category A listed...
Review – Spider-Man: Brand New Day ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Though I can’t quite believe how fast the time has flown by since I was a first-year university student sitting down in December 2021...
Letter from Scotland
It’s one of the wonders of the world.
A few days ago, I watched the great white birds circling overhead as our boat approached...
New rules make it easier to get rid of rogue property factors
FED-UP homeowners have been handed a major boost under new rules making it easier to kick out rogue property factors.The right to sack rip-off...
Hundreds of inmates released under get out of jail early scheme
HUNDREDS of inmates have been freed in just two months under Scotland’s latest "get out of jail early" scheme to tackle prison overcrowding.
Official figures...
Sandra and Steven are bowling champions
Sandra Laidlaw and Steven Kirk are the respective ladies and men's champions for 2026 at Whitehouse and Grange Bowling Club.
In the ladies final Sandra...
Finance Partner elected to Senior Partner role at Pinsent Masons
Law firm, Pinsent Masons, which has offices in Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Glasgow has elected John Maciver as its new Senior Partner.
John is a Finance...
Edinburgh-born Tennis pioneer’s trophy sold
A tennis trophy won by Edinburgh-born Harold Mahony, the first Scottish-born Wimbledon winner 117 years before Sir Andy Murray, has fetched nearly £5,000 at...
Frustration over Princes Street being closed for another three weeks
The council say it remains impossible to move trams past the site of the Princes Street fire which took place in the early hours...
The astronomical night sky over Edinburgh in August
A partial Solar eclipse, the Perseid meteor shower, a planetary parade anda selenelion Lunar eclipse grace our August sky.
The Sun passes from Cancer (The...
Fringe 2026 – Netflix and Paramount star to appear in The Abyss
This August, the Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose welcomes a familiar face from the small screen: Emmy-nominated comedian, actor and writer Brendan Scannell.
Scannell brings his...
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