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Law firm opens new capital office
New Edinburgh office is part of firm's growth plans.
A Scottish law firm and estate agency has secured an office in Edinburgh as part of...
The Edinburgh Butter Company spread the love of croissants with a competition
The Edinburgh Butter Company is running Scotland’s first-ever croissant competition, open to bakers in Scotland.
From home-based micro bakers to professional pâtissiers—the company wants...
Fringe 2024 – Ute Lemper ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Ute Lemper (61) was Sally Bowles in the Paris production of Cabaret and Velma Kelly in the 90s revival of Chicago.
This performance is...
EIF – Cat Power sings Dylan ’66 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Before the Never Ending Tour reaches Edinburgh in November Dylanologists, casual fans and Cat Power enthusiasts mixed and mingled before Chan Marshall's late arrival...
EIF – Hensel, Beethoven and Mayer at The Usher Hall
What a delight to hear such uplifting music from a marvellous, female-dominated orchestra, the Kammerorchestra Basel, featuring female composers.
I have seen an ensemble...
Fringe 2024 – Louis Katz – Bountiful ⭐⭐⭐
Jetting in from New York and performing in front of 14 punters on the Free Fringe may not quite match the high of getting...
Fringe 2024 – I Ran With the Gang – on the Lumo train to...
Well known actor Alun Armstrong was travelling on the Lumo train to Edinburgh when he discovered that the Fringe had already come to him....
EIF – The São Paulo Symphony Orchestra
The São Paulo Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Thierry Fischer performed five pieces for us.
The first was the light-hearted Guarnieri Suite Vila...
Liddell award for multi-club athletics stalwart Harry
Corstorphine Athletic Club’s Together Officer Harry Baird has received one of the first ten 2024 Eric Liddell Recognition Awards.
The awards recognise the passion, compassion...
Fringe 2024 – how to eat well all day
For enthusiastic Fringe goers eating is important but it can be hard to find the time to eat a proper meal at any...
EIF – enjoy a VR experience at Space @ The Broomhouse Hub
There is a free Virtual Reality (VR) Experience to try out in Broomhouse from now until Saturday. This is part of the Edinburgh International...
Postal bowlers top of the table
Postal Bowling Club’s second 16 have won Division Two of the Edinburgh Bowling Association League, sponsored by Alpha Trophies.
Postal played 12 games in a...
Swanston titles for Malcolm and Summer
Malcolm Campbell and Summer Xie are the respective men’s and ladies 2024 club champions at Swanston Golf Club.
The winners of the various categories with...
Fringe 2024 – what’s it like taking part?
It is quite easy to be a member of a Fringe audience. Buy a ticket and turn up.
Even if the show is not...
Under-16 Cup win for Grange
Grange Cricket Club's Junior Stags have won the under-16 Scottish cup for 2024.
In the final, held at Perth's Doo'cot club, the Edinburgh youngsters overcame...
The Scottish Pride of Cumming and Masson
The duo form one of Scotland's best loved comedy double acts, whose Glasgow Kelvinside luvvies Victor and Barry have been celebrated for more than...
St George’s School announce sale of Lansdowne House
St George’s School is selling off Lansdowne House on Coltbridge Terrace to fund a new building within the grounds of the main school.
The new...
Shortlists announced for The List Festival Awards 2024
The shortlists have been announced for the List Festival Awards 2024 presented in partnership with Johnnie Walker Princes Street.
These recognise many different disciplines...
Robertson apologises after meeting with Israeli diplomat
Angus Robertson the Central Edinburgh MP and Minister for Constitution, External Affairs and Culture, remained under fire today after a recent meeting with the...
Healing Arts Scotland Week – the Cancer Tapestry will be on display
On Wednesday there is another chance to watch the film A Good Thing to Do. This is a documentary telling the story behind the...
Lorraine Kelly’s book – but no saucy bits!
Lorraine Kelly has told how she didn't write any sex in her first novel, because her mother would read it.
The daytime TV host dedicated...
Transport Convener to step down later this month
After his election to Westminster the Transport and Environment Convener, Cllr Scott Arthur has intimated his resignation as Convener to the Chief Executive of...
Kirk sales will raise millions
The cash-strapped Church of Scotland is to raise funds of more than £21million from the current sell-off of more than 100 redundant properties.
Of the...
Fringe 2024 – Our Little Secret The 23andMe Musical ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
The story of Noam Tomaschoff, an only child from Toronto who discovers at the age of 31 that he has more than 30 half-siblings,...
Fringe 2024 – In Defiance of Gravity ⭐⭐⭐
Shortly before the Russian Revolution, the west London market boy-cum-mystic Ezra Montefiore was elevated into the orbit of the country's aristocracy after meeting Prince...
Fringe 2024 – Brown Women Comedy ⭐⭐⭐⭐
This show is much better than its venue might suggest. After a last minute scramble by Shyaire Ganglani and Daizy Maan to bring the...
Fringe 2024 – Fringe at Prestonfield
While the city centre has been awash with performers, audiences and shows for a couple of weeks now, the Fringe has only just begun...
EIF – Hamlet at The Lyceum
This UK premiere was the most moving of all the shows I’ve seen this year.
The company of actors from Peru with Down's...
Fringe 2024 – Five Short Plays Loosely Linked by the Theme of Crime ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
One of the highlights of my Fringe visit in 2023 was seeing Five Short Plays Loosely Linked by the Theme of Crime, and I...
“Harburn Halt” – a busy stop on the tram line
Harburn Hobbies owners on Leith Walk say they are busier than they have been for decades - in spite of admitting that the tramworks...
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