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The Cycling Gardeners of Edinburgh – now on film
The Cycling Gardeners use cargo bikes to get their staff and tools around the city.
When electric power tool manufacture Stihl heard about the...
Help required to create The Dock @ Coalie Park
The Water of Leith Conservation Trust and The Edinburgh Wheels Project CIC are leading the way on introducing skills training for young people, but...
EICC teams up with Johnnie Walker and Cold Town Beer as a Fringe foodie...
A big shout out to the The Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC), which has transformed into Pleasance at EICC during the Fringe, and is...
Fringe 2024 – Solve it Squad by Tin Can Bros are on the case
JINKLES CHRIST! A group of former kid detectives return to the scene of their greatest unsolved case: the gruesome murder of their talking dog,...
“Cheeky” rides the wave from Carlton cricket to surfing coach in Nicaragua
When Chayank “Cheeky” Gosain headed out to Australia for a winter playing cricket with Adelaide’s Goodwood club it was expected the experience would enable...
Edinburgh Comedy Awards are a serious business
Fringe ticket sales are off to a good start according to Nica Burns, CBE, who produces the Edinburgh Comedy Awards.
At the awards lunch...
Edinburgh Foodies festival a feast of entertainment
With big name celebrities such as Peter Andre on the menu, the Edinburgh audience lapped up the entertainment in Inverleith Park over the weekend.
The...
Titan arum is in bloom at the Botanics
The world's biggest and most pungent flower has burst into bloom for the first time in two years in a tropical hothouse at Edinburgh.
The...
Costumes worn by Danny La Rue on display on Howe Street
Glamorous costumes worn by the late "grande dame of drag", Danny La Rue, have gone on display in Edinburgh.
The highlight is La Rue's iconic...
Spontaneous music and art celebrate St Giles’ special anniversary
Saxophonist Tommy Smith reunites with the internationally acclaimed artist Maria Rud to celebrate the 900th anniversary of St Giles’ Cathedral from Thursday 15th to Saturday 17th August.
Smith...
EIF – Opening Concert: La Pasión Según San Marcos
The tag line for this year’s Edinburgh International Festival is ‘Rituals that Unite Us’. So, this opening concert at Usher Hall (there is another...
Tartan is on the menu at LNER
LNER’s First-Class menu is donning its tartan colours to celebrate the Edinburgh Fringe by serving Scottish delicacies on its most popular weekend services during...
Dundas Street hairdresser is a finalist in Salon Awards 2024
Announcing the Salon Awards 2024 Finalists: Celebrating Excellence in Hairdressing including the Dundas Street hairdressing salon Trigg Hair Studio.
The Salon Awards has unveiled its...
Ex-player Graham to aid rugby charity
Rugby charity Hearts & Balls has appointed Graham Fisken, a Senior Associate at Edinburgh legal firm Turcan Connell to the Board of Trustees as...
Edinburgh International Festival – Opening Event : Where to Begin
Edinburgh International Festival’s Opening Event: Where to Begin, will light up the grounds of George Heriot’s in the heart of the Scottish capital on...
New council chief says tourist tax can clean up the city – and also...
In a wide-ranging interview the new boss at Edinburgh Council said he believes the tourist tax will be spent on cleaning up the city,...
Letter from Scotland
While I was cycling along the coastline of Galloway last week, the great news broke, but there were no flags, not bunting, no village...
The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo begins
On Thursday night The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo began the run of this year’s Show, Journeys.
Now every night except Sundays there will be a short...
Record score for ‘Sonian batter Oli
Cricketer Oli Hairs, pictured by Graham Gaw in action for his Watsonian club against local rivals Carlton, is the holder of the new Scottish...
Edinburgh 900 – programme and financial awards announced
The official programme for Edinburgh 900 has been announced - the celebration of the establishment of the capital as a royal burgh - and...
Festivals reception held at Queen Elizabeth House
The Secretary of State for Scotland, The Rt Hon Ian Murray, held a reception this week at Queen Elizabeth House, the UK Government building...
Forty things to do on holiday in Fife
The locally based staff at Pettycur Bay Holiday Park have compiled 40 suggestions of fun and engaging things to do when visiting the Kinghorn...
The astronomical sky over Edinburgh this month
August witnesses a rare Blue Super Moon, the first of four consecutive supermoons, and the glorious Perseid meteor shower.
The Sun leaves Cancer (The Crab)...
Duncan back in winners circle at Lochend
Local member Duncan Ireland won the Lochend Golf Open with a level par score of 67, one shot less than runner-up Leon McNicol, from...
Fringe 2024 – Gwyneth Goes Skiing
Gwyneth Goes Skiing, a co-production between Awkward Productions and the Pleasance Theatre, returns to the slopes after two sold-out and critically-acclaimed runs in London,...
Edinburgh Art Festival – Geoff Uglow -Beyond the Clouds
A new exhibition opening on Thursday at The Scottish Gallery features work by Geoff Uglow, some of which was shown during the gallery's 180th...
Fringe 2024 – Burnout Paradise – touring with a treadmill or two
One step at a time... award-winning Australian company Pony Cam arrive in Edinburgh for their Fringe debut, Burnout Paradise.
Four performers mount four treadmills:...
Trying out some PURE oxygen therapy
The beauty world continues to grow and offer us an increasing number of treatments to ensure that we can always find something to...
Sammy hangs up her boots but with a new sponsor challenge in mind
There’s a new captain at Edinburgh Caledonia - Sophie Davies - and Michael Eardley will be undertaking his first full season as coach, assisted...
Energy Training Academy launches expansion plan
The Energy Training Academy (ETA) has launched the first phase of a Scotland-wide growth plan with expansion into Glasgow.
The Edinburgh-headquartered energy education centre is...
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