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Genesis Scottish Open trophy visit kids golf event
As the Genesis Scottish Open golf tournament got underway in East Lothian these youngsters, playing in a GolfSixes League event in North Berwick, got...
Edinburgh firm recruits four trainees to its Leith office
Watermans, the Edinburgh-based solicitor and estate agents, has welcomed its latest cohort of trainees after a record number of applications.
Earlier this year, the company’s...
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Remembering Ewan Williamson
Today Scottish Fire and Rescue Service will mark 15 years since Firefighter Ewan Williamson tragically lost his life during firefighting operations...
Cold War Scotland explored in new exhibition
A new exhibition at the National Museum of Scotland explores Scotland’s critical position on the frontline of the Cold War.
Cold War Scotland (13 Jul...
Liddell Olympic centenary celebrated today
The niece of legendary Scots athlete, Eric Liddell, has paid tribute to his sporting feats and lasting influence one hundred years to the day...
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Eric Liddell
It is exactly 100 years to the day since Eric Liddell won an Olympic gold medal in Paris on 11 July 1924....
New director appointed at Festivals Edinburgh
Festivals Edinburgh, the umbrella body which leads strategic development for all festivals in the city, has appointed a new director to lead the organisation...
EIFF – full programme now online and tickets go on sale on Thursday
The full programme for this year's Edinburgh International Film Festival which runs from 15 to 21 August 2024 is published online.
Complementing the Opening...
The future of Gorgie City Farm to be discussed in August
The future of Gorgie City Farm will be debated by councillors on 8 August at a meeting of the Culture and Communities Committee.
It...
JLS at Edinburgh Castle
Castle Concerts got underway last Friday with Madness and continued on Tuesday with the boys who make up JLS. And there’s more to come...
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Government appointments
Kirsty McNeill the new MP for Midlothian is now Under-Secretary of State for Scotland working alongside Edinburgh South MP, Ian Murray, who...
Dean Owens at Voodoo Rooms on Monday
Leith's own Dean Owens will be back in town next Monday.
Appearing at the Voodoo Rooms he will be joined by singer songwriter, Kirsten Adamson,...
Grange are masters of Masterton Trophy cricket
Grange won the venerable Masterton Twenty:20 cricket trophy in its new finals day format when overcoming the challenge of first Heriot’s and then Carlton...
Success all the way for Braid tennis ladies
Braid tennis club will have teams in each of the top four divisions of the VMH Solicitors ladies East Leagues next season including this...
MP for Midlothian appointed Under-Secretary of State
The Prime Minister has appointed Kirsty McNeill MP for Midlothian as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State to work with Ian Murray, MP for Edinburgh South,...
Edinburgh man cannot wait on the list for healthcare
Edinburgh resident, John Rowan, has had to obtain his hearing aids privately after waiting more than a year for his regular hearing aid check,...
Negroni Bar will sustain Fringe audiences this August
Next month Edinburgh distillery Electric Spirit Co and B Corp speciality coffee roasters Origin Coffee will open the Electric x Origin Negroni Bar, which will be located at Origin’s coffee...
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The new UK Parliament will begin work today as members of both Houses return to Westminster following the general election last Thursday.
Business begins at 2.30pm...
New Town tennis club on the march
Drummond tennis club's men's 3rd team swept to victory in Division 8a of the VMH Solicitors East League with a 100 per cent record...
Timorous Beasties is opening in the New Town
A new design studio is to open on 18 July on the most expensive residential street in the capital.
The shop will be situated...
Fringe 2024 – singer Victoria Mature pays tribute to her late father
Singer Victoria Mature will pay tribute to her late father Victor Mature, one of the most popular leading men of Hollywood's Golden Age, in...
Edinburgh centenarian has a tip for a long life
A resident at a care home in Edinburgh gave valuable life advice as she toasted a special milestone.
Alice McDonald celebrated her 100th birthday in...
New café at Bonnie & Wild is a first
The very first illy Caffè in Scotland has opened at Bonnie & Wild, the food hall in St James Quarter.
There is a huge...
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Prime Minister was in the capital
The Prime Minister visited First Minister John Swinney at Bute House on Sunday afternoon - the first trip away...
Prime Minister visits Edinburgh and is met with protests
The Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, visited the First Minister in Edinburgh this afternoon where he was met with loud protests outside in Charlotte...
Enjoy the summer at Virgin Hotels Edinburgh
There is much to enjoy this July with a range of events to take part in at the Victoria Street hotel.
WIMBLEDON FINAL 2024 SCREENING - Sunday 14th July from...
Obituary – Stanley Dunlop
Stanley Dunlop, who has died aged 92, was the life and soul of North Edinburgh’s Starbank Park and Friends of Starbank Park.
When the charity...
Pyramids are now 30 years old
It is one of Scotland's biggest artworks, resembling a line of grassy pyramids, viewed by millions of motorists each year as they pass by...
Roadworks in Edinburgh next week
This is the most up to date list of roadworks and events leading to road closures or diversions for traffic in Edinburgh for the...
Edinburgh’s Tory candidates reflect on their General Election losses
The defeated Scottish Conservative candidates in Edinburgh have recognised the scale of their party's collapse on Thursday offering their views on the ways it...
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