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Edinburgh Direct Aid mural will celebrate “unity and resilience”
A new mural has been unveiled at 16a West Harbour Road on the wall of the Edinburgh Direct Aid International (EDA) warehouse to symbolise...
Inspiring Craig is rewarded
Craig Stewart, of Harmeny Athletic Club, is pictured with the Rt Hon Lord Provost Robert Aldridge after receiving an individual Inspiring Volunteer Award.
Celebrating the...
Extras needed for filming in Edinburgh
The new NETFLIX feature film, Prodigal Father is being filmed in Edinburgh and Glasgow. Two 10 Casting are recruiting now.
The Gothic period piece...
Five things you need to know today
Art at Anthropologie
Anthropologie has a new exhibition at its Edinburgh store with work by impressionistic Scottish artist, Craig Bell. Striving to capture colour, light and...
University of Edinburgh sporting heroes honoured
The University of Edinburgh have inducted three more sports people into their Hall of Fame.
The trio includes:
Lucy Hope, a seven times European champion swimmer...
The City of Edinburgh Council wins award for Trams to Newhaven
The Trams to Newhaven project opened to passengers in June 2023 has won a Local Government Chronicle (LGC) award announced on Wednesday night at...
Council approves plans for Edinburgh Arena
The council has granted permission for owners of London's O2 Arena, AEG Europe, to build a new 8,500 seat arena at Edinburgh Park.
The plans...
WWI soldier from Edinburgh laid to rest in France
Gunner Charles Lightfoot from Edinburgh was one of two soldiers whose remains were found in a cave have been laid to rest with full...
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – Christopher Biggins is back
Fringe at Prestonfield will star Christopher Biggins in his role as host of the chat show, with some cabaret and family events thrown in.
Last...
Postal bowlers take delivery of the Maule Trophy
Postal Bowling Club have retained the Maule Trophy following a win over near neighbours Parkside Bowling Club.
This venerable trophy was presented in 1910 by...
St Columba’s – inspection results say it is “exceptional”
Edinburgh's St Columba's Hospice has been designated as "exceptional" for all the indicators of quality used by the inspectorate Healthcare Improvement Scotland (HIS) during...
Five things you need to know today
The General Election 2024
The General Election campaign is hurtling towards polling day on 4 July. All the candidates are listed here.
This week the parties...
Twenty years of United flying from Edinburgh celebrated
United Airlines is marking the 20th anniversary of its nonstop service between Edinburgh Airport and New York/Newark. Since its launch in June 2004, the...
Two Edinburgh projects feature in RICS regional awards
Two of the three winners of the RICS Awards 2024 in Scotland are some of the most impressive recent building projects in Edinburgh.
The winning...
Fringe programme launched today
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 programme has been launched today with a diverse range of work of all kinds.
There will be 3,317...
Royal Highland Show 2024 – a preview of the Highland Hoolie
Lead singer of indie-folk band, Tide Lines, Robert Robertson, treated a group of fans and visitors to the Ross Fountain to an impromptu acoustic...
Edinburgh Taxi Outing 2024 – in photos
The Edinburgh Taxi Outing passed through the city centre on Tuesday morning en route to East Lothian where everyone involved will have lunch at...
Robin Harper officially joins the Scottish Labour Party
After some photos on social media showed the former Scottish Green leader and MSP, Robin Harper, stuffing envelopes for Labour candidate Ian Murray, the...
Councillors choose new group leaders
The group of Scottish Green councillors on The Cuty of Edinburgh Council have elected Cllrs Susan Rae and Chas Booth as their new group...
General Election 2024 – the manifestos – Liberal Democrats
In the General Election campaign the party manifestos are released this week, setting out each party's policies.
On Monday the Liberal Democrats released theirs,...
Leith Festival – some photos
Leith Festival is a big week running until 16 June when the community tattoo will take place at Malmaison Plaza.
The Gala Day took place...
Road closures in city centre for investigation work
Scottish Water have announced that they will carry out investigative work on Leith Street, Calton Hill, Waterloo Place and Calton Road from Monday 17...
Braid tennis ladies head into another Scottish Cup final
Braid tennis ladies will aim to draw on experiences gained 12 months ago when they, and holders Newlands, again contest the Scottish Cup final...
Legal firm raises money for charity with wills campaign
Edinburgh legal firm, Fergusson Law has raised £3,525 with its recent will writing campaign which will be used by charities both in the UK...
Father’s Day – take him for High Tea
Traditional High Tea, a quintessential Scottish meal that has become quite rare is still very much on the menu at Horizons, the in house...
Follow the yellow brick road at Nico’s new cocktail bar
In the former Bar Roma building on Queensferry Street there is a new bar/restaurant taking shape. And we can all be sure it will...
Fundraiser for palm houses reaches £100,000
The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh's fundraiser for the renovation of the historic palm houses has reached £100,000.
Private donors have pledged to match donations...
If successful at Westminster Ross will step down from Holyrood
Douglas Ross MSP, the Scottish Conservative Leader, has confirmed that if he is elected as an MP at the General Election in July he...
Fan’s review – Taylor Swift
The Eras Tour has arrived in the UK and it is nothing short of spectacular writes Zara Hill who came all the way from...
Review Taylor Swift ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I've learned from my eleven-year-old daughter and Swiftie that it's a long morning of preparation with a family friend organising hair, make-up, clothes design...
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