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Chitty Chitty Bang Bang at Edinburgh Playhouse ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang was in the news at the weekend when it was reported Richard M. Sherman, one half of a songwriting partnership...
WHALE Arts celebrate community asset transfer success
The community led cultural organisation WHALE Arts in Wester Hailes has completed the Community Asset Transfer for the land on which the arts centre...
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At the City Art Centre - Adam Bruce Thomson
The current exhibition at the City Art Centre of Adam Bruce Thomson's work is accompanied by...
Council apologises to residents following bin collections delays
Edinburgh Council has suspended kerbside glass collections until next week amid delays to pick-ups.
The local authority issued an apology to residents whose bin collections...
Cunard’s Queen Anne makes first visit to the Forth
The newest Cunard ship, the Queen Anne, visited South Queensferry on her maiden trip.
The ship dropped anchor just off South Queensferry making her first...
Spotting the Lochend Park terrapins
Following years of chat about the terrapins in Lochend Park, photographer Ian Jacobs eventually got a shot of them this week.
The Friends of...
SRU lead trip to Taylor Swift concert in Spain
A council officer and a representative of Police Scotland will attend a Taylor Swift concert in Madrid this week as part of a fact...
Edinburgh Napier Degree Show includes diabetes related pop up
A pop-up shop which is part of Edinburgh Napier’s Degree Show, is providing food for thought as it aims to unravel the misinformation around...
General Election campaign – the Scottish Liberal Democrats launch their campaign
Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey and Scottish Liberal Democrat leader, Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP, today officially launched the Scottish party's campaign for the 2024...
M8 closed overnight until Thursday
The westbound carriageway of the M8 after Junction 3 will be closed for resurfacing each night until 30 May, between the hours of 8.30pm...
Investment fuels Aurora Avionics’ ascent
Startup secures major backing to pioneer universal rocket control systems
A space firm has attracted investment of more than £320,000 to help it become a...
General Election Hustings – Edinburgh North and Leith
Our fellow Scottish Beacon colleagues The Broughton Spurtle are holding a General Election hustings on 24 June from 7.30pm to 9.30pm.
The event will...
Congregation told church is to close
The message to the congregration at St Michael's Parish Church is that their church is to "be disposed of".
The Kirk on Slateford Road serves...
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Visit Edinburgh Museums
The council runs nine museums and galleries and cares for 200 monuments. The Nelson Monument has just reopened after refurbishment and is...
Black swan spotted at nature reserve
A rare black swan has taken up residence on a Scottish nature reserve - more than 9,000 miles from its native home.
The black swan...
Levein admits to gambling habit
Former Scotland manager Craig Levein has opened up about his former gambling habit and told how his experience has helped him provide help for...
Local pianist featured on The Piano from Waverley Station
Local pianist Vroni Holzmann played to huge applause from the audience who gathered to watch her play in Waverley Station, as she was filmed...
Silent protest at the George met with reaction from owner
When a group of locals attached signs and labels to the fencing around the former Royal George Cinema in Portobello on Saturday, they say...
Tree removed in Corstorphine
A tree on Cairnmuir Road became uprooted during the heavy rainfall of the last few days.
Workmen accompanied by police attended on Saturday to...
Local boss runs ALL Edinburgh Marathon Festival races for Cash for Kids
Local Edinburgh resident and Appin Sports boss, Damien O'Looney, is planning to run all the Edinburgh Marathon Festival (EMF) races this weekend in aid...
Brain Game raises £140,000 for Marie Curie
The Edinburgh Brain Game held at Prestonfield on Thursday evening welcomed guests including panto star, Grant Stott, singer Clare Grogan, and Scotland’s Rugby Head...
Chief Executive of the Tattoo underlines the need to be “fresh but familiar”
The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo is set for fresh thinking while retaining the familiarity it’s known and loved for to deliver on exciting new plans...
HRH The Duchess of Edinburgh visit to Capability Scotland
Edinburgh-based social care charity, Capability Scotland has welcomed back HRH The Duchess of Edinburgh for a visit to their Craigmillar Hub, a supported day...
Goodies Café at Southside Community Centre to close as tender lost to commercial company
Southside Community Centre has confirmed it will bring the arrangement with the charity Goodies, which runs the café in the centre, to an end...
Full Fat – Live in Leith released today
Edinburgh-based band Full Fat will release their new album, Live in Leith, on Friday 24 May showcasing a “hard to define but impossible to...
Drinks ban to be imposed at village games
A summer fête which has taken place for more than 100 years has been hit with a late drinks ban after a mistake on...
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Citadel Youth Centre Leith
Council funding was slashed earlier this year for many charitable bodies including the Citadel Youth Centre where the funding was cut...
Falcons soar to individual cycle success
Edinburgh Falcons cycle speedway team built on a solid start to their league season with individual success at the Babcock International Scottish Open Championship...
General Election – Sarwar supports Edinburgh North and Leith candidate
Anas Sarwar opened the Scottish Labour General Election campaign in Edinburgh on Thursday by supporting the party's candidate for Edinburgh North and Leith, Tracy...
Criticism for council asking staff to volunteer at Swift concert
A member of Edinburgh Council’s administration has criticised the local authority for asking its staff to sign up as volunteer marshals for next month’s...
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