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Council leader queried over short term let comments
The leader of Edinburgh Council has been criticised after he apparently backed a further delay to the introduction of the city’s short-term let licensing...
Torchlight procession to return this Hogmanay
The Torchlight Procession will again be part of Edinburgh's Hogmanay this year, raising much needed funds for homeless charity, Social Bite.
This will be...
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2023 – Call Me Elizabeth ★★★★★
The Queen of Hollywood arrived in Edinburgh this week, Elizabeth Taylor.
Often described as the last movie star and certainly of a certain era....
Recipe suggestion – summer pudding
Iain Naysmith, Head chef at the Dalmore Inn in Blairgowrie, has put together this version of a classic summer pudding for you to try...
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2023 – One Night With Marilyn ★★★★
One Night With Marilyn, The Voodoo Rooms, Fringe
There’s a lot of audience participation in a cabaret and variety style show that brings Monroe’s bubbly...
Ross tees off at St Andrews
Edinburgh golf professional Ross Munro will have former boss Alastair McLean caddying for him when he tees off on Thursday in the first round...
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2023 – Spirit of Ireland ★★★★★
Spirit of Ireland features Irish dancing like never seen before, during a dance off you can literary see sparks flying from the heels of...
Edinburgh International Film Festival – EIFF – ends with hope for the future
The Edinburgh International Festival (EIFF) has just ended after a smaller event with just 94 events - 75 cinema screenings, 10 outdoor screenings and...
Five things you need to know today
Cycling for Alice
Xani Byrne is cycling in memory of his sister Alice who died from suicide in January 2022 and will arrive back...
Lord Provost and Council Leader to join the Edinburgh Riding of the Marches
The Edinburgh Riding of the Marches will take place on 10 September 2023 in a canter back to the Royal Mile after a three...
East Lothian businesswoman shortlisted for award
Geraldine McCullagh, a clinical aromatherapist who runs her business Me-Time Therapies from Musselburgh has been shortlisted in the Beauty Entrepreneur category of the Scottish...
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2023 – Frank Skinner 30 Years of Dirt ★★★★★
Skinner is immediately drawn to a man in the front row with a black kilt, sparkly black jacket and cane.
He proves to be...
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2023 – Geraldine Hickey: Of Course We’ve Got Horses ★★★★
Geraldine Hickey is a popular comedian in Australia, where she won the best show award at the 2021 Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Not yet...
Council will have to spend more than £1 million bringing two care homes up...
More than £1 million will be required in order to bring two care homes transferred back to the council from a private provider up...
Izzard creates Edinburgh Fringe Gin
Comic legend Eddie Izzard has helped to create a new limited-edition gin to support artists at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Izzard's collaboration with Edinburgh Gin...
Public consultation event – plans to convert Atik into student flats
A public consultation will be held on 29 August between 4pm and 7.30pm at the Central Hall in West Tollcross where owners and developers...
Edinburgh International Film Festival 2023 – surf star needed swimming lessons
Actor Louis McCartney has revealed he had to learn to swim after he was cast as a surfer in Scottish movie Silent Roar.
McCartney plays...
Doors Open Days – take a tour of the Forth Road Bridge
Applications are now being taken for free guided tours of the Forth Road Bridge, hosted by Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland.
The tours will...
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2023 – Michelle Brasier ★★★★★
When you see a Michelle Brasier show you can be guaranteed of two things: you will laugh and you will feel.
This is the...
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2023 – Party Ghost ★★★
Picture yourself at a birthday party hosted by the twins from The Shining and a collection of aggressive ghosts, where you’re forced to play...
Urgent need to replace public toilets in Gorgie
A failure by developers behind new offices and a hotel in Edinburgh’s West End to replace public toilets demolished for the scheme has been...
Popcorn Writing Award 2023 – winner will be announced this week
The winner of an award made by Popcorn Group will be announced on Thursday in a ceremony at Gilded Balloon.
This award is made to...
Police news – appeal launched for man who assisted injured man on Saturday
Police are appealing for a man who took an injured man to hospital in Edinburgh on Saturday, 19 August 2023, to contact them.
Around 6.20...
Dalkeith Rugby’s 125th milestone
Dalkeith rugby club will complete preparations for their 125th anniversary season on Tuesday evening when they tackle Stewart’s Melville at King’s Park (kick off 7.15)...
Police news – serious assault in Chambers Street
Officers in Edinburgh are appealing for information following a serious assault in the city.
The incident happened in the Chambers Street area around 9pm on...
EIFF premiere – The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde
The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, director Hope Dickson Leach’s new version of Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic story, co-written with Vlad...
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2023 – Loud Poets: Grand Slam Final
Poetry is an important part of Scottish heritage and the Grand Slam Final promises to be a festival highlight.
It will combine fist-thumping music with...
Mervyn Stutter’s 30th year Charity Gala
The line-up for Mervyn Stutter’s special charity gala on Monday 21 August has been announced.
Mervyn’s gala celebrates three decades of Mervyn Stutter's Pick of the Fringe, the...
Six figure investment at dental firm providing new kinds of treatment
DENTAL PRACTICES CONTINUE TO LEAD THE WAY WITH NEW DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY
A six figure investment has been made in buying the latest hardware and software...
Edinburgh International Film Festival 2023 – Silent Roar ★★★★
The world premiere of the film Silent Roar took place at the Everyman cinema in St. James Quarter on Friday as the Edinburgh International...
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