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Replica “jawbone arch” plans for the Meadows questioned
Council plans to replace the whale bones which stood in The Meadows for over 120 years with a bronze replica have raised concerns in...
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Fringe show goes ahead at The Stand
Joanna Cherry KC, MP appeared at The Stand on Thursday interviewed by journalist Graham Spiers, despite the show...
Letter from Scotland
While Edinburgh has been celebrating the arts, Glasgow has been enjoying “the power of the bike”, the world cycling championships.
Both are huge international...
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2023 – Josh Elton Mountain Jew ★★
If you like your stand-up comedy delivered on steroids then Josh Elton is the man for you.
"Hello, Wembley! Have we got a lot of...
Thistle Foundation holds its first summer fair
Thistle Foundation held its first ever summer fair at its Centre of Wellbeing located in in the heart of Craigmillar recently.
The fair was attended...
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2023 – Darling Boy ★★★★
Rupert Bevan delivers a powerhouse performance in Darling Boy, a one-man show exploring longing, love and loneliness in a queer coming of age story...
Corstorphine Connections – Phase Two begins soon
Work will begin on 21 August on the next phase of Corstorphine Connections, the measures to be trialled in the west of the city...
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2023 – Tending
A play which will be premiered at this year's Fringe has input from 50 nurses who have shared their experiences working in the NHS....
Refusal on Granton Harbour development will lead to appeal
The council's Development Management Sub-committee has refused an application to amend planning permission for part of the Edinburgh Marina site.
The application relates to the marina...
Council delays any decision on Inglis Green Road site
The City of Edinburgh Council has delayed taking any decision on the site at 22 Inglis Green Road on Wednesday.
After a lengthy afternoon...
Bridge over the Water of Leith would improve connectivity for Longstone residents
Longstone Community Council find themselves opposing a planning application for housing in their area, but the body actually wants more housing in their area.
The...
New names added to Underbelly’s Big Brain Tumour Benefit
Underbelly has added more names to the already star-studded roster of artists who will perform at its charity fundraiser.
With Frank Skinner and Adam...
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Festival of Politics
The Festival of Politics begins at The Scottish Parliament on Wednesday for just three days. It kicked off with a reception held...
Edinburgh law firm adds to property team
Balfour+Manson has strengthened its property team with the arrival of a new Associate and Solicitor.
Kirstyn Logan has joined the team, from Drummond Miller, as an Associate....
Murrayfield Golf Club champions
After finals day at Murrayfield the new champions have been announced.
L-R Morag MacPherson (ladies B champion), Norma Richmond (senior ladies champion), Harry...
Edinburgh International Festival – Trojan Women 9 to 11 August
K-pop and Greek tragedy come together in Trojan Women by the National Changgeuk Company of Korea.
Trojan Women features original music by K-pop producer and Parasite and Squid Game composer Jung Jae-il, in collaboration...
Lothians must benefit from cycling events
Scotland is currently staging the biggest cycling event in history, the 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships, mainly in Glasgow, and one Lothian MSP wants...
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2023 – Witchcraft and Woolf
In Modern Witches, a woman in the midst of a sapphic relationship crisis finds her ground thanks to the spirits and witches in her...
Pickleball comes to East Lothian
Attempts to establish a club in East Lothian for players of the fast growing sport of Pickleball will move a step forward with an...
Hutchison Vale – two teams pick up trophies
What a weekend for Hutchison Vale community sports club football teams with both the 2011 and 2012 teams enjoying success.
The 2011’s travelled to Ayrshire...
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Exam results
For those of you who sat exams this year, we hope you all got the results you need for your onward career. Of...
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2023 – Beetle at House of Oz
House of Oz, winner of Best Venue at Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2022, is back for 2023 to showcase the best of Australian talent, including...
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2023 – Joe Wells: King of the Autistics ★★★★★
Joe Wells rattles off his artfully constructed ironic jokes and wry observations on life as an autistic person so fast it's hard sometimes to...
Edinburgh International Festival – the opening weekend was all about music making
Edinburgh International Festival opened at the weekend with an array of live events, attracting large crowds to venues in the city.
Free to access Opening Fanfare:...
William Friedkin 1935 – 2023
In 2012 the opening night film of Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) was director, William Friedkin's film Killer Joe, starring Matthew McConaughey and Juno...
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2023 – Looking for Giants ★★★★
Looking for Giants is a fresh, original and impressively performed play in which we see a young woman taking control of her sexuality and...
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2023 – Bryan Berlin: Running Scared ★★★
Bryan Berlin took up jogging ten years ago after overcoming a fear of failure as a 14-year-old that prevented him from running two...
Grayson Perry’s graduation robes to be displayed in Edinburgh
Sir Grayson Perry’s University of the Arts London (UAL) graduation robes will be displayed in Jigsaw Edinburgh next weekend to "celebrate and champion emerging...
Short term lets – regulation made more difficult for council
The City Edinburgh Council has told residents who are negatively impacted by short-term lets that it “will not give up” on them, despite its crack-down...
CCTV images released – police seeking information on Hanover Street assault
Police Scotland has released images of a man who may be able to assist with their enquiries into an assault which took place in...
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