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Oldest palm’s story to ‘live on’ through its offspring
Scotland's oldest palm tree, which had to be cut down after 230 years in a botanical garden, will live on, after its offspring was...
Stand up for Barclay, say Dalkeith Thistle
After a quarter century of dedicated service to Dalkeith Thistle football club, Barclay Ewing has been honoured by having the King’s Park stand named...
Murrell at the High Court in Edinburgh today
Peter Murrell has arrived at the High Court in Edinburgh on Tuesday for the first of two court appearances this month.
Following his guilty plea...
Neilsons launches new website with AI-powered property search
Neilsons has officially launched a new website following a major digital redevelopment project aimed at creating a faster, smarter and more modern experience for...
Council to stop factoring some city blocks
Edinburgh Council will no longer act as the factor of certain blocks of flats in the city following agreement at Monday's housing committee.
Councillors voted...
Pace ace Gabriella one to watch
Regular journeys south over the winter to practice and train with the Yorkshire cricket academy are beginning to pay dividends for Carlton pace bowler...
Review – Power Ballad ⭐️⭐️⭐️
John Carney, writer/director of other musical comedies like Sing Street and Once returns with Power Ballad, the story of two musicians who butt heads over the ownership of a...
Acclaimed synthpop band Magnetic Skies to play Edinburgh
Synthpop band Magnetic Skies head to Edinburgh on 12 June, to play The Speakeasy.
The three-piece have just unveiled their new track 'Closing In'. Taken...
Refurbished Juniper Green tennis courts officially opened
The local community came together to celebrate the official opening of the newly refurbished tennis courts in Juniper Green.
One of the club’s longstanding supporters,...
Bono Coffee – the sun rises on South Clerk Street
When Bono Coffee opened on South Clerk Street earlier this year, taking over the site of Indiba café-bar, word had spread on social media,...
Hibs 150th anniversary season peters out to a fifth place finish
Hibs 150th anniversary season which began full of promise finally petered out to a fifth-place finish.
A successful summer transfer window saw the squad size vastly reduced and...
Coffee scene – why Books N’ Cup works
Books N' Cup, on Raeburn Place in Stockbridge, is consistently busy. This puzzles even some of its regulars.
The space, with exposed brickwork, leather...
Edinburgh is Our Home – Simita Kumar MSP
Edinburgh’s diversity is one of the city’s great strengths, adding to the cosmopolitan nature of the capital.
Many who have made Edinburgh their home have...
Looking back in history with The Old Edinburgh Club
Each month The Old Edinburgh Club highlights for us the list of notable dates.
This month there is a local Earl who is executed,...
School Age Payment – applications open today for children starting primary school in August
Scottish families can apply for a grant of more than £330 to help with the costs of getting a child ready for primary school.
The...
Nicola Sturgeon and the camper van – ‘the national treasurer didn’t draw it to...
Former First Minister of Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon, has so far evaded questions from the press this last week since her estranged husband Peter Murrell...
New Bishop of Edinburgh installed at St Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral
The Rt Reverend Dr Dagmar Winter was installed at a ceremony at St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral this weekend, becoming the second woman to become...
NHS radiographer arrested at Royal Infirmary for possession of child abuse images
An NHS medic was arrested while working at Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh after he was caught downloading a horror haul of child abuse images.
Gordon...
Pedal on Parliament makes demands of new government
On Saturday the fourteenth Pedal on Parliament took place since the ride began in 2012. More than a thousand cyclists from all over Scotland...
Titans of Taylor Wimpey rugby honoured
The annual Dunbar Rugby Club’s minis tournament, sponsored by Taylor Wimpey EastScotland, brought success for the hosts in two of the five age-groups.
The event,...
Review – Backrooms ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Twenty-year-old Kane Parsons makes his directorial debut with Backrooms, the film adaptation of his unsettling YouTube series.
This one details the eerie otherworld of the...
St Stephen’s Church marketed for sale
St Stephen's Church in Stockbridge has been put on the market by its current owner.
The former church turned theatre venue has become a popular...
The astronomical night sky over Edinburgh in June
June heralds the Solstice and the start of astronomical summer plus we witness a full Strawberry micromoon.
The Sun begins the month in Taurus (The...
The Edinburgh International Children’s Festival begins this weekend
The 36th Edinburgh International Children’s Festival begins this weekend with a programme of circus, dance, storytelling and theatre for young people and families.
During the week, the Festival programme...
Edinburgh-based agency named one of the UK’s top 10 best workplaces by the Sunday...
Digital marketing agency Outrank has been named in The Sunday Times Best Places to Work, cementing its status as one of the UK's leading...
Letter from Scotland
The last week of May has set more climate change records. Scotland may have been 10 degrees cooler than England but 26.7°C in Charterhall...
Rugby title for”Emergent” Leith girls
Leith Academy excelled by winning the East Emergent Girls under-14 rugby championship by beating Currie HS in the final at Peffermill.
A squad of 13...
The King’s Theatre will reopen in summer
After a three year redevelopment project The King's Theatre on Leven Street will reopen to the public on 1 August.
And it will be fabulous....
Under-16 tennis title for stylish Logan
Logan Littlejohn shows the style that carried him to the under-16 boys singles title at the East tennis Open.
A member of the Thistle club,...
“North Edinburgh’s Tarantino” on his newest novel
“North Edinburgh’s Tarantino” says writing has been “therapeutic” in overcoming learning disabilities as he unveils his latest crime book.
Colin Burnett, author of the Aldo crime...
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