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EIBF – Day 11 – Katherine Rundell
The poetry of John Donne feels as fresh, funny and radiantly beautiful in the 21st century as it must have done in the 17th....
Assembly Festival – Class of ’22
Members of the 2022 Assembly Festival team gathered outside the festival’s eponymous home, Assembly Rooms on George Street, to celebrate 40 years at the...
No deal agreed as COSLA meet the unions
In Glasgow earlier today COSLA met with the unions whose members are involved in strike action in Edinburgh, and who from Wednesday will strike...
Strike action to spread from Edinburgh across the country from Wednesday
A second wave of strike action is now due to start on Wednesday in 14 local authority areas as COSLA failed to strike a...
Bin strike – six days on and still no agreement
Staff who work in the council's waste and cleansing departments have been on strike since 18 August. The plan is to continue that strike...
Unite workers vote to carry on with strike action in 14 local authority areas
For the moment the bin strike in Edinburgh and elsewhere in Scotland looks as though it will continue.
Unite the union issued a statement...
LibDems call for emergency budget to tackle bin strikes
Emergency budget changes need to tackle bin strikes and cost of living crisis.
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton has called for The Scottish Government’s emergency...
Roadworks coming up on the M8
Motorists will have to plan ahead and expect delays during essential bridge maintenance works on the M8 between Junctions 3 and 4 on the...
Fringe Review – Surfing the Holyland ★★★★
Converting to Judaism is a big undertaking, not least in terms of the impact on one's identity, and it forms the beating heart of...
Fringe fundraiser – Give ‘n’ Laugh on Wednesday at The Counting House
Calling all comedy lovers.
The Give ‘N’ Laugh comedy show at Laughing Horse @ The Counting House (Venue no.170), will be raising money...
EIF – Samsara dancers get on down to Portobello
Earlier in the week a photo call for the three night only performance of Samsara was held on Portobello Beach.
The Edinburgh International Festival...
Inch Park consultation now live
The council has set up an online consultation seeking residents' views on the proposals for Inch Park and asking about improvements people would like...
Edinburgh International Festival – We are Monchichi
How do we come together when everything is pushing us apart? What language do we choose? How do we face the mountain of cultural...
EIBF – Day 7 – Graeme Macrae Burnet
When reading a novel, who can we trust to tell us the truth? Graeme Macrae Burnet’s new novel Case Study, set in mid-60s London, plays...
Object from George IV’s visit to the capital discovered at museum
While sorting through files and boxes in the Museum of Edinburgh, Curator Helen Edwards found two small wooden boxes with glass lids. One box...
Year of Stories inspired by nature at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Visitors walking in the Botanics will be able to stop at Storystations to listen to any one of 100 stories born of nature and...
Assembly Festival – S.O.E.
S.O.E. is a new play about two remarkable women in the WW2 Special Operations Executive.
The WW2 Special Operations Executive is tasked with espionage, sabotage...
Edinburgh Festival Fringe – Cluster Art’s ‘Class of 22’
Join the ‘Class of 22’ in their current Scottish adventure. Fresh from down under, Australian collective Cluster Arts showcases 48 unique dancers, astonishing acrobats...
Four new royal chaplains appointed at special service
Four new members of the Chapel Royal in Scotland were installed this week at a special evening service at Corstorphine Old Parish Church in...
Taste Australia House of Oz – final dinner on Monday – get your tickets...
The final Taste Australia House of Oz dinner takes place on Monday 22 August with musical powerhouse Michaela Burger.
The tables will be set in...
Review – Carnival of the Animals by Circa ★★★★★
Camille Saint-Saens' comedic and romantic music suite inspires Circa’s salute to the animals. From street dancing, elephants, comedy chickens, rattling bones of the dinosaurs...
Review – Something About George ★★★
For Beatles fans wishing to delve deeper into the life of George Harrison and his back catalogue, this is a good place to start....
Review – Simple Minds
It’s astonishing to believe New Gold Dream (81–82–83–84) by Simple Minds will turn 40 next month.
The band finished their tour in style with...
Edinburgh International Festival – Samsara
Inspired by the classic Chinese novel Journey to the West, 'Samsara' is a spellbinding piece for two dancers that traces the steps we take, both forward and...
Assembly Festival – 360 ALLSTARS
Basketball freestyling, Cyr Wheel, breakdancing and BMX flatlanding.
The phenomenal 360 ALLSTARS deliver a supercharged urban circus boasting a stellar cast of World Champion and...
Edinburgh International Book Festival – Day 5 – Ricky Ross
Thursday's author was Deacon Blue's Ricky Ross, who was at Central Hall - a new venue for EIBF - publicising his book 'Walking Back...
Crash on Restalrig Road – police seeking information
Just after midnight the driver of a car appeared to lose control as their car mounted the pavement and collided with buildings at 15-17...
Council advice for residents during strike
The council has published advice and guidance to help residents manage the impact of planned strike action in the capital.
The industrial action by members...
Edinburgh International Book Festival – Day 5 – Vashti Bunyan
This year's EIBF is dispensing with the daily, multiple author photo calls and are limiting them to a few per day so there will...
Two men arrested and charged in connection with missing man
Detectives investigating the disappearance of Peter Coshan (75) have arrested and charged two men and are continuing to appeal for information.
Peter was last seen...
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