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Assembly Festival – Second Body’s ‘Concept for a Film’
Second Body return with two new pieces honouring the power in small acts of creativity and to shed light on social-political issues by fusing...
Edinburgh Festival Fringe – Garry Starr’s ‘Greece Lightning’
Garry Starr… The Myth… The Legend… returns to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with an hour of award-winning, unpredictable and exuberant physical comedy for anyone...
Residents object to developers’ plans for temporary office block
Ediston, the company which is developing the former Royal Bank of Scotland building at the foot of Dundas Street, plans to create a temporary...
Arrest following man’s death in Edinburgh
A 37-year-old man has been arrested and charged in connection with the death of a man in Edinburgh.
Around 8.15pm on Saturday, 13 August, 2022,...
MP warns against cost of living scams
During Scotland's ScamWatch Fortnight, Midlothian MP Owen Thompson urged residents to be on their guard against scams, especially as the cost of living soars.
This...
Staycation at Karma Lake of Menteith
There are times I long to be religious. Wouldn’t it be pleasant to truly believe a deity was looking out for you? My only...
Gretchen Peters at The Queen’s Hall
For two decades, Gretchen Peters has been one of Nashville’s most beloved and respected artists.
“If Peters never delivers another tune as achingly beautiful as ‘On A...
Review – The Poetical Life of Philomena McGuinness ★★★★★
The Poetical Life of Philomena McGuinness Greenside @Infirmary Street
This is a beautifully written and well-crafted story by Joshua King is performed brilliantly by actress...
Review – The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart ★★★★
The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart at the Playfair Library.
This Lyceum presentation of David Greig and Wils Wilson’s haunting tale is presented in the...
Review – Herbie Hancock at Edinburgh Playhouse
The Edinburgh Playhouse was packed for one of the highlights of this year’s festival.
At 82 we find Hancock at yet another fascinating point...
The London Road clock is back
As part of the Trams to Newhaven project the London Road clock has returned home after 15 years in storage and recent full restoration.
The...
Celebrating Dr Elsie Inglis 158th birthday today
Dr Elsie Inglis was born on 16 August 1864.
To commemorate the day the Statue for Elsie Inglis campaign ask that anyone born at...
The best of Scottish music this week at the EICC
Scary Biscuits Promotions is presenting a diverse showcase of some of the best Scottish music talent for Edinburgh Fringe 2022, at the Pleasance music...
City firms combine to launch first energy training academy
Two city heating firms have joined forces to launch Scotland's first community-focused energy training academy.
The ground-breaking project will be modelled on a social enterprise,...
Edinburgh Art Festival launches new Community Wellbeing project in Wester Hailes
Set to launch in Wester Hailes in the west of Edinburgh is a major new commission as part of the 2022 Edinburgh Art Festival,...
Edinburgh International Festival – The Book of Life
During the Rwandan genocide in 1994, one million people were killed in 100 days. The unthinkable became commonplace and a country was torn apart.
A...
Edinburgh International Festival – Scottish Ballet’s ‘Coppelia’
Scottish Ballet test the boundaries of dance, theatre and film in this distinctive new version of the classic ballet, blending location and real-time filming...
Sunset above Edinburgh
Photographer Tom Duffin was out and about on Thursday night to capture the last Supermoon of this year.
Sit back with a cup of...
Letter from Scotland
The first week of the Edinburgh Festival has been a scorcher. Temperatures in the high 20s, blazing sunshine, a warm gentle breeze, crowds from...
Take your pick at Army at the Fringe
Army At The Fringe opened at Hepburn House in August 2017 aiming to spark conversations about what the Army is and what it...
Edinburgh International Festival – The Book of Life
During the Rwandan genocide in 1994, one million people were killed in 100 days. The unthinkable became commonplace and a country was torn apart.
A...
75th EIFF launches on the ‘Glorious Twelfth’
75th Edinburgh International Film Festival takes place between 12 and 20 August and includes 87 new features, 12 short film programmes, and two large...
Remember the multi-day tickets when booking a tram
Anyone enjoying a short break in Edinburgh to make the most of this year’s festival season is well advised to get on a tram...
Council reject plans for 5G mast in Granton
Plans for a 5G mast on a site earmarked for a ‘future tram stop’ in Granton have been thrown out by The City of...
Edinburgh International Festival – Taraf de Caliu
The long-running Taraf de Haïdouks have toured the world for over three decades and can count the likes of Kronos Quartet and Danny Elfman...
Assembly Festival – Alison Skilbeck – Mrs Roosevelt Flies to London
Alison Skilbeck's critically acclaimed one-woman show, and 2016 sell-out Edinburgh Fringe hit, reveals the public and private life of one of the most extraordinary...
Assembly Festival – Soweto Gospel Choir
Winners of the 2019 Grammy award for Best World Music Album, Soweto Gospel Choir bring their Grammy-winning Freedom to Assembly Festival and the Edinburgh...
Edinburgh Festival Fringe – ‘Classic’ – Hope Mill Theatre
The madcap comic play Classic! races through a multitude of classic novels at lightning speed in 60 minutes using some unlikely production styles.
Moby...
Gorgie Street Art Sculpture Trail now includes the Dalry Llamas
The newest art in town has been created in Gorgie with the addition of the newest sculpture to the Gorgie Street Art Sculpture Trail...
Locals take over tree watering where council fails
A Freedom of Information Request to The City of Edinburgh Council disclosed that the council has planted trees at a cost of almost £50,000...
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