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Viewpoint unveil their new defibrillator
Tenants at an Edinburgh sheltered housing complex have clubbed together to install a defibrillator, which can be used by any member of the public...
250 Years of Circus Marked at Circus Hub
Performers gather to celebrate two-and-a-half centuries of circus
To mark the 250th anniversary of circus in the UK, this morning (Thursday) a very special showcase performance...
The Beggar’s Opera
John Gay’s 18th-century opera brought forward into the modern day
Swarming with highwaymen, thieves, jailors, pimps and prostitutes, John Gay’s savagely satirical and wildly entertaining...
Mark Beaumont becomes ambassador for Your Bike in Edinburgh
Adventurer Mark Beaumont has become the ambassador for Edinburgh's cycle hire scheme which will be launched in September.
Beaumont once cycled round the world in...
Underbelly’s Big Brain Tumour Benefit raises £30,000
Last night at the McEwan Hall Underbelly held a second Big Brain Tumour Benefit. All the ticket income will go to the Brain Tumour...
RBS launches 100 Women Events in Edinburgh
Four events are being held across Scotland aiming to inspire, celebrate and connect women at all stages of their careers
In a landmark year celebrating...
BABA brings new Levant summer flavours to Edinburgh
Popular Levantine inspired restaurant BABA has launched its brand-new summer inspired menu for locals and visitors of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival to indulge in this August.
BABA situated at...
2018 Edinburgh International Book Festival – Day 4, 14th Aug.
After a few misfires early on, there was a bit more action today on the grey carpet. Despite a bit of rain, a fair...
See the fireworks – from the sea
Toast the end of Edinburgh’s festival season in seafaring style and soak up the magnificent Fireworks Concert display with a difference – as Maid...
Edinburgh International Book Festival 2018 – Day 3
He came. He saw. He got the tram back home.
Unfortunately, the weather, having been fantastic for ages, decided that enough was enough and...
National Youth Orchestra of Canada
Edinburgh's City Youth Cafe hosts Canada's National Youth Orchestra
A number of members of Canada's NYO performed an extract earlier today from their upcoming Usher...
Councillor explains holiday time is not the best time for all children
by Councillor Scott Arthur, Labour councillor for Colinton/Fairmilehead.
The end of the school holidays means an end to hunger for some.
Edinburgh’s children will soon be...
Hidden Door begin a new fundraiser
Hidden Door is a name well known to those interested in arts or music in Edinburgh. In recent years they have grown from an...
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2018 – Review: Timeless comedy in “You Only Live Forever”*****
Review: You Only Live Forever
By Viscera Theatre Company Studio Four Assembly George Square 1335hrs
WE have said it before and we will say it again, Roxy Dunn...
Colin McGregor opened the Tattoo with a poem – and brother Ewan came too
Special guest and ex-RAF pilot Colin McGregor opened the show at The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo last night with moving poem ‘High Flight’ –...
Love Cycle – Love Chapter 2
Part 2 of L-E-V Dance Company's 'Love Cycle'
Sharon Eyal is one of the most exciting choreographic talents to emerge in recent years. Working with...
Hocus Pocus
Spooky fun for all the family....
A spellbinding spectacle for children from seven years old and their families, Hocus Pocus weaves together dance, theatre, visual...
Edinburgh man is finalist for spectacle wearer of the year
AN EDINBURGH man has been chosen from thousands of proud glasses wearers as a finalist for Specsavers’ Spectacle Wearer of the Year.
Emojefe Doghudje, aged...
Edinburgh Festival Fringe REVIEW – Chiaroscuro: A Kindertransport Story***
Chiaroscuro: A Kindertransport Story
Central Hall Studio
Sir Nicholas Winton, who died in 2015 aged 106, organised the rescue of 669 mostly Jewish children from Prague on...
Big Brain Tumour Benefit – get your tickets for Monday night
This Monday 13 August, the second instalment of Underbelly’s Big Brain Tumour Benefit, will take place at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in the 950...
Pop ups at the Leith Walk Police Box
The Leith Walk Police Box is available for rent for pop up ventures. Here's their schedule for August and September.
Saturdays 1030 - 1 Edinburgh...
Love Cycle – OCD Love
First piece in the two-part 'Love Cycle'.
One of the most exciting choreographic talents to emerge in recent years, Sharon Eyal, worked with multimedia designer Gai...
Passionate Machine
Time traveller drops in to The Fringe
Remember P.E. kit. Cancel Free Trial. Call Mum. Everyone writes instructions to their future selves.
But what happens if the future...
At Jupiter Artland – Joana Vasconcelos : Gateway
When you get to Jupiter Artland just outside Edinburgh you are faced with a dilemma : there is just so much to see!.
We choose...
Michael Morpurgo books come to life at The Fringe
The Children's Library on George IV Bridge hosted a selection of characters who will be taking part in a variety of adaptations of some...
The Orchestra of the Americas
Passionate, flamboyant, brilliantly incisive: The Orchestra of the Americas is one of the world’s most remarkable youth ensembles. Bringing together the most accomplished young...
At Birch Tree Gallery in August – Caledonia : Spirit of Place
The exhibition at Birch Tree Gallery on Dundas Street is called Caledonia : Spirit of Place.
It will feature vibrant watercolour and original screen...
Prime Minister and First Minister to sign City Region Deal today in Edinburgh
Prime Minister Theresa May will visit Edinburgh today to sign the £1.3 billion City Region Deal for Edinburgh and the South East of Scotland...
Edinburgh International Festival – Midsummer
David Greig and Gordon McIntyre’s exquisite miniature Midsummer is expanded and enlarged with a live band bringing to life its heart warming songs and...
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