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Cabinet Secretary opens the 2026 Edinburgh International Book Festival – Gala Opening night
This was an excellent evening at the Edinburgh International Book Festival, now firmly at home in the Edinburgh Futures Institute, where the largest space...
Trainspotting Cast and Crew Reunite in Leith
The cast and crew of Trainspotting returned to Edinburgh on Friday night for a special 30th anniversary screening as part of this year’s Edinburgh International Film...
Christine stars on shuttle stage
Edinburgh badminton ace Christine Black has excelled at the Belgian Seniors Open by winning the ladies doubles then reaching the singles final.
Christine's successes came...
Stewart Robertson – Watsonian stalwart
Tributes have been paid to Stewart Robertson, a stalwart of Watsonian rugby and cricket who has died four days shy of his 86th birthday.
In...
EIF – JLCO with Yuja Wang at The Usher Hall ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
What a treat to hear a classical concert pianist move into the interpretation of jazz.
The chemistry between the orchestra and her delightful playing...
EIFF: Out There/These Violent Delights/Bodyhackers
Out There ⭐️⭐️⭐️
The year is 1994 and something strange is afoot in the rural Welsh village of Caradoc. Strange lights dance in the sky, especially...
EIFF Top Pick – The Arrow at Rest at Every Instant of its Flight...
Writer-director Theodore Schaefer’s black-and-white anthology piece stands as a nicely oddball addition to this year’s Edinburgh International Film Festival.
Set against a Manhattan backdrop...
Craigmillar Park champion bowlers
Respective champions of Craigmillar Park bowling club for 2026 are George Hanson and Ruth Addinall.
They defeated Tom Motion (21-20) and Christine Simpson (21-16).
Pictured are...
EIF review – JLCO Plays Duke Ellington at The Usher Hall ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The music of Duke Ellington certainly draws on a number of traditions to create something still fresh.
It is significant that the Jazz at...
Fringe 2026: It’s the Hope That Kills You: queueing (unsuccessfully) for Phil Wang at...
This piece might have contained a review of Phil Wang’s new show, UH OH. As will become evident, however, that was not to be...
Fringe review 2026 – My Grandpa Doesn’t Follow Me On Instagram ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Yoz Mensch gives a scintillating solo performance in this spooky “trans-generational” road trip from Cornwall to the Scottish Highlands and back with her sweary,...
Big Noise musicians to play with the Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles
Big Noise musicians from all over Scotland are tuning up for a performance on Sunday with the Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles (YOLA) when...
EIF – Global Ideas Stage at The King’s Theatre
Nicola Benedetti introduced an extraordinary set of people to discuss the significance of the arts in a world riven by such division and turmoil,...
Fringe 2026 – lights, lanterns and cabaret at Edinburgh Deaf Festival
A fabulous second weekend of entertainment is about to get underway at the fifth annual Edinburgh Deaf Festival with an abundance of shows for...
EIBF – Samira Ahmed – The Beatles A Hard Day’s Night
For Samira Ahmed, A Hard Day’s Night is much more than a Beatles film.
It's a document of a country changing before its eyes,...
EIFF – Bad Day at the Office ⭐️⭐️
The Edinburgh International Film Festival’s Midnight Madness strand will be well served by this incredibly energetic and memorable, one-of-a-kind feature, if for no better...
Fringe review 2026 – The Woman in the Mirror ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Fran Nicholson was a personal diamond shopper for a jewellery store in Houston, Texas, and worked as a professional jeweller for 37 years.
She was...
Following summit – council update on Princes Street
While people living in Edinburgh continue to be amazed that they are forced to live without the tram past the West End stop, the...
Fringe review 2026 – Cathy ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
There is something immediately familiar about Cathy. She is the kind of Scottish Catholic matriarch who has an opinion on everything and is not...
Fringe review 2026 – The Ghost of White Hart Lane ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Football has a way of making ghosts of its heroes.
Some survive in photographs, others in statistics, names preserved in old programmes and the...
LifeCare launches new free sessions for under-5s bringing young and old together
Families with young children are invited to join local charity LifeCare for relaxed, fun and free intergenerational activities, bringing little ones together with some...
St Serfs tennis club mark centenary in style
St Serfs tennis club, Goldenacre, held a day of wide ranging festivities to mark their centenary.
On court the occasion embraced junior activities, wooden racquet...
Waterloo Place to be partially closed for three months
Waterloo Place – a major artery in Edinburgh's city centre – is set to be closed for around three months while a £3m sewer...
EIF 2026 Gershwin & Bartók at The Usher Hall
The National Youth Orchestra of the USA is restricted to those aspiring musicians aged 16-19, but just because they are young and still developing...
EIF 2026 – First Night at the Hub
Starting with the theme from the monumental documentary about the US Civil War by Ken Burns, Festival Director, Nicola Benedetti, introduced the great man...
Fringe act takes to Calton Hill for the eclipse
To mark the solar eclipse, Aarushi brought her lunar obsession to the top of Calton Hill.
At 19:05, as the eclipse began, Aarushi raised a...
Solar eclipse causes excitement in Edinburgh
The solar eclipse passed over Edinburgh around 7pm and hundreds of people were out at the viewing spots on Calton Hill and Arthur's Seat....
Roller derby Reekies’ Fringe exhibition
Roller derby club Edinburgh Auld Reekies are extending an invitation to Fringe visitors to experience the sport with an intra-club game organised for Meadowbank...
Fringe 2026 – Keith Alessi – a century not out!
The cast of Keith Alessi's show Tomatoes Tried to Kill Me but Banjos Saved My Life, has performed their 100th show during their...
The Causey – a victorious “sit oot” as decades of campaigning bears real results
Locals and members of The Causey campaign group hold a "sit oot" at the junction of West Crosscauseway and Buccleuch Street most weekends, but...
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