Tag: Edinburgh news

The Artistic Director of the Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh, David Greig has announced he will step down at the end of the current season.He will then concentrate on writing and directing, while continuing...

Talented performers are invited to sign up for a live event next month.Fort Kinnaird, is staging its inaugural Summer Live event and is on the lookout for local performers to step into the...

On Sunday, 28 July, ScotRail customers are advised that there will be additional cancellations on top of the temporary timetable.Replacement buses will be in place for some services and there will be larger...

The curator of a Braid Hills golf history gallery has appealed to The Edinburgh Reporter for assistance that might augment a project particularly popular with overseas visitors to the course.Occupying an alcove in a...

A new children’s book about a brave schoolboy who saves a container ship from crashing on to rocks is making waves in North Berwick - even notching up its first celebrity fan.And now the...

Resurfacing worksThe council will be resurfacing Lasswade Road from 29 July for 15 weeks.There will also be safer crossings and cycle lanes created.Write about a park..The Friends of Montgomery Street Park have...

The owners of Pettycur Bay Holiday Park in Kinghorn have celebrated a special anniversary this month, four decades after buying the business.Thomas and Magdalene Wallace, together with sons Alan and Tommy, each bought an...

Charlie Mitchell, from Edinburgh’s Carrick Knowe Club, has captained Scotland to the youths home international bowls title in Belfast.Charlie was joined in the squad by three other local players - Logan Kennedy (Cockenzie &...

Paintings donated by leading Scottish artists including Jack Vettriano, Alison Watt and John Lowrie Morrison are to be sold at an auction hosted by broadcaster Glenn Campbell to raise money for a new Scottish...

While it may not be compulsory to dress up for the latest musical built around the songs of country icon Dolly Parton, those that did certainly added a bit of ‘yee-haw’ to proceedings for...

Edinburgh Council denies that there will be any pressure on school places, even if parents move children from private schools to state schools if fees become unaffordable.Christine Jardine MP, used her first question to...

National Museums Scotland has announced the acquisition of an ornate early 18th-century sundial of exceptional precision and design, and once owned by the 3rd Duke of Argyll.The Ilay Glynne dial, which is now...

Films at Edinburgh Street FoodEdinburgh Street Food on Leith Street has an outdoor cinema showing a variety of films in July and August with more to come in September.The 4 metre outdoor screen...

Rising Edinburgh tennis star Jacob Fearnley is through to the last 16 of the ATP Chicago Challenger tournament after a 6-4, 6-3 win over Australian Li Tu.The 23-year-old extracted revenge for a defeat last...

The local government body COSLA has called upon The Scottish Government to step in with more funding to avert bin strikes in a few weeks's time.There was a special leaders' meeting held on Wednesday...

A custom-made Land Rover Defender has been converted into a hearse for use by clients of a local Edinburgh funeral directors.The family-owned Edinburgh firm William Purves, noted for conveying Her Majesty the Queen from...

A massive donation from Wolfson Foundation will support the renovation of the Palm Houses at the Royal Botanic Garden (RGBE).The charity will donate £750,000 to restore the historic palm houses, turning them into...

Festival of PoliticsRemember the Festival of Politics is on next month 19 to 23 August, as part of the Fringe. One of the talks which is to take place is by the widow of...

Three of Edinburgh Leisure’s staff will represent diving at this year’s Olympics in Paris.Performance Dive Coach - Jen Leeming, who has worked for Edinburgh Leisure for 12 years developing the diving programme, will be...

Edinburgh Trams bosses say they are surprised by the threat of strike action announced by Unite the union today.Unite say that tram staff will be balloted over strike action from 29 July around...

Scotland's Garden Scheme - garden open on Tuesday and ThursdayThe garden at Inveresk EH21 7TH is open today from 2 to 4pm and again on Thursday for visitors to admire the artist's garden with...

Newly refurbished homes will be built on historic site.The refurbishment of 78 former army HQ homes in one of Edinburgh's most sought-after areas is due to start.The houses, once home to military families, will...

Scotland's national walking charity is calling for experienced trainers to support a new innovative Health Walks programme for high schools across Scotland.Paths for All has developed a new nationwide programme that will support young...

Edinburgh Falcons cycle speedway team have qualified for Division Two play-offs after topping the Scottish section of the North & Scotland Division Two with a couple of matches to go.This follows a last heat...

Edinburgh Festival Fringe be afraid, be very afraid, and then be prepared to raid those sneaky Airbnb minibars dooming you yet further into fiscal penury forever and beyond.Those Brummie blighters, Parky Players are back in Auld Reekie with ridiculous, cheeky life...

#Unleash Your Fringe - Navigating the 3,317 shows at this year's Fringe can be daunting, but I've got you covered.After countless hours of research, I've curated a list of 185 must-see shows in...

WHALE Arts have appointed Kate Griffin as their new Chief Executive, replacing Leah Black, who leaves in July 2024 after six years at the arts body.A spokesperson for WHALE in Wester Hailes said: "Kate...

Guillemots have become the latest species to suffer a dramatic decline on one of Scotland's most important island seabird havens, with numbers down by nearly a third this year.Counts of guillemots on the cliffs...

Edinburgh’s online community radio station EHFM have opened Ground Floor, a new café in Leith, which will also host EHFM’s brand new, public-facing studio.After six years of broadcasting from multi-arts venue Summerhall, EHFM will move their...

Professor Sue Rigby currently Vice-Chancellor of Bath Spa University has been appointed Principal and Vice Chancellor of Edinburgh Napier University to succeed Professor Andrea Nolan.The new incumbent will take up post in January...