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Digital Economy Minister visits two Edinburgh success stories
The Minister for the Digital Economy and Online Safety, Baroness Maggie Jones visited two tech firms in Edinburgh on Wednesday - Skyscanner and Codebase.
The...
Scenes of jubilation in Edinburgh following Supreme Court decision
The UK Supreme Court announced its unanimous decision on Wednesday in the Women for Scotland case brought against Scottish Ministers.
Lord Hodge told the...
Review – Calamity Jane ⭐️⭐️
Doris Day and Howard Keel have a lot to answer for, namely, audiences’ continued love of Calamity Jane, now one of the great staples...
The Edinburgh Easter Play takes place in Princes Street Gardens this Saturday
This Saturday the 20th Easter Play will be performed in West Princes Street Gardens beginning at 2pm.
This year's version of the play is called...
US Consulate General in Edinburgh under threat of closure
The US Consulate General on Regent Terrace may fall victim to Department of Government Efficiency cuts engineered by Elon Musk advising the US President...
Testimony bears witness to Bancroft’s solo saxophone mastery
Saxophonist Phil Bancroft is on a roll.
The East Lothian-based musician releases Testimony, an improvised suite for solo saxophone, as the sixth release on...
Five things you need to know today
At the Library of Mistakes next week
John Kay will describe how the pursuit of ‘shareholder value’ destroyed some of the leading companies of the...
Golden Grant for St Thomas of Aquin’s
An Edinburgh school has been selected by a Tesco customer to receive a £5,000 donation.
On Saturday 15 March, Tesco customers at the Edinburgh Nicholson Street...
UNISON to ballot council staff over strike action
The country's largest union is to ballot council staff in Scotland, in the largest vote of its kind in recent years.
The pay offer made...
Scotrail promises more seats on trains this weekend
When Hearts play Aberdeen at Hampden on Saturday the rail operator, ScotRail, says there will be more seats and extra services on the trains...
Sign up now for an Easter egg hunt at the Bay
More than a hundred children are expected to attend the annual Easter Sunday Easter Egg Hunt at Pettycur Bay Holiday Park this weekend. ,...
It’s blossom time in Edinburgh
Despite the colder weather this week the blossom is beginning to come out on The Meadows.
The council-owned park is a bright spot all...
Northern rugby sevens on Saturday
Edinburgh Northern rugby club stage their popular annual seven-a-side tournament for the 71st time at Inverleith Park on Saturday.
A feature this time round will...
Inner Forth Bike Bus is back for the summer
The Inner Forth Bike Bus is back and will run from next Sunday - every Sunday until 26 October.
The circular route has a...
Fort Kinnaird announces Easter weekend opening hours and holiday fun for families
Fort Kinnaird has confirmed its opening hours for the Easter bank holiday next weekend and invites families to enjoy a packed programme of...
Recruiting now for new board of National Centre for Music
The National Centre for Music is recruiting for a chair and trustees to form its board.
This is a separate body to The Royal...
Greens want everyone to copy their four day week
The Scottish Greens have already adopted a four day working week for party and MSP office staff, and they say it has positive results....
Edinburgh Makars in Bedroom Farce
There will be no rest for the wicked in Edinburgh Makars’ Bedroom Farce when it comes to Church Hill Theatre next month.
Alan Ayckbourn’s classic...
European Arts Festivals Summit to be held in Edinburgh
The Arts Festivals Summit 2025 will be held at The Hub in Edinburgh, the HQ of The Edinburgh International Festival, with a gathering of...
Big win for Jake Fearnley at Barcelona Open
Jacob Fearnley took advantage of a "lucky loser" entry into the Barcelona tennis Open to defeat Spanish No 4 Roberto Carballes Baena 6-1, 7-5.
The...
Funding for university Quantum Software Lab
The UK Government has confirmed funding of £8.9 million for the University of Edinburgh to help put quantum tech to use in fighting crime,...
Appeal for return of theatrical costume stolen from Festival Theatre
A coat which has been stolen from Festival Theatre is an important part of the show, The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, which...
UK and Scottish politicians – just back from Ukraine
The MSP for Edinburgh Western, Alex Cole-Hamilton has just returned from Lviv in Ukraine after a gruelling drive delivering ambulances along with Labour and...
Bouldering Zone now open at Climbing Arena
Situated in the former Tiso retail unit, the Edinburgh International Climbing Arena's (EICA) new bouldering room offers a comprehensive and progressive facility, providing additional...
Heroin Uncut – films and photos at North Edinburgh Arts
Filmmaker Peter Carr who made three television documentaries in North Edinburgh in the 1990s will be back to attend the screening of his films at North...
Edinburgh Trams introduces Tap-On Tap-off… soon
Edinburgh Trams is to introduce the long-awaited Tap-On, Tap-Off contactless payment system very soon - and it will work seamlessly with Lothian Buses.
Passengers...
Duguid a runaway winner of Craigmillar Park Open
Jamie Duguid of Dunbar was the pillar-to-post winner of the Craigmillar Park golf Open, sponsored by Golf finance, at the weekend.
Duguid, who plays...
Five things you need to know today 14 April
Talk on Monday evening
Dr Harriet Richardson Blakeman joins Dr Alistair Fair to explore the evolving architecture of hydroelectricity, show how the proposals were depicted...
Maclean brothers set off across the Pacific
The three Maclean brothers from Edinburgh, Ewan, Jamie and Lachlan, have set off from Peru on their 14,000km row across the Pacific.
They aim...
Cammy Day – four months on and police drop investigations
Police Scotland have confirmed that the investigations they began last December into "inappropriate behaviour" by the then Council Leader, Cllr Cammy Day, have ended....
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