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Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2023 – It’s All Gravy ★★★★
Tech misadventures, train strikes and thinking that an asparagus is an island off the coast of Greece, a Yorkshire stand-up shines in this Athens...
Alan Turing: A Musical Biography: An outstanding celebration of a remarkable man ★★★★★
Alan Turing: A Musical Biography
***** Stars
With well over three thousand performances on at the Edinburgh Fringe it is quite a feat for a show...
Hannah’s cricketing tail
Bowler Hannah Rainey joins Grange club colleague Lorna Jack and Carlton pair Priyanaz Chatterji Priyanaz and Abbie Aitken-Drummond among home-based players in the Scotland...
Royal High School – trust ditches music school plan
The former Royal High School will not be used as a site for St Mary's Music School in a major change to plans by...
Owners of fire-damaged Northfield House Hotel agree to secure the property
The owners of the abandoned Northfield House Hotel on Lasswade Road have agreed that the building will be secured.
Police and fire representatives, as...
Book Festival responds to authors over Baillie Gifford sponsorship
A group of 50 authors have written to the Edinburgh International Book Festival (EIBF) asking it to drop its major sponsor Baillie Gifford over...
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2023 – Breakup Addict
A self-love story that will break your heart and put it back together again...and again...and again.
Breakup Addict is an inspirational solo show that follows...
Six new Sheriffs appointed in Lothian and Borders
On the recommendation of the First Minister, His Majesty the King has appointed Matthew Auchincloss, Julius Komorowski, Valerie Mays, Kevin McCarron, Iain Nicol, and...
Love Your Business – rendezvous with Mademoiselle Macaron
Rachel Hanretty, the founder of Mademoiselle Macaron, who secured an order of macarons for the Barbie set, will be our speaker at the next Love...
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2023 – Temporarily Yours
"Temporarily Yours" is a journey into sexuality and in particular the world of prostitution.
Why do you sell your body today?
Out of poverty? By compulsion?...
New move on The George Portobello to remove listed building status
The owner of The George on Bath Street in Portobello has lodged an application to have the building removed from the list of buildings...
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2023 – Hollywoodn’t
Fresh faced Midwestern actress, Lisa Verlo, came to Hollywood looking for fame but found more action on casting couches than onstage.
Decades later, with help...
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2023 – Asexuality!
What does it mean to be a man in the 21st century?
How does toxic masculinity affect those of us assigned male at birth? Here are...
Replica “jawbone arch” plans for the Meadows questioned
Council plans to replace the whale bones which stood in The Meadows for over 120 years with a bronze replica have raised concerns in...
Five things you need to know today
Fringe show goes ahead at The Stand
Joanna Cherry KC, MP appeared at The Stand on Thursday interviewed by journalist Graham Spiers, despite the show...
Letter from Scotland
While Edinburgh has been celebrating the arts, Glasgow has been enjoying “the power of the bike”, the world cycling championships.
Both are huge international...
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2023 – Josh Elton Mountain Jew ★★
If you like your stand-up comedy delivered on steroids then Josh Elton is the man for you.
"Hello, Wembley! Have we got a lot of...
Thistle Foundation holds its first summer fair
Thistle Foundation held its first ever summer fair at its Centre of Wellbeing located in in the heart of Craigmillar recently.
The fair was attended...
Five things you need to know today
Corstorphine Connections - next phase begins soon
The next phase of work to make Corstorphine safer will begin on 21 August when the council will...
Broomhouse Street Party will celebrate massive funding from Foundation Scotland
This year the party in Broomhouse will celebrate funding of £500,000 received from Foundation Scotland to develop the Broomhouse Hub.
The Hub has delivered many...
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2023 – Darling Boy ★★★★
Rupert Bevan delivers a powerhouse performance in Darling Boy, a one-man show exploring longing, love and loneliness in a queer coming of age story...
Corstorphine Connections – Phase Two begins soon
Work will begin on 21 August on the next phase of Corstorphine Connections, the measures to be trialled in the west of the city...
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2023 – Tending
A play which will be premiered at this year's Fringe has input from 50 nurses who have shared their experiences working in the NHS....
Refusal on Granton Harbour development will lead to appeal
The council's Development Management Sub-committee has refused an application to amend planning permission for part of the Edinburgh Marina site.
The application relates to the marina...
Council delays any decision on Inglis Green Road site
The City of Edinburgh Council has delayed taking any decision on the site at 22 Inglis Green Road on Wednesday.
After a lengthy afternoon...
Bridge over the Water of Leith would improve connectivity for Longstone residents
Longstone Community Council find themselves opposing a planning application for housing in their area, but the body actually wants more housing in their area.
The...
New names added to Underbelly’s Big Brain Tumour Benefit
Underbelly has added more names to the already star-studded roster of artists who will perform at its charity fundraiser.
With Frank Skinner and Adam...
Five things you need to know today
Festival of Politics
The Festival of Politics begins at The Scottish Parliament on Wednesday for just three days. It kicked off with a reception held...
Edinburgh law firm adds to property team
Balfour+Manson has strengthened its property team with the arrival of a new Associate and Solicitor.
Kirstyn Logan has joined the team, from Drummond Miller, as an Associate....
Murrayfield Golf Club champions
After finals day at Murrayfield the new champions have been announced.
L-R Morag MacPherson (ladies B champion), Norma Richmond (senior ladies champion), Harry...
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