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Wines of Portugal – a journey through tradition and innovation
Under the magnificent chandeliers of Edinburgh's Assembly Rooms on George Street, Wine Events Scotland recently hosted another spectacular tasting event showcasing the diverse wines...
Five things you need to know today
RIP Janey Godley
Janey Godley who died on Saturday once used a piece of video we made outside the SNP Conference in Perth. She...
Winter Appeal begins to raise funds for Edinburgh Dog and Cat Home
Edinburgh Dog and Cat Home is beginning its Winter Appeal today. To bring it to everyone's attention they have wrapped up some of Edinburgh's...
Autumn Nations – Scotland v Fiji – in photos
Scotland hosted Fiji at Scottish Gas Murrayfield for the first of The Famous Grouse Autumn Nations matches.
The eventual score included seven tries for Scotland,...
“Auld Eric” gets a medal
James Martin, better known to Still Game fans as “Auld Eric,” has received the British Empire Medal for his services to military charities and...
Edinburgh Diwali 2024 – Festival of Lights
This is the tenth year that Edinburgh has celebrated the Festival of Lights in the city centre. Edinburgh Diwali began as an Indian festival...
A guidebook to The Vennel’s rich history
It's one of the most photographed for Instagram areas in Edinburgh, with connections to figures from infamous murderers Burke and Hare to Scotland's youngest...
Sarah and Margaret lift Gibson Cup at the Braids
Sarah Stichbury (Comiston Ladies) and Margaret Parr (Merchants of Edinburgh) are pictured with the Gibson Cup after their victory on the Braid Hills golf...
Looking back to Black History Month
During Black History Month we should understand the power of history and education to change perceptions.
To mark Black History Month 2024, I hosted a...
Our November 2024 issue
By the time our paper goes to press and is then distributed to libraries and cafés all over the city, we are already planning...
Lothian shuttle stars shine in finals
Lothian players featured prominently throughout the Yonex MCFM East of Scotland under-15 and under-19 badminton championships held initially at Jack Kane Centre and at...
Cameron needs some help to get to Oz with Team GB
Five rising stars from the Demonburgh club have been selected to train with Team GB ahead of the Junior Roller Derby World Cup in Brisbane, Australia,...
New Quality Meat Scotland campaign includes a new look at what to serve on...
Last month, I was invited to a fascinating event at the Edinburgh New Town Cook School on Queen Street by my friend and former...
The Causey – 17 year campaign hits a road block
A community project to turn a city centre street into a public square has almost ground to a halt after 17 years of local...
All Back To Vinyl: Suede Dog Man Star review
It's hard to underestimate the impact of Suede in the early 1990s, in some ways their cultural introduction was not dissimilar to the arrival...
Gus McCallum – Drummond Trinity chairman has died
Drummond Trinity cricket club are mourning their chairman, Gus McCallum, who has passed away after a short illness. He was 55.
In a statement the...
EIJB reject proposed cuts to third sector
The Edinburgh Integration Joint Board (EIJB) met on Friday and approved the terms of a cross party proposal - which means there will be...
Strollers back home to face Gretna 2008
After four games on the road Civil Service Strollers football club return to Christie Gillies Park on Saturday to face Gretna 2008 in the...
Edinburgh Integration Joint Board – the Edinburgh TUC deputation
Des Loughney the Secretary of the Edinburgh Trade Union Council (ETUC) made this deputation to the Edinburgh Integration Joint Board on Friday morning.
The...
POP LIFE at City Art Centre
The exhibition at the City Art Centre which opens in November will show works by 13 Scottish and international artists on a pop culture...
Five things you need to know today
Groups opposing cuts gathering at council this morning
A meeting of the EIJB being held this morning at the City Chambers is likely to be...
Samhuinn 2024 – in photos
Samhuinn Fire Parade took place in Edinburgh on Thursday night organised by Beltane Fire Society in Holyrood Park.
This is Edinburgh’s annual Halloween celebration...
Quaich victory for Buckstone golfers
Following five months of matches involving 30 non course owning golf clubs this year’s Sivewright Quaich winners are Buckstone, for a fourth time.
Buckstone, represented...
Important dates this November in the history of Edinburgh
There are many things to remember this month - from the birth of Naomi Aitchison (unbelievably in 1897) to HM The Queen opening the...
Disorder in Niddrie on Halloween
There have been reports of disorder, damage to buses, and attacks on police vehicles with fireworks and bricks in the Hay Avenue area of...
EIJB proposed cuts to be opposed at Friday’s meeting
The Edinburgh Integration Joint Board is heading into what could be a lively meeting on Friday.
It was only on Friday of last week...
Final test for driving instructor Alistair
Edinburgh driving instructor, Alistair Allan, of Regent School of Motoring based in Pilton tore up his L Plates recently.
He is pictured here with Blake...
Human rights charity boss honoured by university
The CEO of human rights charity, Enable, Theresa Shearer, was awarded an honorary doctorate by Edinburgh Napier University (ENU) this week.
She was...
The astronomical sky over Edinburgh and Lothian this November
The Sun passes through two constellations in November, there are three meteor showers, we see the last supermoon of 2024 and Uranus comes closest...
Hedgehogs in peril
Hedgehogs have moved a step closer to extinction following a significant population decline.
Once a common sight across Europe, the West European hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)...
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