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Edinburgh Art Festival – Ashanti Harris: Dancing a Peripheral Quadrille
Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop presents a new commission from Scotland based artist Ashanti Harris. Taking the novel Signposts of the Jumbie (1981), written by Faustin...
Edinburgh Art Festival 2022 opens its doors!
Edinburgh Art Festival brings together the capital’s leading galleries, museums and established spaces in a city-wide celebration of the very best in visual art.
From...
New exhibitions at The Scottish Gallery
Duncan Shanks is returning to The Scottish Gallery this summer with 'The Riverbank – A Landscape of Sorrow and Hope'. These vibrant and energetic...
Council workers vote for strike action rejecting two per cent offer
Members of Unite the union have voted for strike action in the pay dispute involving 26 councils include The City of Edinburgh.
The current pay...
American sports bar planned for Rose Street
Roxy Leisure will open Roxy Lanes in Rose Street this November in the space where British Home Stores served Edinburgh for so many years....
Edinburgh Art Festival gets underway
Edinburgh Art Festival (EAF) is the platform for the visual arts which sits at the heart of Edinburgh’s August Festivals, this year celebrating their...
Brock welcomes Ukrainians to Leith
Edinburgh North & Leith MP, Deidre Brock, has welcomed news of the arrival of the first Ukrainian refugees to the MS Victoria passenger ship,...
World Press Photo Exhibition at The Scottish Parliament
An exhibition showcasing some of the most thought-provoking photographs produced over the last year is now on display at The Scottish Parliament and opens...
Edinburgh Food Festival – demo from MasterChef finalist on the menu
The final weekend of the Edinburgh Food Festival is heating up at Assembly George Square Gardens till Sunday.
EdFoodFest becomes a star-studded affair as MasterChef 2022...
The Brooklyn Scotsman on surviving the Big Apple
My Scottish Survival Kit kept me safe on mean streets of New York, says Edinburgh rapper Stevie Creed
Former Edinburgh boxer and now hip hop...
First Ukrainians board the MS Victoria
The first Ukrainians to stay on the MS Victoria I passenger ship, docked in Leith in Edinburgh, have begun to arrive on board.
The ship...
Entries open now for sponsored walk for Richmond’s Hope
Sign up now for a sponsored walk on 4 September 2022 to raise funds for children's bereavement charity, Richmond's Hope.
The walk will take place...
Concert and vigil for Ukraine – performers and speakers confirmed
On Friday at 7:30pm St Mary’s Cathedral on Palmerston Place there will be a concert/vigil raising money for Ukraine.
Council Leader Cammy Day has...
David Lemm making art from the tramworks
Tracks is an exhibition of new work by David Lemm using materials harvested from the tramline construction on Constitution Street to explore process, artefact and the built...
The Festival of Traditional Buildings – a celebration of old is best
The 10th Festival of Traditional Buildings will take place this summer in Edinburgh between 22 and 26 August.
Immerse yourself in the beauty and romance...
Installation of sails in Wester Hailes by artists Pester & Rossi for 2022 EAF
'Finding Buoyancy' is one of three major commissions as the Edinburgh Art Festival celebrates its 18th edition. The project is the result of collaboration...
Carol Tambor Award for Fringe show ‘The Man Who Thought He Knew Too Much’
Voloz Collective’s 'The Man Who Thought He Knew Too Much' has been named as a winner of the Carol Tambor Incentive Award 2022. The...
Cala site managers have pride in the job
Six site managers from housebuilder Cala Homes’ developments in Edinburgh and the Lothians as well as in Aberdeen have been recognised as some of...
Granton’s Prentice Centre to close permanently
The Prentice Centre in Granton is to close, despite The City of Edinburgh Council approving a possible rescue package of £50,000 to help keep...
Edinburgh Food Festival launches 2022 programme
Later on Friday the Edinburgh Food Festival 2022 opens at Assembly George Square Gardens for ten days of chef demos, expert panels, cookery classes...
Missing person – Edinburgh police appeal for help in tracing woman
Police Scotland has issued an appeal for information to help trace 24-year-old Maryam Arshad from Edinburgh.
Maryam was last seen in the Ferry Road area...
NSPCC holding Family Fun Day at McDonald Road Library on Saturday
There will be a Fun Family Drop-in at McDonald Library on Saturday 23 July when arts and crafts, balloon modelling and face painting will...
Piandrome’s Summer Resonancy at the Old Royal High continues
Every Wednesday to Sunday in July there is a free lunchtime concert at 1pm at the Pianodrome which is situated at the Old Royal...
Charity concert for Ukraine to be held at St Mary’s
A concert is being held at St Mary's Cathedral in Palmerston Place on 29 July to raise funds and awareness for Ukraine.
Scottish and Ukrainian...
Meadowbank – snagging added to delays in completion
It is not entirely unexpected that a snagging list is compiled at the completion of a major building project. The £47 million Meadowbank Sports...
2022 Edinburgh International Film Festival programme revealed
Earlier on Wednesday, the Edinburgh International Film Festival announced the programme for its fully in-person 75th Anniversary edition this year.
The programme of cinema...
Honeybee workshops for a buzzin’ day out
Sustainable honey business Webster Honey, which has four hives in the gardens at Cambo Gardens and The Stables Visitor Centre at Kingsbarns, is running...
Council applying for millions from the UK Government Levelling Up Funding programme
The City of Edinburgh Council is applying for a share of the UK Government's Levelling Up Fund for projects in Edinburgh and, if needed,...
Meadowbank opens its new doors to the public on Tuesday
The new Meadowbank Sports Centre will open to the public from 7.00am on Tuesday.
There will be little in the way of ceremony since...
Elaine C Smith and Social Bite helping to Break the Cycle of homelessness
Actress and comedian, Elaine C Smith, has pledged to take on Social Bite’s Break the Cycle challenge to help raise £1million to fund vital...
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