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The Bonnington delivers hearty pub food without breaking the bank
I wrote about local treasure The Bonnington in May last year, praising their shareable Sunday lunch feasts. On a cold January evening, I ventured...
Get rid of the winter blues with a visit to the Giant Lanterns
Giant Lanterns at Edinburgh Zoo is open to visitors until 22 February. The interactive under the sea journey includes an enormous 14 metre whale...
Forth beaches largely consist of man made waste
Manmade materials including bricks, concrete, glass and industrial waste could make up as much as half of some Scottish beaches, according to new research...
Acres of ambition at Lauriston Agroecology Farm
Tucked away in Silverknowes, the 100-acre Lauriston Agroecology Farm is a location packed with ambition.
It could be initially dismissed as "merely" a community...
Edinburgh care home invites community to celebrate Burns
An Edinburgh care home will honour Burns with the usual tradition, and some special pipes.
On 21 January from 2.30pm, residents and team members at...
Shelter has a record week in Stockbridge
A homelessness charity shop in Edinburgh has hailed shoppers who helped raise nearly £35,000 in just a week.
The Shelter shop in Edinburgh's Stockbridge took...
News of all the latest roadworks and road closures planned in Edinburgh
The council's Edintravel team publishes news of roadworks and street closures each week.
The measures listed include diversions for traffic in Edinburgh due to...
Pilton parents say Scottish Child Payment welcome
Parents in Pilton who receive benefits for their children said they welcome the Scottish Child Payment which has made a "big difference" for them...
Rare Cancers Bill passes Second Reading
The Rare Cancers Bill, which is promoted by Edinburgh South West MP, Dr Scott Arthur, has passed its Second Reading in the House of...
Tour de France – Edinburgh joins the light show marking the 2027 Grand Départ
At Edinburgh Castle on Thursday evening one of the first steps on Edinburgh's journey on the Tour de France took place, as a yellow...
New play about the Battle of Falkirk Muir in Edinburgh on Saturday
A new play on the 280th anniversary of the battle at Falkirk Muir will be performed in Edinburgh on Saturday.
Lord George Murray remains a...
Letter from Scotland
The political pigeons have been fluttering wildly at the start of the election season. Some are roosting on their past records, others fancy themselves...
17 must see Celtic Connections shows to make you swap Edinburgh for Glasgow this...
Celtic Connections, the world’s biggest winter trad music festival kicks-off this week with 18 days of song, celebrations and social gatherings to beat the...
Celtic Connections 2026 begins today
The winter music festival, Celtic Connections, begins in Glasgow today with many well known names on the roster.
Deacon Blue's Ricky Ross and Lorraine MacIntosh,...
Edinburgh Castle to be lit up as route for Tour de France 2027 is...
The Tour de France 2027 men's race will start in Edinburgh, and on Thursday evening at 6pm a yellow beam of light will illuminate...
Social work service under fire
An inspection of Edinburgh Council’s children’s social work leadership team has found the service lacks an "environment of trust" among staff.
The Care Inspectorate have...
Edinburgh College graduate wins Portrait of Britain award
Photographer Ritchie Elder, who studied at Edinburgh College and attained a BA (Hons) in Professional Photography, has won the annual Portrait of Britain Award.
The...
Edinburgh charity boss announces resignation
The Chief Executive of Edinburgh homelessness charity, Cyrenians for the last dozen years, Ewan Aitken, has announced his resignation.
The charity boss who is a...
Primary school play area to be improved
Councillors will be asked to approve works to improve a play area at a local primary school.
Concerns have been raised over the play area...
Reminder about improvement works on Edinburgh to Fife railway line
ScotRail passengers are urged to check their journey ahead of major improvement works by Network Rail taking place between Edinburgh and Fife.
No trains will...
What’s on in Edinburgh – Manipulate Festival 2026
The 19th edition of Manipulate Festival - a festival of puppetry and animation - will feature its most ambitious programme to date when it takes...
TGI Fridays on Castle Street is now closed
A local restaurant has been closed in the restructuring of the business which has led to 456 redundancies in the UK.
A notice in the...
Wind turbines for Inch Cape arrive at the Port of Leith
Cnood-Wenchong Heavy Industries (CWHI) has delivered the first batch of 15 fully commissioned transition pieces for the Inch Cape offshore wind farm to the...
Winter Olympics 2026 – Team GB curlers supported by whisky liqueur brand Magnum
Scotland's only Scotch malt whisky cream liqueur brand, Magnum is supporting the Team GB curling team, Team Mouat, headed up by skip, Bruce Mouat.
The...
The Biba Story: 1964 – 1975 opening next month
The upcoming exhibition at Dovecot Studios will be a trip down memory lane for Edinburgh fashionistas, who are invited to "Bring Oot Your Biba"...
Fettesian Archie does his bit for cancer charity fundraiser
Edinburgh’s Archie Simpson has covered himself in glory by being an integral part of a bizarre combination of fundraisers which raised £24,000 for charity.
The...
This week’s planning applications in Edinburgh
Planning applications lodged with the council's planning department up to this week are detailed in the list embedded below.
Applications of note include a hotel...
The 2026 Grand Marshal of the NYC Tartan Day Parade is announced
The National Tartan Day New York Committee has announced that Outlander star, Sam Heughan, will return to lead the parade on 11 April for...
Get a warm welcome in Leith
The Utilita Energy Hub in Newkirkgate in Leith is running Warm Welcome Week next week to highlight their facilities.
The hub is a warm...
Historic house marketed for first time in half a century
A historic home in Balerno is up for sale for the first time in 50 years.
The detached stone-built Curriehill House, 4 Newmills Avenue,...
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