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Fringe figures all add up to a great year
All the companies who organise various venues have been getting in touch with us today to tell us their good news. It is clear...
Police Scotland’s first Director of Corporate Services, Strategy and Change appointed
The Scottish Police Authority (SPA) has today appointed David Page as Police Scotland's first Director of Corporate Services, Strategy and Change.
The new role, created...
Scottish Enterprise funding for Edinburgh software firm
sensewhere, a leading provider of indoor positioning solutions, has been awarded £1.4m by Scottish Enterprise to create jobs and further develop its disruptive location software.
The Edinburgh...
Edinburgh International Festival takes over £4million in ticket sales
The announcements are flooding in even before the day is out. It appears that the festivals this year have without exception been record-breaking.
The 2016...
Housing bodies move to a new home
Housing bodies the Chartered Institute of Housing in Scotland and HouseMark Scotland have formally relocated from central Edinburgh premises on Princes Street to newly...
From The Chair of the Hypnotherapist – Overcoming a Fear of Needles
The Edinburgh Reporter’s Mike Smith is a qualified hypnotherapist. In the latest of a regular series of articles, Mike offers some hope to those people...
Five things you need to know today
Virgin Money Fireworks Concert
Cycling is on the agenda
Pleasance raise almost £50,000 for Waverley Care
Pop up at Leith Walk Police...
Man detained following disturbance at Lawnmarket
Police were called to an address in the Lawnmarket at around 1:50pm this afternoon after receiving a report of concern for a male occupant.
An area around...
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2016 REVIEW: Entrails by Parachute Dance***
Entrails is the debut dance piece from emerging company Parachute Dance. As the name implies it is anything but an easy watch, though this...
Police recover firearm following Leith shooting
A firearm has been recovered by police in Edinburgh as part of an ongoing investigation into an incident in the Leith area of the...
Edinburgh International Culture Summit 2016 ends with call to save heritage endangered by war
The Edinburgh International Culture Summit took place between 24-26 August 2016 at Holyrood. Discussions centred around the 40 cultural delegations who listened to over...
B&Q hold an event to support butterflies
Earlier today customers flocked to a special event at B&Q Hermiston Gait in support of Butterfly Conservation’s Garden Butterfly Survey. The survey, which is...
Hardies now leading trainers in building information modelling
With Level Two BIM Training (Building Information Modelling) achieved amongst its leading surveyors, and with all other surveying staff having had BIM training, Hardies...
Rugby – Watsonians v Heriots – BT Premiership
Watsonians open their new season with a win over Heriots.
Premiership newcomers (new returnees?), Watsonians, took the honours at Myreside on Saturday as they took...
Edinburgh International Book Festival 2016 – James Kelman ***
James Kelman took to the Baillie Gifford marquee on Sunday to discuss his most recent publication, Dirt Road, an event chaired by the BBC’s...
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2016 Review: Mark Watson’s Edinborolympics *****
It’s late on the final Friday of the Fringe and a trio of comedians have been invited to compete in the coveted Edinborolympics, a...
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2016 Review: Andrew Maxwell – Slight Return *****
Andrew Maxwell returns to Edinburgh – at the insistence of his young daughter – to deliver a wonderfully humorous take on the world at...
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2016 REVIEW: People of the Eye *****
As the Fringe draws gradually to its close, it seems apt to reflect on the highs and lows of this unique month. Those of us...
Man due in court after indecent exposures in Mid Calder area
A 27-year-old man is due to appear at Livingston Sheriff Court on Monday in connection with a series of indecent exposures in West Lothian which...
Hibs move two points clear at top of Championship with emphatic win over Morton
Hibs moved two points clear at the top of the Scottish Championship with an emphatic 4-0 win over Morton at Easter Road this afternoon.
Unusually...
Man suffers serious leg injuries after firearm discharged in Leith
Police in are investigating after a firearm was discharged in the Leith area last night.
Local officers responded to a report of a disturbance in...
At the Open Eye Gallery: Jules George, Pipes and Drums
In a new exhibition, Jules George takes us through a gallery of the Pipes and Drums, a central part of the Royal Edinburgh Military...
Witness appeal following bogus workmen incident in Linlithgow
Police are appealing for witnesses following a bogus workmen incident in Linlithgow.
Three men attended a home in the Lennox Gardens area on Sunday (August 21),...
Five things you need to know today
Today at the Edinburgh International Book Festival
Art in the Park
American visitor retraces grandfather's footsteps
Final performances of the Royal Edinburgh Military...
2016 Edinburgh International Book Festival – 26th August p.m.
Another day of reschedules, no shows and a didn't know. Once again the staff tried their best, but.....
Neil Lennon hopes to carry on winning streak against Morton
Hibs' Head Coach Neil Lennon is hoping to carry on the momentum built up with three straight league wins when they face unbeaten Morton...
Edinburgh councillor blogs – Councillor Maureen Child
Councillor Maureen Child is the Labour councillor for Portobello/Craigmillar ward.
Dear All
Chris Dooks is giving a short talk today about his commission for 'Journey Lines'. Come along and...
Firefighters tackle blaze at snowboarding shop in Lady Lawson Street
Firefighters have been tackling a blaze at a shop in Lady Lawson Street overnight.
Emergency services were alerted to the fire which was in the basement...
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2016 REVIEW — McCleary and Blair Panda to the Audience *****
Ross McCleary and Andrew Blair seem to have hit upon the secret of putting on a successful PBH Free Fringe show. People may not care...
Edinburgh International Book Festival 2016 – Rupert Thomson ****
Discussing Katherine Carlyle, his most recent novel, Rupert Thomson was present at the Edinburgh International Book Festival’s Spiegeltent for a dreadful slot of 10:15am...
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