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Fringe 2025 – Alright Sunshine ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Nicky is here to talk about her life as an Edinburgh police officer. She’s actually waiting for a meeting with her seniors, but in...
Fringe 2025 – Dreamscape ⭐⭐⭐⭐
On 28 December 1998, four officers from Riverside Police Department in California shot Tyisha Miller, a 19 year old African American woman, dead.
Miller...
Portobello bowling champions
Norman MacLeod and Ruth Bonar are the 2025 champions at Portobello bowling club.
Men's champion Norman defeated Phil Harper in a closely fought game while...
Heather Newton to represent UK at International Scout event
Heather Newton, an Animal Care Student from Midlothian is currently with nearly 500 UK Scouts on a once-in-a-lifetime international adventure, known as World Scout...
Edinburgh firm’s merger paves the way for better support to women in need
Hundreds of women in Scotland will continue to receive critical financial and emotional support thanks to a landmark merger between two long-established benevolent funds.
The...
Fringe 2025 – Paul Campbell – The Lost Tapes of Somerfield ⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘It all started with a gala pie’
Affluent foodies may assume the moral high ground about supermarkets, but let’s be honest, few of us could...
A pleasure to be at the Pleasance Opening Gala
It is a highlight of the opening days of the Fringe to go to Pleasance for their Opening Gala.
In today's balmy weather it...
Gracemount Mansion transferred to the community
Gracemount Mansion - a Category B-listed building dating from around 1780, has been passed into community ownership through a Community Asset Transfer.
The building was...
Jamie wins the Lothians Golf Championship
Jamie Duguid, the new Lothians' men's golf champion, proudly displays his trophy after a 4 & 3 victory over Bathgate member Scott McCandless at...
New book investigates rural life in Bonaly
Colinton Local History Society have published a new book about the Bonaly area of Colinton.
Bonaly:Three Centuries of Rural Life in an Edinburgh Suburb chronicles...
Fletcher’s off to a flier
Student Fletcher Falconer is off to a flying start as he bids to join the crème-de-la-crème of Scottish rally driving.
And it all started as...
Booking open now for Edinburgh Zoo’s Giant Lanterns – early bird discounts
At Edinburgh Zoo this winter the Giant Lanterns will be back to light up the night skies in Corstorphine.
And if you are quick...
Latest roadworks and road closures in Edinburgh
This is the most up to date list of roadworks, road closure and events leading to road closures or diversions for traffic in Edinburgh...
Padethon 2025 takes place today
Padel players across Scotland are due to take to the courts today, Saturday, 2 August, for Padethon 2025, a record-breaking 25-hour marathon of non-stop...
Fringe 2025 – Ma Name is Isabelle ⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Noo Bogie wis a hungery chiel,An this I knew fu well;But he had a lovely dochter,An her name wis Isabelle.’
Since its first appearance in...
Salle Holyrood on the move
One of Edinburgh’s most successful sports clubs will be on the move during August and for the first time since being founded in 2011...
Tram consultation to begin later this month
Members of the public and other organisations with an interest will be invited to take part in a consultation beginning on 25 August. The...
Fringe 2025: After the Service: Tales of Love and Loss ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Grief, we are told, is love with nowhere to go.
But when it overwhelms us, we look for something to take the pain away. We...
Scots firms appointed to framework for public sector works worth millions
Firms awarded spots to deliver fast, flexible buildings to support education and healthcare
Fourteen businesses are set to deliver critical public sector infrastructure, helping to...
Five things you need to know today
What are you doing for the next three weeks?
Today is the official starting date for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025, although there have...
Looking back in history with the Old Edinburgh Club
The Old Edinburgh Club provide us with a calendar of notable dates in the recent and not so recent past which are flagged up...
Tour de France can have a Scottish champion
Edinburgh not only has the perfect ambassador for its staging of the Tour de France’s grand depart in 2027 – it is conceivable that...
Fringe 2025 – Hold the Line ⭐⭐⭐
Gary took a job with NHS 111 during the COVID lockdowns. He’s still there five years later. Gary is a kind, straightforward, innocent sort...
Fringe 2025 – Cross-Gartered Players presents the world premiere of Yellow
What happens when you take one of Shakespeare’s best-loathed characters, transpose his fall from grace into a modern political setting, set it to a...
Rachel driven to compete in F4 and upwards
Edinburgh F1 prospect Rachel Robertson, 18, is off to Italy’s Cremona track early this month (August) for road trials that could potentially prove life...
Fringe by the Sea – Tim Pope on Bowie (and turning down Trainspotting)
It's that time of year again when you can often feel overwhelmed by the volume of shows and the swelling of the city centre....
Fringe 2025 – Vagabond Skies- The Van Gogh Musical
On the 135th anniversary of the death of Vincent van Gogh, the cast of Vagabond Skies – The Van Gogh Musical could be found in...
Marchmont earn Parks cricket trophy off last delivery
Marchmont defeated Murrayfield DAFS in a last ball thriller at Newfield to lift the venerable Edinburgh Parks cricket trophy for the first time since...
Five things you need to know today
The Fringe gets underway with a roster of preview shows
Underbelly and Assembly held their preview shows last night with around 20 shows on display...
Fringe 2025 – Life in One Suitcase
A powerful one hour long performance created and performed by Ukrainian children and adults who resettled in Scotland in 2022 will take to the...
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