OUR NEWS BY EMAIL
Subscribe below to receive our news by email
Tag: Edinburgh
Young writers now feature in Message from the Skies across Edinburgh
Message from the Skies is an interactive literary project which will get you out and about in the city. You download the app from...
Loony Dook 2018
The two directors of Underbelly, organisers of Edinburgh's Hogmanay, took part in the Loony Dook on New Year's morning, and in the madness of...
Beginning the centenary year of Dame Muriel Spark with a Message from the Skies
DAME MURIEL SPARK with 19th CENTURY EDINBURGH NOVELIST SUSAN FERRIER are part of VAL McDERMID’S NEW YEAR’S RESURRECTION which begins SPARK’S CENTENARY YEAR CELEBRATIONS...
Edinburgh’s Hogmanay 2017
Some photos and videos from the city centre this Hogmanay.
All the music was great - and you could certainly hear it across the city...
Hogmanay – Storm Dylan winding down ahead of the bells
There are several stages set up as part of Edinburgh's Hogmanay and the storm which hit the capital earlier did take its toll on...
Happy New Year from the politicians
Some Scottish politicians have put out New Year messages and they are included here.
So ahead of the bells at midnight here is what they...
All set for the firework finale to 2017 in Edinburgh
With 3,000 fireworks in place and a storm which looks as though it will die down by midnight, all is set for bringing in...
Contactless payments introduced on Edinburgh Trams
Edinburgh Trams is streamlining ticket purchases with the introduction of contactless payments at their vending machines.
The ticket machines at tram stops will accept contactless...
Edinburgh begins the three day Hogmanay festival in style
The temperature dropped markedly between the time of the opening photo call at Holyrood and the fireworks from Calton Hill which marked the end...
Torchlight Procession – new route ends with #Scotword in Holyrood Park
A spectacular sea of light illuminating the winter night, Torchlight Processions will mark the opening of Edinburgh's New Year celebrations, this year culminating in...
Bridgend – a building, a past and a future
A 19th century farmhouse on the south side of Edinburgh will re-open in the New Year as a community centre with a difference. Just...
A hundred Scots awarded an honour in the Queen’s New Year Honours list
Congratulations to more than a hundred Scots who have been honoured in the Queen’s New Year Honours list and among them many have links to...
Zach’s Star video goes viral
The first Christmas video ad for Lothian has become a social media hit after attracting 140,000 views online. The video tells the story of a...
Norwegian begin their New Year sale today
22 direct routes from the UK and Ireland on sale from £99/€99 one-way
Today, Norwegian has launched the start of its New Year sale offering traveller’s...
At the City Art Centre – Songs for Winter
As the winter weather descends we are all looking for somewhere inside and warm to visit. The City Art Centre has some great exhibitions...
What’s on this New Year in Edinburgh
Apart from the Street Party and all that is Edinburgh's Hogmanay there are other things to do!
Here is a small selection for you to...
The Daily Mile could become your new way to keep fit in 2018
Scots encouraged to start walking a mile a day.
Scots are being urged to start their New Year’s resolutions early and pledge to walk for...
Letter to the Editor from Scottish Natural Heritage
Letter from Dr Mike Cantlay OBE
Chairman, Scottish Natural Heritage
Dear Editor,
Scotland is world-renowned for its incredible landscapes and varied wildlife: earlier this year, the readers...
Amy wins a new bike in Christmas card competition
Barratt Homes Christmas card competition was won by 7 year-old Amy Gilmour who depicted Santa along with Rudolph and two snowmen and the house...
Join Leith Community Crops in Pots – membership open now
Become a Leith Community Crofter
Leith Community Crops in Pots is recruiting for new members to join their community croft area.
New members will be accepted in order...
Three community regeneration projects in Edinburgh awarded funding
Three separate projects across the city have been awarded funding by The Scottish Government from their Making Places Initiative. The total paid out to 19 projects...
Splendours of the Subcontinent: A Prince’s Tour of India 1875-76
What did you bring back from your Gap Year? A rucksack full of rotting T-shirts? An embarrassing tattoo? Dysentery? In Splendours of the Subcontinent,...
Haig Club have your Christmas cocktail recipes here
This Christmas treat yourself to some stylish Christmas Drinks from HAIG CLUB
Haig Club Winter Spiced Espresso Martini
Dick Bradsell’s classic cocktail is given a decadent...
Football – Give the Ref a Break!
To say being a referee has never been an easy profession would qualify that assertion as a leading contender for understatement of the year....
Scottish Power leave an unholy mess on St Stephen Street for Christmas
Kristina Currie who owns Bon Tot on St Stephen Street is furious with utility company Scottish Power who began works outside her shop last...
Social Security Minister signs final Christmas card in campaign to fight loneliness
Vintage Vibes received over 1,500 card requests from all over the world
Social Security Minister Jeane Freeman has signed the final Vintage Vibes Christmas card as volunteers deliver...
Joseph from Socks for the Street welcomed to Holyrood
BIG-HEARTED YOUNGSTER COLLECTS SOCKS FOR EDINBURGH’S HOMELESS
SNP MSP Ben Macpherson welcomed Joseph Cox and his young brother to Holyrood today, where the youngster picked...
Dunsyre Blue Cheese recalled
An important announcement if you have bought Errington Cheese over recent days.
Errington Cheese Ltd is recalling a batch of Dunsyre Blue cheese because Listeria...
What’s on this week at the Storytelling Centre
Jekyll and Hyde: A Specimen: In this contemporary adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's disturbing novel, Dr Henry Jekyll believes human nature is split into...
Five places to visit in Edinburgh
Edinburgh Castle
Towering over Princes Street and affording great views of the city to the north the Castle is worth a visit. Whether it is...
SUPPORT LOCAL NEWS
DIGITAL & PRINT EDITION
