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Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2017 REVIEW Morgan & West****
Morgan & West: Return of the Time-Travelling Magicians
Morgan & West assume the character of 19th Century gentlemen magicians with fine suits, finer whiskers and...
New owners at Cuckoo’s Bakery launch summer cupcake range
Thomas and Joanna Partridge took over in June 2017 as the new owners of Cuckoo’s Bakery,
They have now launched a retro summer cupcake range, celebrating classic...
Edinburgh councillor blogs – Councillor Maureen Child
Labour Councillor Child represents the Portobello/Craigmillar ward and writes a column for us made up from her massive inbox!
Dear All
I am delighted that work...
Edinburgh schools to tackle rising pupil numbers
The council will discuss ways to deal with the increasing numbers of pupils at our schools when the Education Committee meets next week.
A new...
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2017 – The Craig Ferguson Show*****
Craig Ferguson broadcasts for two hours to his Sirius XM Satellite Radio audience of 32million listeners who are in America, Canada and Puerto Rico,...
Transport Committee will look at Picardy Place layout again
As far back as 2010 the Picardy Place junction was denoted a black spot for cyclists and pedestrians, and now the council will take...
Look out there’s a unicorn about!
If you go down to Dalkeith Country Park today then you will meet the 7ft unicorn sculpture which has just arrived there.
The figure was unveiled...
Edinburgh Trams show off their new colours
With CR Smith backing the tram wrapping the city's streets will now look a bit different. There will be 18 different designs on 18...
It’s a wrap for Edinburgh Trams
CR Smith the Scottish double glazing company has entered into a £1 million deal with Edinburgh Trams, Marketing Edinburgh and TfE to advertise on...
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2017 – China Goes Pop
This classical love-story features pop music, pop-art and an award-winning team of acrobats.
Mixing martial arts, physical comedy, and video projection, this spectacular creates a...
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2017 – Columns
Columns is a welcoming, conversational new play about the stories we tell ourselves to maintain hope in hard times.
Moving, charming, and sincere, Columns believes in the power of...
Race off to Musselburgh for the weekend
CELEBRATE THE WEEKEND WITH THE CALEDONIAN CUP AT MUSSELBURGH RACECOURSEApparently horse racing is the second most popular sport in the UK for both men...
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2017 – Baba Brinkman’s Rap Guide To Consciousness****
Theatre (Comedy/Science)
This groover from Vancouver with his muse manoeuvres returns to Edinburgh Fringe 2017 with a neuron-zapping sequel to his previous brain-straining Rap monologues...
Shadows of War: Roger Fenton’s Photographs of the Crimea, 1855
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'It’s a 1,000 yard stare; his mental capacity has no chance of focusing on anything.’
War photographer Don McCullin is talking about Lord Alexander Balgonie...
Council to discuss growing weed problem
If your street is anything like ours, then weeds are growing next to pavements, and it appears that they are largely unchecked by council...
The Council Leader talks about plans for tram extension to Newhaven
We posed some questions to the Council Leader Adam McVey following the announcement that the Outline Business Case has now been developed for approval...
There will be another bit of the tram line along in a minute
While the Edinburgh Tram Inquiry is getting ready to begin hearing oral evidence next month, The City of Edinburgh Council is 'cautiously and conservatively'...
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2017 – Cirkopolis #mustsee
This is a must see in our view.
We saw an excerpt from the show at The Pleasance press preview which you can see here.
Saw...
Edinburgh pupils enjoy exam success
Thousands of pupils across Edinburgh received their exam results today, ending an anxious time for many.
The council says that early indications are positive with...
Donation after guide dogs visit new house development
Guide dog pups and their walkers visited CALA Homes East’s Kinleith Mill development in Currie to help the young dogs get accustomed to new...
First time buyers event Urban Union
This coming weekend (Saturday 12 – Sunday 13 August) Urban Union will host a special event to help First Time Buyers take their first...
Siegfried Sassoon violin created
A while back we met Thoren Ferguson playing a violin in Waverley Station which was dedicated to war poet Wilfred Owen. Now, instrument maker...
A Brewgooder and Scot Street Style lock-in with Tommy Cairns
Scot Street Style in association with Brewgooder organised a lock in at Cairngorm Coffee Company earlier this evening, when they invited along the photographer,...
G&V open their gin terrace for the summer
The G&V Royal Mile Hotel Edinburgh has opened its gin terrace for the summer, and we were lucky enough to be invited along to...
National exam helpline goes live today
In anticipation of exam results being announced by SQA in Scotland tomorrow, a free national helpline offering advice, information and support for young people and...
St James Centre – demolition continues
The demolition of the St James Shopping Centre continues at the top of Leith Street where traffic still edges past, albeit quite slowly.
This is...
Trolley dash for local Food bank at Aldi
Lisa Milligan from Portobello had a five minute dash around ALDI and brought back £638.99 worth of produce.
She then collected the same amount in...
70 years of the Edinburgh Festival
What 70 years of the Edinburgh Festival has done for the arts – and the economy
Adam Behr, Newcastle University
Sir Rudolph Bing, co-founder and first...
Culture Secretary calls for freedom of movement
EU fundamental to continued development of creative sector.
The Culture Secretary Fiona Hyslop said earlier that it is crucial that freedom of movement within the...
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2017 – Off the Top: Neuroscience With Attitude****
Through a series of cognitive ability tests involving both scripted and Freestyle Rapping, Brinkman and an audience volunteer to both recite and write on...
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