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Council to increase costs for parking permits for diesel vehicles
To reduce the use of diesel cars in our city, and so improve air quality, the council is to increase the charges payable by...
Standard Life Opening Event : Bloom
This was as good as Leo Warner of 59 Productions had quietly told us it would be, but all the better, as we knew...
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2017 – Sh!t I’m in Love with you Again
Rachelle Elie can tell you more about love and relationships than Gwyneth Paltrow, Madonna and Katy Perry could ever do – and she’s laying it all...
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2017 – The Professors of Logic
Coming of Age “Embrace it with enthusiasm…” Well, why not?
Coming of Age is a collection of original songs on the theme of growing old, reflecting...
Sunday parking will no longer be free
The council decided last year that they would introduce parking controls on Sundays, and now it is coming a step closer to reality with...
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2017 – REVIEW Robin Ince’s Rorschach Test*****
“Anger is easy, joy can be more difficult” says Robin Ince at his new Edinburgh Fringe show ‘Robin Ince’s Rorschach Test’.
“There’s so much anger...
Police appealing for help in tracing two Fife youths
Two youths missing from Aberdour were spotted in Edinburgh this lunchtime and Police Scotland are asking for help in finding them.
Connor Reid (14) and...
Queensferry Crossing to open on 4 September
On the anniversary of the opening of the Forth Road Bridge in 1964, Her Majesty The Queen will open the Queensferry Crossing in 2017.
She...
Lothians MSP was part of delegation to Bavaria
Lothian MSP Gordon Lindhurst has told us about
the recent visit made by MSPs to Bavaria.
Lindhurst was part of a delegation of three Convener MSPs...
Paperwork exhibition on Howe Street
One of the best exhibitions on the Fringe - that's what one of our visitors said. And Paperwork is now back for its fourth...
Discover the Difficulties of Romance at this Year’s Edinburgh Fringe
Discover the
Difficulties of Romance at this Year’s Edinburgh Fringe
Show Title: Schutte the Unromantic
Written and performed by Katy Schutte
Katy Schutte is a Funny Women finalist and...
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2017 – Sixth Night: Shakespeare For Those With Short Attention Spans
Rolling In The Aisle Productions presents:
Sixth Night: Shakespeare For Those With Short Attention Spans
How do you bring Shakespeare to the Edinburgh Fringe? Cut down...
Standard Life Opening Event : Bloom Talking to Leo Warner
We met Leo Warner of 59 Productions ahead of the practice run for Bloom which took place last night.
Tonight is the opening event of...
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2017 – The Red Emerald: A Farce for the Colourblind
The Red Emerald: A Farce for the Colourblind
An hour-long farce set in a crumbling old stereotype
Herr Falkenstein is broke. Desperately broke. All he has...
Edinburgh Zoo wonders – have you seen our cats?
Edinburgh Zoo launches ‘cattitude’ campaign for summer season.
RZSS Edinburgh Zoo is asking the nation ‘have you seen our cats?’ as it launches a summer-long...
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2017 – Mara Menzies: The Illusion of Truth*****
‘So you are here for the truth – but what is that?’
In today’s world of ‘false truths’ it’s hard to know what we can...
Police appeal for information to find missing man
Police in Edinburgh are appealing for information in order to trace a 32-year-old man, who is missing from the west of the city.
Joe Wakely...
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2017 – Generation Hummus
Brilliantly observed jokes and odd stories from a feral comedy mind. Simon Jablonski wades through the mundanity of Generation Hummus and grapples with everything...
The Culture Convener looks forward to the 2017 Festival
"It's a great view up here," said the Culture Convener, Councillor Donald Wilson as we went up on the Festival Wheel in Princes Street...
Underbelly showcase some of their Fringe acts
Underbelly at this year's Fringe have something for everyone at one of their 16 venues with more than 150 shows.
2017 will be the most diverse...
Vittoria are backing Hearts and Hibs
The well known pizza and all things Italian Vittoria Group are hedging their bets when it comes to football!
They have entered an exclusive new...
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2017 – Body of Work
In August 2015, Jordan's Nanna (Gwendoline Martha Brookes) passed away
at the age of 95. She was the first person to spark Jordan’s imagination, who...
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2017 – Its already a sell out for Iain!
The BAFTA-winning stand-up comedian Iain Stirling (voice of Love Island) has sold out his entire month-long run ahead of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe opening.
Extra...
Haymarket diversions next month – new plan here
Scottish Water are going to undertake some works to the sewers in the Haymarket area from the beginning of September. The map which they...
Spotted on Dundas Street – Birch Tree Gallery
Jurgita has a real vision for her gallery which has only just opened this year, one she has held for a long time.
She explained...
Get your tickets for the Pop-up Chihuahua Café
We met Ama and Cleo yesterday. They are beautiful little chihuahuas and certainly created a stir among the passers by.
Their owner Tanya is making...
Boogie in the Morning is number 1!
The Forth 1 breakfast show Boogie in the Morning has been rated number 1 commercial breakfast show for the ninth year in a row...
A Strange New Space
“A Strange New Space” by Tessa Bide at Cairns Lecture Theatre, Summerhall. 10:45am (45 mins)
Shows = 4th - 27th Aug (except Mondays)Relaxed autism-friendly performances on...
Assembly shows begin today
The Assembly’s 37th Festival gets going this year with previews starting from today.
This year’s programme of over 200 shows offers world-class theatre, indigenous dance,...
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2017 – Hero
Live illustration to draw in families at new free theatre show at
Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Hero, a new family show which uses live illustration to share a...
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