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Local MSP wants more schools to visit Holyrood
Ash Denham MSP for Edinburgh Eastern is encouraging local schools to visit the Scottish Parliament.
Today the SNP MSP has written to local head teachers...
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2016 REVIEW – The Red Shed
Multi award-winning comic/activist Mark Thomas performed his first gigs in The Red Shed in Wakefield, a 47-foot-long wooden hut that doubles up as a Labour Club. Three...
Edinburgh Fringe Review: Lili La Scala: Another F***ing Variety Show ****
Ahead of introducing Saturday night’s crème de la crème of Edinburgh Fringe goodness, AFVS Mistress of ceremonies Lili la Scala really does indeed prove...
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2016 REVIEW – Taiwan Season: Solo Date
Solo Date is Tsai Pao-Chang's first solo performance, utilising new media
which centres on Ho-Nien and his quest to be reunited with the love of
his life. ...
Edinburgh International Book Festival 2016 – Malorie Blackman Goes Intergalactic****
Malorie Blackman introduced a whole new retelling of Shakespeare’s Othello, one which involved space but it’s also a tale of migrants, humans seeking refuge....
Homeserve engineers on standby for charity
Leading home assistance provider HomeServe is offering one lucky community group in Edinburgh the chance to get its hands on up to £4,000 to fund...
Ecurie Ecosse Jaguar D-Type sells for $21.78m
A Jaguar D-Type, the same as one which was an integral part of the Concours d'Elegance at The Palace of Holyroodhouse last year, was sold at...
Five things you need to know today
Today at The Queen's Hall
Ombudsman Services
Edinburgh is a hotbed of crime on the small screen
Leith Planning application is...
COMPETITION – Win two tickets to the Caledonian Brewery Raceday at Musselburgh Racecourse
On Saturday 10 September 2016 there is a special race day sponsored by The Caledonian Brewery and which will feature the Caledonian Beer Festival allowing you...
2016 Edinburgh International Book Festival – 22nd August p.m.
After a brief hiatus, we're back for more writers portraits and, at least, one gallery of images.O
Or, maybe two.....
Meet the Police helps prisoners’ families with a new booklet
As part of the Meet the Police initiative by Edinburgh Police, prisoners at HMP Edinburgh have produced a booklet called My Daddy and the Police.
The...
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2016 REVIEW: Nick Cody – Come Get Some ****
Nick Cody arrives on stage after the sell-out crowd are treated to an uncensored gangster rap playlist. Looking at the Aussie, complete with a...
Edinburgh International Book Festival: Charles Fernyhough: Voices in Our Heads
'Our experience is full of words; we are talking, we are listening'
When Andy Murray was losing against Novak Djokovic, he went into the locker...
Five things you need to know today
Songlines
Today at The Queen's Hall
Stand up for Tommy!
Murrayfield Community Council
YMCA provide holiday lunches
Songlines was the Edinburgh International Festival event...
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2016 REVIEW : Tom Binns is Ian D Montfort: How to...
“I’m not a psychic who gives bad news” proclaims the Tom Binns’ inspired alter-ego Ian D. Montfort, ahead of his ‘Ted Talk’ spoof where...
Edinburgh International Book Festival – The Write to Read: Discussing Dyslexia****
What could be more wonderful than an event at the book festival discussing opening up the beauty of storytelling?! Well that’s precisely what children’s...
Edinburgh International Festival 2016 – Songlines
Songlines criss-crosses Edinburgh for a unique celebration of singing
Today the Edinburgh International Festival staged Songlines, a free participatory event at venues across the Lothians celebrating the...
Jim the Magician – see him tonight at 8.15!
Jim Campbell put his commuting time to good use when he was travelling to and from Glasgow - he taught himself magic tricks!
You can catch his...
Martha: Trinity Of The Chosen
Debut novel by Birmingham writer, musician, CS Evans has haunting Edinburgh beginnings and epilogue. Recently submitted to The University Of Edinburgh James Tait Black...
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2016 REVIEW – Des Bishop “Grey Matters” ****
Following the extremely successful sell-out show ‘Made in China’ in 2014, Des Bishop returns to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2016 with his eagerly awaited new show ‘Grey...
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2016 – Gone Native with Nicholson and Gore****
Kevin Gore and Bobby Nicholson take the stage in the basement of The Royal Oak at 6.30 every evening. This is not just a show...
Printing Press has a new menu
The Printing Press Bar & Kitchen on George Street has a new seasonal menu.
The chefs make full use of all the ingredients available right...
Tram inquiry continues to gather evidence
The Rt Hon the Lord Hardie who chairs the Edinburgh Tram Inquiry has announced that he inquiry has begun to interview members of the...
TK Maxx open city centre store
TK Maxx opened a new city centre store on South St David Street last week with an opening ceremony conducted by the capital's Lord...
Underbelly’s Circus Hub closes tomorrow – catch it while you can!
The big tents on The Meadows have some wonderful circus acts to entertain you but Underbelly’s Circus Hub draws to a close tomorrow Monday, 22 August .
In...
Stage award for Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally
We met some of the cast of Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally and the writer and director on Friday and have just heard...
Police seeking witnesses to assault in Northfield
Edinburgh Police are looking for any witnesses to an assault and robbery in the east of the city which took place in the early hours.
The incident...
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2016 Review: Lara A King – Not Broken, Just Bent ***
Step away from the hustle and bustle of the big theatre and multi-layer seating auditoriums across the vast Fringe, to pick up a performance...
Edinburgh Fringe Review: Michelle Wolf – So Brave ***1/2
American Fringe debutant Michelle Wolf certainly leaves an impression in her solo show at the Pleasance with a busy repertoire of anecdotes and jokes...
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2016 Review: Andrew Ryan – Ruined ****
Down in the basement of the Assembly Studios is Andrew Ryan. The Irish comedian returns to Edinburgh to play his first Festival outside the...
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