Tag: Edinburgh

Operators of a new Edinburgh food market have been told to remove a huge neon pink sign advertising the new city centre foodie spot after it was erected without planning permission.Edinburgh Street Food at the...

More than 4,000 fines have been handed to drivers in Edinburgh who have exceeded the maximum stay in electric vehicle charging bays.The city council has issued an average of 462 overstay penalties every month...

Plans for the former TK Maxx unit to become twelfth Edinburgh supermarket for the discount retailerPlans to open a new Lidl store at Edinburgh’s Meadowbank retail park have been revealed.The supermarket is set to...

Give a man a chicken and he'll eat for a day, give a chicken a gun and he'll be the most ‘impeckable’ gunslinger this side of Texas.Mosey on down to a free performance of...

Scotland's longest-serving and first female First Minister faces tough questions on her record at her final First Minister's QuestionsIt may be the end of an era in Scottish politics but if outgoing First Minister...

Some council tenants in Edinburgh to be offered more financial help after rent increase.Awards of up to £220 will be made available to those struggling to meet housing costs, after the council increased rents...

An Edinburgh bookshop café has avoided being shut down by the council amid a planning row after councillors agreed it is “supported by the community”.Krem Karamel was threatened with closure after operating without the correct planning...

Three rounds of this year’s British Youth Championship will also feature the inaugural Women’s Open Championship and the series will take place at Edinburgh (June 3), Workington (June 4) and Redcar (June 17).Confirmed competitors...

A ‘life-saving’ Edinburgh community centre threatened with closure has been given fresh hope for the future as the council is set to award a £40,000 grant.The five-figure sum is the exact amount which staff...

Councillors across Scotland’s 32 local districts have been setting their council tax rates this week. It’s turning out to be a precarious balancing act between paying their staff a decent wage – notably their...

World renowned Scottish photographer David Yarrow is bringing his work home with the largest ever collection of his sought-after images to be shown in Scotland.More than 20 of his works will take centre stage...

A planning application for a development of purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) in the Canongate has been approved following an appeal by the property developers to The Scottish Government. Summix (CGE) Developments and S Harrison have...

Berwick have moved to sign 18-year-old North-East talent Archie Freeman for their National Development League (NDL) team next season.Freeman joins the Bullets after spending 2022 with Belle Vue, although he is not a completely...

Five Portobello pals are testing the strength of their friendship as they tackle a 3,000 mile trip across the Atlantic in a rowing boat.The quintet set off from La Gomera in the Canary Islands...

Black Sheep Coffee arrived in Edinburgh in 2021 and has already proved popular.Its intention is to compete directly with the established coffee chains. One thing that puts off coffee lovers from going into...

The ups and downs of traditional tenement life in Edinburgh is proving a huge social media hit thanks to the research of writer Diarmid Mogg.Diarmid chronicles the colourful lives of past residents of the...

Music, film, LGBT+, theatre, children's events, Christmas fairs, art, poetry, stand up, books, festive gardens, talks, tours, storytelling....it would be easier to say what's not on this month. Get your diary ready and read...

The charity Birthlink has two shops in Edinburgh one at Lower Gilmore Place and the other in BruntsfieldThe well established thrift shops have a very simple ethos - nothing is ever wasted, and...

Scot Fraser Patrick (pictured) was in his sick bed with a virus last week but he pulled off the shock result on Day One of the BetVictor Scottish Open with a 4-3 victory over...

Travelling is part and parcel of being a top snooker player but for one week at least Scott Donaldson (pictured) will be able to sleep in his own bed while taking part in a...

Star of radio and television Aled Jones to join the Royal Scottish National Orchestra (RSNO) for special Christmas performances of The Snowman, marking 40 years of the iconic film. The RSNO’s annual festive event returns this...

There are many notable dates in November. These facts have been unearthed for us by Jerry Ozaniec, Membership Secretary of the Old Edinburgh Club the city's local history society, concerned with all aspects...

Steve Allen, executive head chef for Cote, has brought back a selection of classics to the menu for the popular, 15-year-old chain, which boasts a busy restaurant in Frederick Street, Edinburgh, for the Autumn season.Allen, former...

A commemorative flagstone celebrating the work of lauded Scottish Gaelic poet and song maker Màiri Nic a’ Phearsain (Mary MacPherson; 1821-1898), most commonly known as Màiri Mhòr nan Òran, or ‘Big Mary of the...

Passey's on Portobello High Street has won awards before and now the café bar and bistro has been successful yet again in winning accolades for its good food and atmosphere.This year (and last year)...

This story began as a thread on my Twitter account @cocteautriplets.I write threads on the more obscure or wacky bits of Edinburgh and Leith local history and Scottish modern history.It was fittingly dark...

A new exhibition has just opened at the Central Library created by military historian Eduard Stehlik.The display tells the story of the relationship between the Special Operations Executive (a volunteer force), Czech and...

It was in April 1924 that Eric Liddell ran his record-breaking 400 metres in Paris, and now a century later, when the Olympics return to the French capital, the Eric Liddell 100 is to...

Monday 19 September, the date of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s State Funeral, will be a national bank holiday.This will allow people, businesses and other organisations to pay their respects to Her Majesty and...

It’s been the driest summer in Scotland for 150 years and the driest summer in Europe for 500 years.  But the same climate change has brought floods to millions of people in Pakistan, Indonesia,...