Tag: Edinburgh
Apulian no punches – Edinburgh’s Salento celebrates the best of southern Italy’s artisans
Artisan craftspeople from the heel of Italy are enjoying a new market for their unique products - 1,800 miles away in well-heeled Edinburgh.
Puglia, the region which stretches to the south eastern tip of Italy...
The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde – at Leith Theatre
The National Theatre of Scotland has announced a range of work, some of it postponed from last year and some new.
This will be the year that culture comes to life again if the...
Chinese New Year is celebrated in Edinburgh
Earlier this afternoon at the City Chambers the Rt Hon Lord Provost of Edinburgh, Frank Ross lit the end of a Chinese firecracker which then crackled in front of the crowd assembled there to...
Chinese New Year Festival – the Year of the Tiger opens with a roar
The Chinese New Year Festival will offer a programme of online and in person events to celebrate the Chinese New Year and the beginning of the Year of the Tiger.
The celebrations in Edinburgh...
Council rents will be frozen for the second year
Edinburgh council tenants are set to have their rent frozen for the second year running in response to the rise in the cost of living.
The move by Edinburgh City Council’s SNP/Labour coalition to keep...
Edinburgh vigil to remember Ashling Murphy
In Edinburgh this afternoon at 4pm people gathered at the Irish Consulate on Randolph Crescent to remember 23 year-old Ashling Murphy who was murdered in Tullamore, Co Offaly during the week.
The young teacher...
Coronavirus – half a million booster vaccinations delivered in Lothian
NHS Lothian announced on Tuesday that the body along with the region's four Health and Social Care Partnerships has administered more than half a million booster doses in the area.
The health board launched its...
James Braid the father of modern hypnosis
World Hypnotism Day is held every year on 4 January to promote the benefits of hypnosis and to answer any misconceptions about hypnosis, such as losing control. A University of Edinburgh graduate played a...
Hogmanay events cancelled for second year in a row
Due to the change in Scottish Government guidance and restrictions announced by The First Minister to MSPs on Tuesday Edinburgh’s Hogmanay programme for 2021 has been cancelled.
The Edinburgh’s Hogmanay Box Office team will...
Coronavirus – latest figures
The latest number of Covid-19 cases was 6,734 cases announced yesterday. The next set of figures will be available at 2pm today.
The First Minister will address MSPs at Holyrood on Tuesday to update...
Festive cheer at Prestonfield and The Witchery
This year, two of Edinburgh's top spots have gone one step further to spread some Christmas cheer.
The Witchery by the Castle have added traditional Christmas decorations - complete with lights, trees and mistletoe....
Coronavirus – First Minister addresses the nation
Earlier on Tuesday evening the First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, addressed the nation following an earlier statement to MSPs at The Scottish Parliament.
https://twitter.com/scotgov/status/1470849260258213897?s=20
This is what the First Minister said:
The last two years have...
Coronavirus – today’s figures and guidance issued about Christmas gatherings
The Scottish Government has advised that arrangements for Christmas should change - but not be cancelled - and that a maximum of three households should gather at the festive period.
Public Health Scotland...
The year of the new normal
We have come a long way since Christmas 2020 and we now find ourselves in a new world of vaccinations, cautious meetings, face masks and worries about our future on the planet.
Looking back on...
Coronavirus – December figures
Public Health Scotland publishes data on Covid-19 in Scotland each day. Today's figures were announced by the First Minister at a media briefing from St Andrew's House, called specially in light of the increased...
Coronavirus – December figures
Public Health Scotland publishes the latest data on Covid-19 in Scotland each day. Today's figures are set out in the table below.
Any figures marked with * are affected by IT or other reporting issues.
The...
Betty the shark moves into new territory at Ocean Terminal
Betty the basking shark has moved into Ocean Terminal spreading a message of what can be done with electronic waste.
Johnathan Elders created Betty, a life-sized basking shark using a range of second hand electrical...
Magic in the air at Cramond Residence
Care home staff have brought the Christmas market to its residents to spread festive cheer with a guest appearance from some reindeer.
Residents at Cramond Residence began the festive celebrations with a mini Christmas market,...
Capital Coffee- Nice Times Bakery
With its vibrant pink exterior, Nice Times Bakery stands out clearly from its neighbours on Morrison Street.
It also stands out due to its excellent baking, well-crafted coffee and warm customer service. On a Saturday...
Alpacas visit Thistle for an afternoon of festive fun
Staff and volunteers are photographed outside Thistle’s Centre of Wellbeing in Craigmillar at the start of their family-friendly afternoon of festive fun held on Friday.
As well as the alpacas who came to visit, there...
El Perro Negro comes to Bonnie & Wild
Twice crowned UK's Best Burger, the burger restaurant, El Perro Negro, has taken up a prime position at Bonnie & Wild in St James Quarter.
Established in the Woodlands area of Glasgow, owner Nick...
Winter Windows now open all over the city
This year’s Winter Windows part of the Christmas events organised by Edinburgh’s Christmas with the support of the City of Edinburgh Council’s department of Arts and Creative Learning have been unveiled.
There are 38...
Canada Goose opens first Scottish store
Canada Goose has opened its first store in Scotland and it is on Multrees Walk in the centre of Edinburgh and the two-floor space has been designed to combine the essence of the brand...
Coronavirus – November figures
Public Health Scotland publishes the latest data on Covid-19 in Scotland each day. Today's figures are set out in the table below.
It was widely anticipated that the rules on using Covid certification scheme (Covid...
St Andrew’s Fair Saturday 2021 – find out what’s on in Edinburgh here
St Andrew's Fair Saturday is part of a global movement to bring about change through art and culture and this year it take place from 26 to 30 November 2021 both online and in...
COP26 – PEDAL Porty taking small steps
This article has been provided by PEDAL Porty as part of our series of articles to be published around COP26, the UN conference on climate change which is being held in Glasgow from 31...
Coronavirus – November figures
Public Health Scotland publishes the latest data on Covid-19 in Scotland each day. Today's figures are set out in the table below.
There are around 1500 more cases in Scotland than the number recorded yesterday...
Voting for candidates in the Scottish Youth Parliament elections opens today
The elections for members of the Scottish Youth Parliament (SYP) run from 8 to 21 November 2021.
We spoke to Cllr Ellie Bird who is the Young People's Champion and who is very much...
Coronavirus – November figures
Public Health Scotland publishes the latest data on Covid-19 in Scotland each day. Today's figures are set out in the table below.
The number of new daily cases reported in Lothian has hovered around 300-400...
COP26 – an architect’s take on climate change
by Rab Bennetts,OBE, founder, Bennetts Associates Architects
How are you responding to the climate emergency?
As an architect, by far the best thing I can do is design buildings that have very low or zero carbon...
