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Five things you need to know today
Festivals - Out of the Blue Arts Market - Police Boxes - Diamond Jubilee - Circus
The Edinburgh International Film Festival has launched its programme...
Traverse Theatre launches its 2012 festival programme
The Traverse Theatre earlier today launched its 2012 festival programme, with eight world premieres and two Scottish premieres among its total of 19 festival...
Review – Kasabian Live!
Everyone seems to be at it. After the success of The Chemical Brothers 'Don't Think' cinema release, more and more bands seem to want...
MS Marco Polo back in Leith
The MS Marco Polo called in at Leith on Monday morning to pick up some passengers and also allow some to reluctantly disembark after...
Pedal on Parliament moving forward
Representatives of cycling safety group, Pedal on Parliament, met with Scottish Government Transport Minister Keith Brown MSP, along with other MSPs and government officials...
easyJet teams up with Edinburgh International Film Festival
easyJet, Scotland’s largest airline, is the official European travel partner for the Edinburgh International Film Festival 2012, its second year of association with one...
Yacht Britannia Barge leaves Edinburgh Ocean Terminal bound for crucial place in Jubilee
The barge and two motor launches which tend the Royal Yacht Britannia left their places alongside the vessel moored in Leith today to take...
Vintage: Olden day fashions for a modern day world at Duddingston House
Beehives, edible flowers and lacy, see-through cat suits are just some of the lasting memories from the vintage party hosted at Duddingston House last...
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2012 launched today
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe was launched today, unveiling a huge 376-page brochure with 2,695 shows, over 42,000 performances involving more than 22,000 individual performances...
The Asps on their way to Hyde Park gig
by Barry Dickson
Edinburgh Band Honoured To Play At The Olympics Concerts
Edinburgh band The Asps have been asked to play in London's Hyde Park and...
Five things you need to know today
Festival launches - Architecture consultation - MSP Newsletter - QMU play is a fundraiser - Police offering bike marking
This is the week of festival...
Pedal On Parliament going back to Holyrood today
Last month one of the biggest, and yet most peaceful, protests seen in Edinburgh for a while took place when over 3,000 cyclists rode...
Jubilee Garden at Holyrood Palace – a gift from Scotland
A Jubilee Garden will be planted in the grounds of Holyrood Palace as a permanent gift from the people of Scotland to The Queen...
Constitution Street traffic is a nightmare
Three residents from Constitution Street in Leith attended the Leith Links Community Council meeting on Monday night to highlight their ongoing problems with rerouted traffic.
They...
Cars – The Evolution of the Hot Hatch
Young drivers, often with no family and free of responsibility, will usually find the vehicle of their dreams in a small, two-door car with...
Mr Wood’s Fossils – Free shark tooth with every purchase in June!
Mr Wood’s Fossils celebrates 25th birthday with busiest year to date
Iconic Edinburgh shop Mr Wood’s Fossils is celebrating 25 years in business having just achieved a 16% increase...
CHAS get a preview of a new book
Families staying at Rachel House Children’s Hospice, run by Children’s Hospice Association Scotland (CHAS) were given special preview of Merchiston Publishing’s new book ‘Treasure...
Sixty Things to do in Edinburgh during the Diamond Jubilee Weekend
Additional reporting by Sarah Turnbull and Phyllis Stephen
With an extra couple of days off work at the beginning of June to celebrate HM Queen...
Portobello home of ‘staycations’
Portobello is set to become the Capital’s must-visit destination this summer for many ‘staycation’ Brits following the announcement of two projects that will provide...
Edinburgh International Film Festival 2012
Chris Fujiwara came to Edinburgh in January to run the 2012 offering of films. He has had his work cut out for him as...
Brake the Cycle of reoffending
An innovative new scheme helping offenders break the cycle of crime and providing free bikes for the community is being launched in the Capital...
Five things you need to know today
Jubilee in Parliament - EIFF launch - Neighbourhood Partnership - Jewellery sale - Anyone for tennis?
An oak tree will be planted at the Scottish...
Golf – US Kids Golf European Championship
A Primary 1 pupil from Craiglockhart Primary School has been named as the winner of a junior golf competition held on Bruntsfield Links short...
Council promotes healthy eating at school
In a bid to encourage healthy eating and to raise money for charity, The City of Edinburgh Council has teamed up with the Wallace...
Women’s Hockey – Scotland v South Africa
Scotland v South Africa - Women's Hockey, 28th May 2012
Scotland's Women are playing a series of International Tests against South Africa in preparation for...
Five things you need to know today
Leith Walk - Cupcake of the day - Sara Sheridan - Police seeking witnesses - Community Engagement Event
If you live in Leith and want to...
One Final Hilarious Delight for Uke Boogie Co-Founder this Wednesday
by Ken O'Neill
Sad to report, but a part of Edinburgh's live music scene is saying 'Auf Wiedersehen' and heading off Berlin-wards. Alex Highet, who...
Princess Royal opens new centre at Edinburgh University
HRH the Princess Royal marked the official opening today of the £54 million University of Edinburgh’s Scottish Centre for Regenerative Medicine (SCRM) building.
Designed by...
Wojtek the Bear at the Scottish Storytelling Centre
Wojtek the Bear by Raymond Raszkowski Ross
Directed by Corinne Harris: Scottish Storytelling Centre 6– 9 June 2012
A bear takes to the stage in Theatre Objektiv’s new production. A...
National Bees for Everyone campaign
National ‘Bees for Everyone’ campaign calls on gardeners to help the humble bumblebee
An ambitious project to help the UK’s bumblebees aims to get the nation buzzing....
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