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Council tenants could benefit from cash if they downsize
Council tenants in Edinburgh will now be able to benefit from up to £1,000 worth of help in a pilot scheme to tackle the...
The Newsroom Quiz on TV this week – try it out here
The Newsroom, a city-centre bar located on Edinburgh’s Leith Street will feature on Channel 4’s new series ‘Quiz Trippers’ next week - chosen as...
Five things you need to know today
We love this sign above Old Fishmarket Close off the High Street and snapped it on one of our photography walks in the city...
MacAskill urged to introduce A & E Data Sharing
Stewart Maxwell, SNP MSP for the West Scotland, has written to Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill asking him to bring forward plans for the introduction...
Weddings without breaking the bank
One of Edinburgh’s highly popular wedding venues has some welcome news for couples looking for the perfect Scottish wedding which doesn’t cost the earth! ...
Watch Live Cricket: ODI Tri-Series – Ireland v Sri Lanka 11 July 2011
Cricket Scotland have announced their squad for the coming Tri-series with Sri Lanka and Ireland taking place at Citylets Grange with their first fixture...
Edinburgh Cyrenians
A leading Scottish charity this week announced a ground breaking partnership with MITIE, the strategic outsourcing and energy-services company to rapidly grow a unique...
Five things you need to know today
If you were thinking of being in the area of the Canongate Kirk on July 30, then you might like to think again. The...
Interview: Cancel the Astronauts
In this audio interview, Kieran McCaffrey and Michael Craig from Edinburgh-based indie pop band Cancel the Astronauts spill the beans on being asked to...
Look out for ducks in Edinburgh!
This weekend The Old Course Hotel, Golf Resort and Spa in St Andrews is inviting you to join a very unusual hunt … not...
Book of the Year candidates now available to blind
Creative Scotland, the national body for the arts, screen and creative industries, is delighted to announce that this year’s Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust Book...
Edinburgh Pipe Band Championships attracts First Class entries
The Edinburgh Pipe Band Championship has received a massive boost as its competition draw reveals five Grade One bands have entered the competition; an...
Leith On The Fringe 5-29 August 2011
(By Giulia Mattei and Ben Graham)
This year, for the first time, Leith will take part in the Edinburgh Fringe Festival this August, with an...
Dragon Boat Race in Leith – have you entered yet?
The organisers of a dragon boat festival to be held at Western Harbour, Leith, in September are hoping for a royal boost for the...
Five things you need to know today
Have you used The Scotsman Steps yet? They have been restored in a £250,000 project which has resulted in the steps becoming an art...
Edinburgh Bands On TV Tonight
Several local bands will grace our screens tonight in an hour long BBC documentary about the South by Southwest Festival, which took place back in...
Magic Festival review: Michael Neto – Imagination… yours or mine?
By David Kettle
From the minute Michael Neto walks on stage, you get the feeling anything could happen. He jumps from trick to trick like...
Magic Festival review: Lewis Barlow – Experiments in Mystery
By David Kettle
The slick, polished tricks of Edinburgh-based magician Lewis Barlow take you back to TV magic shows of the 1970s, and you’ll probably...
Five things you need to know today
Cameron Rose highlights the world record attempt by the unicyclists that we told you about last month. The event takes place at the end...
Development Management Sub-Committee meeting 6 July 2011
The Development Management Sub-Committee of The City of Edinburgh Council is meeting this Wednesday to discuss eleven applications, all of which, without exception, have...
Pipe bands tuning up for Edinburgh competition
Entries are coming in thick and fast for Edinburgh’s first ever pipe band championship, with the Pipes and Drums of Central Scotland Police leading...
2011 Book of the Year Shortlist includes Edinburgh-based Stewart Conn
Four talented authors, including one who is Edinburgh-based, have been shortlisted for Scotland’s largest literary prize, the Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust Book of the...
Film for Burma showing at The Cameo 7 July 2011
On Thursday 7 July 2011 the Burma subgroup of Amnesty International Edinburgh St Marks is proud to be announcing a showing of the astounding...
Council rent arrears at all time low
The amount of rent arrears owed by council tenants in Edinburgh is at a record low for the seventh successive year.
Despite the recession and...
Stockbridge Duck Race 2011 in Pictures
We went along to the 23rd annual Stockbridge Duck Race to take a few pictures.
It was a beautiful day, and the Water...
Magic Festival review – Harrison Richards: The Ancient Art of Modern Mind Reading
By David Kettle
This show feels like the antidote to grand, showy, mind-reading spectaculars. Harrison Richards has a gentle, amiable approach so that on occasion...
Kirkliston homes get the Amabile touch
A stunning new showhome with interiors by Amabile Design has been launched at Walker Group’s Hazelbrooke development at Kirkliston, less than ten miles from...
Five things you need to know today
You are spoiled for choice today in the Capital.
Today the 23rd annual Duck Race takes place in Stockbridge. The proceeds from the event will...
Edinburgh Airport to have its busiest weekend
Edinburgh Airport is preparing itself for what could be its busiest weekend ever. It is estimated that 130,000 passengers will pass through ...
Zapcat Racing in Leith 2 & 3 July 2011
A Zapcat Grand Prix decided by count back of heat wins, an amazing 180 degree spin out and gale force winds all played...
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