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What’s on in Edinburgh this week
MONDAY 1ST SEPTEMBER 2014
Blackwell's Edinburgh presents The Monthly Book Quiz: if you know your Waugh from your Peace and your Meyer from your Heyer,...
Monday in Edinburgh – What’s On Today
Leith in World War One: Andrew Grant talks about the Home Front and what happened to the men who marched away. 6.30-7.30pm, Leith Library, 28-30 Ferry Road....
What’s On in Edinburgh this week
As we say goodbye to the festivals, there's still plenty on offer in the capital, and as ever, most of our listings are FREE!
MONDAY...
What’s On in Edinburgh this week
MONDAY 4TH AUGUST 2014
GENERATION: Curator's Tour. Senior Curator Lucy Askew leads an introductory tour of the GENERATION exhibition at Modern Art One, introducing key...
Take Teddy with you to Britannia this Thursday and win a prize
To celebrate National Teddy Bear Picnic Day on 10 July 2014, everyone who brings their teddy bear to The Royal Yacht Britannia on the day will...
Police investigate unprovoked attack in Leith
Police Scotland officers in Edinburgh are appealing for witnesses to come forward after a man was assaulted in Leith.
The 29-year-old was subjected to an...
Gayfield Creative Spaces: a new design centre opens in Broughton
There are many art and design galleries in Edinburgh, but I doubt if there are many like Gayfield Creative Spaces. This new venture at...
What’s On In Edinburgh this week
MONDAY 26 MAY 2014
Looking Glass Books - First Time Solo; Iain Maloney launches his debut novel, the story of four RAF men preparing for...
Leith Festival – Fish is the Future
Once again Flashback has devised a brand new piece of exciting theatre for this year’s Leith Festival in Edinburgh in June. Fish is the...
LeithLate 2014 announces extended programme
Ahead of all the bigger festivals across the city which take place later in the summer, Leith has its own unique offering which takes...
Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week 2014: ‘When I Walk’
When compared to the rest of the world, Scotland has one of the highest populations of MS sufferers, per head of population.
In trying to...
Police cordon lifted in Leith
Police Scotland have confirmed that material has been removed from an address in Leith this afternoon, following a search conducted as part of an...
Leith Docker’s Club mural celebrates a momentous past and a vibrant future.
For several months now, 40 year-old artist Tom Ewing from Prestonpans has been painting a magnificent mural of the port and town of Leith....
Competition – win a signed copy of Lari Don’s new book Mind Blind
This competition ends on 30 April 2014.
Lari Don is an Edinburgh-based writer who has just published her latest book Mind Blind, written for young...
Leith Cancer Research UK Shop has an ‘Egg-cellent’ birthday planned
CRACKING FIRST BIRTHDAY FOR CANCER RESEARCH UK SHOP
Scotland’s only children’s store for Cancer Research UK is set to celebrate its first birthday with a...
Forth Ports gets the industry’s Cruise Award
Edinburgh awarded “Best Destination Experience”
Forth Ports are this week celebrating after Edinburgh picked up a coveted cruise industry award at Seatrade Miami, one of...
LeithLate’s Shutter Project – new work will be unveiled in April
LeithLate has announced the latest artwork in The Mural Project to be installed this April on the site of a derelict shopfront on Henderson...
Decapitated Tea and the Threat of Andrex
My usual Saturday morning routine was spent having a cup of tea with my mother in a café in Leith. I was recovering from...
The Edinburgh Reporter chats with Councillor Adam McVey
Councillor Adam McVey is the SNP representative for the Leith Ward. He has just been appointed Vice-Convener of Transport and Environment. He will be...
Art exhibition in Leith opening today
Contemporary colour signals new exhibition in Leith
New spring exhibition launches 13 March 2014
Artists include Alison Cowan, Tommy Fitchet and Celia Forrest
A colourful collection of...
£eith decides on community awards
We explained yesterday that a decision would be made today about spending up to £22,885 in individual awards of up to £1,000. Well they...
£eith Decides – Depute Lord Provost reminds you to vote tomorrow!
Councillor Deidre Brock would like to remind you to get along to the decision-making event tomorrow 15 February 2014 at Leith Community Education Centre,...
The A to Z of Not Feeling Very Well
Our old man of Leith, Mike Smith, is not one for complaining about being unwell, much...
Here's his A to Z of not feeling very...
Fire at Granary in Leith
A fire was reported last night about 7:00pm and required assistance from about 30 firefighters at the height of the blaze.
The first photo came...
Police name victim of road collision in Great Junction Street
Police have named the woman who died in a road collision which occurred in in Great Junction Street on Friday.
The victim was Flavia Tumwijukye...
Leith Fundraising for MacMillan
HOUSING ASSOCIATION RAISES NEARLY £1300 FOR MACMILLAN CANCER SUPPORT
Port of Leith Housing Association (PoLHA) has raised nearly £1300 for Macmillan Cancer Support.
PoLHA’s sheltered housing...
VIDEO : Public Art on Leith Walk
LeithLate is showcasing the work of international street artist Guido van Helten on two Leith sites: the former Rubber Mill at 234 Leith Walk...
Heart(s) in Leith
It is often said that marriage is an institution. It is often said I should be in one but that’s another story. Last year...
Britannia opens its wardroom for entertaining
The Royal Yacht Britannia’s Wardroom is steeped in history and tradition. Here, Britannia's top-ranked Officers would gather to dine and relax. Today, from 8 to 18 guests...
Driver has lucky escape after crane accident on Gt Junction Street
A driver had a lucky escape this morning when a crane dropped the load it was lifting onto the vehicle. The accident happened this...
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