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Beetle Drive at Pettycur Bay raises funds for Macmillan cancer care
Pettycur Bay Holiday Park’s recent Charity Beetle Drive, held in aid of Macmillan Cancer Care, has raised £2,200 for the charity.
“We’re delighted with his...
9/11 – Remembrance service at St Giles’ on Friday
The United States Consulate General Edinburgh has issued an open invitation to anyone who would like to attend a remembrance service on Friday to...
Schools so overcrowded that pupils eat lunch on the floor in corridors
Edinburgh Council has been accused of not believing the testimony from parents and pupils of what daily life is like in Edinburgh schools where...
Action at last on East London Street
For several years now people living on East London Street have had sleepless nights because of the traffic noise from the setted surface. ...
EIFF Opening Night Film – The Incomer ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Kicking off this year’s Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF), we have the International Premiere of The Incomer, after its first appearance at Sundance in January.
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Fringe 2026 – Keith Alessi – a century not out!
The cast of Keith Alessi's show Tomatoes Tried to Kill Me but Banjos Saved My Life, has performed their 100th show during their...
Edinburgh Art Festival – exhibitions open on Friday at Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop
From Friday new exhibitions open at Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop (ESW) which are part of the Edinburgh Art Festival 2026.
One of the exhibitions, Fair...
Fringe 2026 – Acid’s Reign – riotous with a live band
Bold, brilliant, and burning with urgency, Acid's Reign is a riotous queer musical with a live band and powerhouse vocals from drag superstars including...
Cystic Fibrosis event at Liberton Golf Club raises thousands
A charity golf day hosted by the Liberton Club has raised £6,000 - £1,000 more than the target figure - for the Cystic Fibrosis...
Fringe 2026 – Thank you, f*ck you, and I’m sorry
When his father died, Jonny Forever inherited a box of VHS tapes. In Thank You, Fuck You, and I'm Sorry – A Pagan Requiem,...
Edinburgh Festival Carnival 2026 – in photos
The Edinburgh Festival Carnival took place this year taking a new route after the fire on Princes Street closed the part of the road...
Fringe 2026 – An A to Z Guide to Dating
A hilarious one-woman musical based on an unapologetic dating advice book that writer-performer Grace O'Keefe's own mother wrote.
Publishers said it would set feminism...
Top marks for one of Edinburgh’s care homes
An Edinburgh care home has kept the highest rating for supporting the wellbeing of its clients, following an unannounced inspection by the Care Inspectorate.
Cluny...
Powderhall active travel plans for former railway line gain momentum after SNP pledge
The City of Edinburgh Council is locked in negotiations with Network Rail over the purchase of the former Meadowbank-Powderhall railway line, as the government pledge support for the project.
Campaigners...
Princes Street fire – street and businesses remain closed
A fire took hold in an empty disused building at 109 Princes Street on Thursday morning in the early hours, and some eight hours...
McTominay’s kick depicted in a post box topper
Scotland star Scott McTominay's legendary overhead kick which helped seal the national side's place in the 2026 World Cup has received a knitted tribute...
T20 – Scots miss opportunities at Headingley
Scotland were left regretting missed opportunities as they fell to a seven run defeat to West Indies in the ICC Women's T20 World Cup...
Breaking ground at Edinburgh Park on new homes
A local company has begun building the first phase - 146 new homes - of the New Village at Edinburgh Park.
S1 Developments has permission...
Malala visits Edinburgh for meeting with Swinney
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai visited Edinburgh on Wednesday, and met Scottish First Minister John Swinney to discuss her campaign to have gender apartheid...
John Robb interview
John Robb: On his Edinburgh roots, Punk, Nirvana, Oasis and the “Class Wars Behind British Music”.
John Robb is a kind of cultural witness who...
A living instrument: S!nk at the Pianodrome
The Pianodrome has long been one of Edinburgh's most distinctive cultural projects.
Its home in Bruntsfield's St Oswald's Hall feels like a natural progression....
Conservatives will send prisoners abroad to avoid early release
Russell Findlay said he would “send prisoners to foreign jails” as he launched the Scottish Conservatives’ manifesto in Edinburgh on Tuesday.
In a speech to...
A festival with an American twist to thrill audiences – ALL RISE!
The 79th Edinburgh International Festival (EIF) aims to thrill audiences of all ages with a programme stuffed with more American artists than ever before,...
Paintings found during refurbishment to be sold at auction
Developers of a property on Dunfermline High Street have made an unexpected discovery while refurbishing the listed building into an 18 bedroom hotel.
Nikala Thomson...
The penguins are enjoying the snowy weather in Corstorphione
Edinburgh Zoo’s penguins are enjoying the snowy weather this morning, trying to snap at the snowflakes as they pass by.
The wildlife conservation charity’s other animals,...
Tens of thousands of crimes go undetected
Almost 50,000 crimes went undetected by Police Scotland in just three months according to new figures.
Data shows that between April and June this year...
Fort Kinnaird welcomes new brands this winter
The shopping centre at Fort Kinnaird has announced a host of new retailers opening in east Edinburgh this winter.
The centre’s Eastern...
Five Sisters Zoo celebrating two decades this weekend
Five Sisters Zoo will celebrate their 20th birthday, and their local MP, Gregor Poynton, visited them to offer his congratulations.
The West Calder...
Phil’s off for a Highland Fling
Scottish Fling, Norwegian Fling and now a Highland Fling…
Scottish TV personality, Phil MacHugh is off on a new adventure.
This time he is going...
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Student flats at Gillespie Crescent - new application
The developer S Harrison has lodged a new application to demolish the building used by Sight Scotland...
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