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The Edinburgh International Festival – in conversation with Councillor Richard Lewis
The City of Edinburgh Council spends £2.3m on the Edinburgh International Festival and there are many council-owned buildings which are used during the month...
Edinburgh International Festival – Alasdair Gray’s Lanark made possible with Holyrood funding
The Scottish Government has awarded £200,000 to the Edinburgh International Festival to present the world premiere of a new stage adaptation of Alasdair Gray’s...
Edinburgh International Festival with ‘bookend’ events for the public
With eight different versions of its cover page (each having a different portrait) the 2015 Festival Programme was launched this morning at The Hub.
Festival...
Police appeal to trace male following indecent exposures
Police in Edinburgh are seeking the public’s help in tracing a man following an incident in the south of the city at the weekend.
At...
Danny Handling celebrates international call up with double against Dundee Utd
Danny Handling (pictured) celebrated his Scotland Under-21 call up with two goals in Hibs' Development Squad’s 2-0 victory over Dundee United’s Development Squad in...
Five things you need to know today
Greens leading debate at Holyrood today
Solar eclipse on Friday
Traffic Scotland
The Variety of Life at Summerhall
Council breaking down barriers for deaf customers
The Scottish Greens will...
Cycling Tour de Edinburgh!
Scotland will welcome two stages of the Friends Life Tour of Britain this September, as British Cycling’s premier road cycling event comes to the...
Residents take a dim view of new street lights
Following their story published earlier this month North Edinburgh Community News have announced that the Council have agreed to take action and improve the street...
Lochend Secret Garden vandalised
Police are appealing for the public’s assistance after a community garden was vandalised at the weekend.
The incident occurred at the Lochend Secret Garden on...
Robert Buczek sentenced to minimum of 20 years for Morningside murder
A man who killed an 85 year old woman in her own home in Edinburgh has been sentenced to a minimum of 20 years...
Large fire at cottage in Gifford
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service received a call to a fire in a semi-detached cottage in Gifford just after 8pm last night. At...
Jason Cummings’ delight at Scotland call up
Hibs' striker Jason Cummings is delighted to be handed a call-up into Danny Lennon's Scotland under-21 squad for the forthcoming friendly match against Hungary...
Happy St Patrick’s Day!
Wishing you all a Happy St Patrick's Day today wherever you are, but here in Edinburgh several of our buildings are being lit up...
Ed’s Easy Diner goes gluten free
An American style diner which has just recently arrived in Edinburgh has launched a GF accredited gluten-free menu – meaning people with coeliac disease can...
Guerlain Spa at the Waldorf Astoria has an Easter treat for you
If eating lots of chocolate at Easter isn’t your thing, then head to the UK’s only Guerlain Spa. Located within Waldorf Astoria Edinburgh –...
The WS Orchestra to stage a first this week
The WS Orchestra presents
THE GREAT WAR – A COMMEMORATION IN WORDS AND MUSIC
SPONSORED BY HBJ AND URQUHARTS
At the Signet Library, Parliament Square on 19 MARCH 2015 at...
High flying students win award
Edinburgh Napier students showed off their business acumen by running an airline and making huge profits while doing so. No don't check the calendar,...
Hibs’ Ladies open campaign with victory over Celtic
Emma Brownlie scored the only goal of the game as Hibs opened up their new Scottish Women’s Premier League campaign with a 1-0 victory over...
Jason Cummings and Danny Handling in Scotland Under-21 squad
Hibs' youngsters Jason Cummings and Danny Handling (pictured) have both been named in the Scotland under-21 squad for the upcoming friendly against Hungary in Budapest on...
Writing women of science back into history
Female scientists and engineers at Edinburgh Napier University learned how to edit Wikipedia to ensure that women in scientific fields get their rightful place...
Roxburgh begins annual fundraising on Red Nose Day
The Roxburghe Hotel began its annual fundraising drive with a day of Comic Relief fun on Friday.
Staff at the Charlotte Square hotel made their faces funny for...
Trophy for former Edinburgh based players
There was considerable interest amongst Hibs and Hearts fans in yesterday's Scottish League Cup Final at Hampden with no fewer that six former Edinburgh...
Lowland League to host first GroundHop day in Scotland
This weekend the Lowland League will host the first ever GroundHop event in Scotland.
It’s expected around 250 football fans from across the Country will...
Five things you need to know today Edinburgh
Coffee and Science
Something funny for Monday
Imaginate Festival 2015
Register Early for the Push
Games Masters at the Museum
Learn about coffee during the Edinburgh International Science Festival....
The inevitability of independence according to the University of Edinburgh
New research from the University of Edinburgh suggests that most people in the UK now believe Scotland will become an independent country and eventually...
Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art – Blake to Breton
SURREAL ROOTS: FROM WILLIAM BLAKE TO ANDRÉ BRETON
Rare copies of publications by revolutionary writers and artists William Blake, Lewis Carroll and the Marquis de...
Woman assaulted in Dundee Street
Police are appealing for witnesses following the assault of a woman in the early hours of Tuesday last week (10th March).
The incident happened around...
New burger restaurant in Frederick Street
Meat The Boozy Cow in Edinburgh
Be introduced to a new style of dining in a funky, edgy, urban environment Cows | Chicks | ‘N’...
Cowdenbeath 0-2 Hibernian
Hibs moved seven points clear of Rangers into second place in the Championship with a comfortable two nil win over Cowdenbeath at Central Park...
Imaginate Festival programme out now!
Bouncing, bopping, blue-grass and the power of the spoken word
Imaginate Festival launches its 2015 programme
The Imaginate Festival, Scotland’s international festival of performing arts for...
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