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Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2015 REVIEW Pip Utton Playing Maggie ****

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by Michael Casey There were people in the midday show, who had seen his Churchill and his Hitler and were now going for the hat-trick. They...

Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2015 REVIEW Gyles Brandreth Word Power! ****

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by Michael Casey A packed house at Pleasance was entertained by the wonderful bon vivant, Gyles Brandreth. He is an honest man is our Gyles....

Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2015 REVIEW Rossetti’s Women ****

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by Michael Casey Performed by Julia Munrow at the Merchants' Hall, Hanover St The three lovers of Pre-Raphaelite painter, Dante Gabriel Rossetti are portrayed with an...

Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2015 REVIEW Kafka’s Ape by Infinitheatre ****

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by Michael Casey A dark fable that centres on the story (originally by Franz Kafka) of an ape who, after being captured, learns to speak...

Five things you need to know today!

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Parking in the city Children's Panel Dinosaurs in the City! Fringe Tip of the Day  At the Book Festival   The council plan to make changes to the parking charges...

Edinburgh Zoo say No panda cubs this year

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Edinburgh Zoo have issued a statement about their female Giant Panda, Tian Tian, this morning. In a week when Washington Zoo announced the birth...

Scottish Government urge you to #Get Checked!

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Scottish star Yvie Burnett, who is coach for top TV shows "X Factor" and "The Voice" launches Scottish Government backed cancer awareness campaign "Get...

Esther’s #Finhugger campaign to #KeepFinAlive!

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The Edinburgh Reporter met Esther earlier today who is single-handedly running a campaign to get as many selfies with celebrities here in Edinburgh as...

Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2015 REVIEW – Adam Hills “Clown Heart”****

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“Death gets the last laugh, so you might as well get in quick and have as much fun as possible.” That’s the philosophy that Adam...

Education Maintenance Allowances given funding boost

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The Scottish Government has announced an additional £16 million a year to help students from low income families to stay in education. Changes to Education Maintenance...

Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2015 – opening today – Broken Biscuits

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Today the award winning drama from Liverpool Broken Biscuits opens today and runs until 29 August. The new drama has already had two complete sell out runs in...

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Edinburgh International Festival's Fanfare Edinburgh Festival Chorus on TV At the Acoustic Music Centre at St Bride's today Aviva Tour of Britain Festival tip of the Day In case...

What’s On in Edinburgh this week

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The festivals may be staggering through their last full week, but there's still plenty going on in Edinburgh - from summer fetes to afternoon...

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Friends of Easter Drylaw Park Walking Football Rockin for Tots grows up to be a charity Festival Tip of the Day Autumn grants Do you live near, visit or travel through Easter...

Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2015 REVIEW – The Man *****

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Set on London’s famous Speakers' Corner, The Man is a powerful, satirical monologue which deconstructs the vast array of contradictions in our society. The...

Five things you need to know today!

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National Galleries of Scotland Bill TTIP protest Fringe Tip of the Day Dean Valley Regeneration Dads Build a Bike project! You have a few days left to comment...

Letter from Scotland

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Every night I hear the curfew – after which all good Edinburgh citizens should be in bed. But the fireworks at the end of...

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Parking in the city Broomhouse Community Shop need a bookkeeper There will be fireworks Festival tip of the Day Edinburgh to Helsinki Since the spring of this year council officers...

Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2015 – REVIEW – Chris Betts – Social Animal ***

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Chris Betts-Social Animal is an hour of insightful observations gained from years of working behind a bar. The Canadian comedian delivers a clever and...

Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2015 – Le Haggis lean on Edinburgh Rugby’s Simon

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Edinburgh folk are being invited to polish up their party pieces in a campaign to find new talent fit for a top Fringe cabaret...

Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2015 REVIEW – Adam Hess-Salmon ****

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Adam Hess-Salmon offers his audience an hour of brilliant quick-witted observational humour mixed with embarrassing stories from an effeminate childhood. He uses a list which he has...

Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2015 – Tony Law – Frillemorphesis ****

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Tony Law doesn’t abide by stand-up comedy rules. His is a show full of skilful, absurd riffs that leave you wondering how he does...

Pedal for Scotland 2015

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The biggest cycling event takes place on 6 September when thousands of cyclists will cover the 50+ miles from Glasgow to Edinburgh. The more...

Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2015 REVIEW: Every Brilliant Thing *****

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A play about suicide attempts and depression could be fairly dark and sad but this is an hour spent in the company of a...

Five things you need to know today Edinburgh!

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Pedal for Scotland Fringe Tip of the Day  Edinburgh Arab Festival 2015 Just Festival Edible Estates Cyclists are revving up for Pedal for Scotland 2015. Around 7,000 people on bikes...

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Granton on Sea Fringe Tip of the Day The Two Hour Marathon Rugby fixtures Leith Walk By-Election Granton on Sea or Granton Sur Mer to give it its Sunday...

Could you run a marathon in under two hours?

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Is it possible for someone to run a marathon in under two hours? Breaking two hours for a marathon will be a moment of history, pushing...

Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2015: David Latto *****

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The Scots seem to do Americana very well. Perhaps we are naturally drawn to the country, blues and roots of the American working classes,...

Edinburgh International Book Festival – Ali Smith warns against cutting back on public libraries

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At the Edinburgh International Book Festival Scots author Ali Smith warned that the axing of public libraries by local authorities threatened the "democracy of reading"...

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Business Breakfast Childhood Flu Vaccines Fringe Tip of the Day Property for Sale Stockbridge & Inverleith Community Council meet this week A long term vision of the region’s economy...

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