Tag: Tollcross
Capital Coffee – Beatnik
Beatnik is the most interesting recent arrival on the Edinburgh specialty coffee scene. In November 2022 this slightly mysterious new venture opened on Brougham Street in Tollcross.
This was in the location where the...
Tollcross robbery – two arrested and charged
Police officers investigating a robbery at a shop in Tollcross have arrested and charged two men.
At around 10.45pm on Thursday, 6 January 2022, a 24-year-old man was walking on Spey Street when he was...
Police investigating robbery at Tollcross Scotmid
Edinburgh police are appealing for witnesses following a robbery at the Scotmid store in Tollcross.
At around 10.45pm on Thursday, 6 January 2022, a 24-year-old man was walking on Spey Street, having finished his...
Thieves steal £20K of bikes in Tollcross
Biketrax, the Cycle shop in Tollcross, has had a break in overnight and they estimate that around £20,000 of demo bikes have been stolen.
Their neighbours called the police to alert the owners, but...
Memorial for ‘Mr Tollcross’ to be held next week
David Rintoul was Mr Tollcross.
Sadly David died in May last year and now Tollcross Community Council are planting a tree which they will dedicate in his memory. As a previous Chair of the Community...
Warm welcome and great food
You feel at home when you walk through the door of Rigatoni's by The King's in Edinburgh.
It's a second restaurant in the award-winning, family-run chain after Rigatoni's by The Queen's Hall in another part...
Anti-Israel demonstration at “Shalom Festival” in Tollcross
A large and energetic protest began around 10 am this morning outside the Central Halls in Tollcross where an Israeli cultural fringe event is being held.
The event, called the Shalom Festival, celebrates Israeli music, food...
Price of one bedroom flats rise by more than a quarter
The ESPC has reported that average selling prices for one bedroom flats in areas including Polwarth, Shandon and Tollcross have gone up by 27.6% annually.
ESPC’s December House Price report reveals that these three areas have...
Wednesday in Edinburgh – What’s On Today
Music Box @ Colinton Library - Inaugural Event: An audience with Benny Tetteh-Lartey. A unique chance to meet and listen to the award-winning singer-songwriter and Afro-Scot Beat pioneer, following on his community appearances for Black...
What’s On in Edinburgh this week
MONDAY 10TH NOVEMBER 2014
Pakistan Society Heritage Project presents Rural Reflections: an exhibition of rural scenery of Pakistan and Scotland. 'Here we share the stories of ten members of the 50+ group of the Pakistan...
What’s On In Edinburgh this week
Plenty happening again this week - from fundraisers for Palestine, Water for Life and the Scouts, to films from Poland, Africa and Italy. Books will be launched, exhibitions will be opened, French and Russian...
Chip pan fire in Viewforth
A chip pan fire in the early hours of this morning left a man with slight burns on his hands.
The man was taken to hospital after a chip pan fire in the kitchen of...
New Gaelic school proposed for Edinburgh
A city-wide consultation is taking place in Edinburgh that will decide whether nursery and primary Gaelic Medium Education(GME) will be established with a dedicated school.
The two options put forward earlier this year were to...
Robin Harper looks back on twelve years in Parliament
May 6th 1999 was a historic day in Scottish politics. Not only did this date mark the first Scottish parliamentary election for more than 250 years, but it also saw the election of the...
Serious assault in Tollcross
Lothian and Borders Police are appealing for witnesses after a man and woman were seriously assaulted in the Tollcross area of Edinburgh.
The incident happened around 3am on Sunday 13th March in Earl Grey...