Tag: Edinburgh news
UK Government sponsoring New York City Tartan Day Parade
The UK Government has become a financial sponsor of the New York City Tartan Day Parade.John Lamont the Conservative MP for Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk, is Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland, and the job of...
A wet day – but the dogs like it
Photographer Alan Simpson has been out to Inverleith Park in the rain today and found several dogs all having fun there.The photos also show an area of serious flooding in the park which...
Alex is following in the footsteps of a Liberton reared rugby great
When Alex Stewart ran out to win her first Scotland rugby cap in an eventual 20-18 win over Wales in Cardiff her selection spanned a 49 year gap.The last time Liberton High produced a...
Edinburgh attractions top the list of places to see
The National Museum of Scotland (NMS) remained the nation's most popular attraction in 12th overall, ahead of Edinburgh Castle (14th) and National Galleries Scotland in 15th place.The latest annual Association of Leading Visitor...
Boroughmuir “Banshees” are up and running
Boroughmuir Rugby have broken new ground by fielding a team of under-16 girls known as “The Banshees”.The Meggetland club chose events on International Women’s Day to launch the new outfit drawn from schools across...
Five things you need to know today
Citadel Youth Centre need youhttps://www.instagram.com/p/C5Q2VXHoj7S/?igsh=dWFyc3luanNrNHN6Tickets still available for D-Day event on SaturdayThis year there will be a special Scottish commemorative event marking the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings.Scotland’s Salute – a concert at...
Letter from Scotland
People living on the 22 main islands off the west coast of Scotland have two favourite topics of conversation – the weather and Caledonian MacBrayne. On both subjects there is plenty to moan about....
Robyn one to watch at Grange Open this weekend
The Grange squash Open takes place this weekend with Scottish teenage prospect Robyn McAlpine and Sam Osborne-Wylde, from Worcester, strongly fancied in the women’s and men’s events.Running alongside the PSA competitions will be graded...
Free places at activity camp on offer thanks to Scotmid
Fully funded places for five 10-15 year olds are available at the first Scottish camp being held in West Lothian next month.The Woodcraft Folks’ Camps for All provides inclusive spaces where children and...
East tennis team pass Wimbledon test with flying colours
The East of Scotland men’s tennis team achieved a hard fought victory in an invitational match against the All England Club at Wimbledon.Each year the Wimbledon Championship hosts invites a county to field a...
SNP demand Westminster recall over Israel
The SNP MP for Midlothian, Owen Thompson, has called for the UK Parliament to be urgently recalled to ban arms sales to Israel.He demanded the immediate recall of the House of Commons after the...
Líam Rudden – Must See Theatre April 2024
Edinburgh’s Mr Entertainment picks his Hot Tickets to see in the Capital and beyondHamilton is here, Pretty Woman is on the street, and although it’s only April, the Fringe and Festival seem to be...
The Book of The Old Edinburgh Club – Vol 19 out now
The Old Edinburgh Club has published Volume 19 of their Journal for Edinburgh History which is available now.In this volume readers will learn about the goings on at Georgian Edinburgh's Stamp Office, a...
HippFest declared a huge success
The organisers of the Hippodrome Silent Film Festival have declared 2024 as their biggest and most successful year yet.The festival ran in late March over five days when 2,970 tickets were sold with 1,390...
Five things you need to know today
Hidden Door comes out of hidingThe secret location for the 10th birthday party for Hidden Door Festival has been revealed. It is in the city centre and it will be a lot different from...
Funding available now for local projects
Funding is available for community groups with applications open now for a grant of up to £5,000 for each project.Community Grant Fund is a pot of money set up by the council in 2007...
Review – Pretty Woman The Musical ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Welcome to Hollywood. What’s your dream? Based on JF Lawton’s 1990 Hollywood rom-com of the same name, Pretty Woman is the unlikely love story of billionaire businessman Edward Lewis and Hollywood Boulevard ‘Hooker’, Vivian Ward… but is...
Hidden Door Festival – the location for the birthday party is revealed…
Hidden Door Festival is celebrating its 10th birthday this year and will hold a party in the St James Quarter car park in May.The location has been kept a secret until now, but...
Scotmid store in Roseburn closing – sale of other businesses
The Scotmid supermarket on Roseburn Terrace is to close on Friday much to the surprise of local people.One local said that opening hours at the shop were drastically cut last April. But it...
Review – Pretty Woman The Musical
Pretty Woman The Musical, at Edinburgh PlayhouseThe Playhouse began filling up in droves with a dressed-up Edinburgh audience ready to banish the grey, miserable Easter holiday weather.Even before the show began, fans were...
Extra trams laid on for Terminal V
Edinburgh Trams will provide extra trams for anyone travelling to and from the Terminal V techno festival at The Royal Highland Centre later this month.To accommodate festival passengers, the tram operator will run extra...
Fresh report warns of more change in financial sector
A new report has warned that the new digital era of AI and cryptocurrency is creating complex challenges in the financial industry, increasing the demand for skilled tech-savvy workers.Offering insights into the challenges for...
NYC Tartan Day – UK Government to be represented
Minister for Scotland John Lamont MP is in New York to promote Scotland and represent the UK Government in the US.This is the Minister's second trip to the States for Tartan Week and...
Seafood Journey – Tastes and Tales from Scotland
This is a shameless plug for food writer (and dear friend) Ghillie Basan’s new book Seafood Journey, which includes a foreword by Gary Maclean, winner of Masterchef: The Professionals and the National Chef of...
Resident Rewards programme proves popular
Residents have embraced Edinburgh attractions with local discounts.The Forever Edinburgh Resident Rewards programme, run by The City of Edinburgh Council, has been declared a success, allowing locals to experience the best of what Edinburgh...
MP visits local community garden
Owen Thompson MP visited the Newtongrange Community Garden on Tuesday and learned about how they view sustainability. He also saw for himself the transformation from an abandoned wasteland into an award-winning garden and haven...
Scottish commemorative event will be held on D-Day anniversary
This year there will be a special Scottish commemorative event marking the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings.Scotland's Salute - a concert at Usher Hall on 6 June 2024 - will mark 80 years...
Melville Crescent set for major public realm improvements
Work will begin on 22 April at Melville Crescent in the West End as a significant £2.1 million public realm upgrade commences.The City of Edinburgh Council has secured funding from Transport Scotland to...
Duddingston junior golfers clean up
Duddingston swept the boards in the South East Edinburgh Junior Winter Golf League with finals played at Prestonfield.The winning team line-up comprised, left to right, Daniel West, Euan McCardle, Ben Kelly, Elliot Brunton, Jack...
MSP’s office becomes target for vandals
An Edinburgh MSP discovered that someone has covered the shopfront at his Leith office with paint on Tuesday.On ‘X” Ben Macpherson MSP said: “It is frustrating that my constituency office has been vandalised...
