Tag: High Street
Unveiling of Makars’ Court flagstone to commemorate Màiri Mhòr nan Òran
A commemorative flagstone celebrating the work of lauded Scottish Gaelic poet and song maker Màiri Nic a’ Phearsain (Mary MacPherson; 1821-1898), most commonly known as Màiri Mhòr nan Òran, or ‘Big Mary of the...
The singing postbox is ready for you now
A new singing postbox has been unveiled today on the Royal Mile, one of only four in the UK.The box will sing to you once you post a letter or card in it.The postboxes-...
Retailers facing toughest period for some time
The British Retail Consortium have announced that High Street spending in the run up to Christmas increased at the slowest rate since 2012.Rising prices saw shoppers choosing to spend on essential items such as...
New memorials to be unveiled in Makars’ Court
It has been described as Scotland's answer to Poets’ Corner in Westminster Abbey, with the words of the country's finest writers preserved in stone for posterity.
Now Makars' Court, which lies between the High Street and The...
Wedgwood Restaurant picks up third award in two weeks
We were invited to Wedgwood for a set lunch one time and are sad to say we have not dined there apart from that, but the food and service were certainly excellent on our...
Competition – win a signed copy of Lari Don’s new book Mind Blind
This competition ends on 30 April 2014.Lari Don is an Edinburgh-based writer who has just published her latest book Mind Blind, written for young adults.This is what she says about it:-"Ciaran Bane is a...
n0tice and the #myhighstreet project
We told you recently about n0tice, which is a virtual community notice board, and the project which the people behind n0tice had started to celebrate or change our high street (where high street means...
Fringe on the street is a hit!
We sent our reluctant Fringe goer Barry out on the streets to see if he might be tempted to like the Fringe... Today saw the official start of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, and as an...
Edinburgh – 10K Rat Race
On Sunday 17 October 2010 up to 2750 runners will hit the streets of Edinburgh for a high octane 10km assault course through the city when the hugely popular Men's Health Survival of the...
