The Edinburgh Reporter Competitions

The lovely people at Specsavers have yet again given us four tickets for our latest fabulous competition. Enter now and take three friends with you to the match!The tickets are for the Edinburgh Rugby v Glasgow Warriors match on 26 December 2016 at 16.05pm at BT Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh.All you have to do to enter our Specsavers competition is answer this...

WIN a £100 Gift Card to Shop, Eat and Play at The Centre, LivingstonThere is so much to enjoy at The Centre, Livingston - with more than 150 favourite brands, eateries and fun ways to fill the day, you'll find everything you need to shop, eat and play. If you love shopping, you will love The Centre’s retail offering with...

The Edinburgh Reporter has teamed up popular Scottish Bistro, First Coast, one of the longest standing restaurants within the Dalry Road community as it celebrates its 20th Anniversary.One lucky reader can win a table for two at one of two very special celebration evenings, to be held at First Coast on Wednesday 28 and Thursday 29 March.A delicious...

Stand up comedian  Hal Cruttenden will be appearing at the Stand on Sunday 11th October. The hugely talented stand up  has announced a new tour this autumn with his with his brand new show, ‘Straight Outta Cruttenden’. The tour follows a month long run at the Pleasance Courtyard for the Edinburgh Festival, and starts on 11th September at Southend’s Palace Theatre culminating on 5th December at Canterbury’s Gulbenkian Theatre. ‘Straight Outta Cruttenden’ is his first new...

This competition has now closed. Today we have an exclusive for you. Crombies Butchers in Broughton Street have been running a competition to find a new recipe for a Six Nations Sausage. And (drum roll please!) the winner is announced right here on The Edinburgh Reporter! You will have to watch the video below to find out who has won!The competition...

The lovely people at Specsavers have again given us four tickets for an Edinburgh Rugby match this Friday 28 April 2017 at Myreside.You will be able to go with three friends to the Edinburgh Rugby v Dragons match on 28 April 2017 at 19:35pm at Myreside.All you have to do to enter our Specsavers competition is answer this question....by 28 April 2017 at 12 noon http://preview.tinyurl.com/gquju7rSpecsavers has stores across Edinburgh...

To celebrate M&S being a key sponsor at this year’s Royal Highland Show, The Edinburgh Reporter has partnered with them to offer one lucky reader a chance to win a £50 M&S gift card.With summer just around the corner, it’s the perfect excuse to treat yourself or your loved ones to some tasty treats from the M&S Foodhall.Why not choose...

This year’s competition which takes place this Wednesday has some 25 or so entries – fairly well up on last year’s competition when there was a mere 18 hopefuls.  Well done everyone who has entered and best of luck on the night!There's a jury vote (see below) and an audience vote. The prizes are, in time-honoured reverse order ......

Bananarama are the ultimate female 80s group and now we have the chance for you to win one of three pairs of tickets to their concert at Edinburgh Castle on 20 July 2018. This will be their first ever outdoor gig.Earlier this year, the girl group that defined the decade announced they were back to their original, record-breaking line...

The film The Girl On The Train based on the book of the same name is now showing in cinemas and to celebrate the release of the film Vue Edinburgh and TransPennine Express have teamed up with The Edinburgh Reporter to ask Edinburgh commuters to share their most memorable train trip.Our commuter with the most entertaining story will receive a pair...

A total of 24 events are featured during the tenth Balerno Music Festival from 27 September to 15 October.Local performers will be on stage as well as an impressive line up of professional musicians renowned throughout Scotland and beyond.Margaret Logan, one of the officials, said the festival offers a wide selection of musical events including classical, jazz, folk and...

The lovely people at Specsavers have again given us four tickets for an Edinburgh Rugby match this Friday 7 April 2017 at Myreside.You will be able to go with three friends to the Edinburgh Rugby v Connacht match on 7 April 2017 at 19:35pm at Myreside.All you have to do to enter our Specsavers competition is answer this question....by 6 April 2017 at 12 noon http://preview.tinyurl.com/gquju7rSpecsavers has stores...

WIN 2 TICKETS TO THE NEXT LOVE YOUR BUSINESS NETWORKING CLUB AT BLACK IVYIf you haven’t heard about the business ‘networking’ club at Black Ivy in Bruntsfield, ‘Love Your Business’, featuring guest speakers, workshops, great networking opportunities and table tennis, then organiser, Michelle Brown, would really like you to try one of their sessions this week - for free!You can...

Last performed in 1930, banned by Hitler along with all Gál’s music, Das Lied der Nacht is a powerful romantic drama. It shows Gál at the height of his musical power as an operatic composer. Premièred in Breslau in 1926, it was hailed as “one of the most powerful operatic experiences ever!” Hans Gál’s third opera, Das Lied der...

Peter Andre is celebrating a quarter of a century in music and is bringing his 25 day tour to Edinburgh in February next year.#celebrating25yearsHis first breakthrough came in Australia with Gimme Little Sign which got to number 3 in the charts and since then he has enjoyed a quarter of a century of success as an entertainer. He has been...

Based on the Oscar winning musical film and hugely successful TV series, FAME – THE MUSICAL is back – and it’s gonna live forever! Brought bang up to date this exciting new production will take you on a hi-octane roller coaster ride through dizzy heights and crashing lows as a group of star-struck wannabes embark on their quest for the...

This summer pop star fever is coming to Edinburgh as the LEGO® Friends Pop Star Tour Bus rocks up at SMYTHS at Fort Kinnaird Retail Park on 18 July 2015 as part of its grand tour of the UK.   The tour celebrates the launch of the NEW LEGO® Friends Pop Stars range and introduces the latest friend to join the Heartlake City gang,...

 An Edinburgh artist has been shortlisted for the Lynn Painter-Stainers Prize, the UK’s leading competition for British contemporary representational painting and drawing.Robbie Bushe from Oxgangs for his oil on canvas Would All Remaining Passengers is one of 83 artists to have been shortlisted for the prize out of a record 1,144 entrants.The eventual winners will be on 5 March...

Usually we print and distribute 6,000 copies of our free monthly newspaper around Edinburgh through the city's libraries, coffee shops and other city centre businesses.However, like so many other businesses, we have felt the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic which has led us to explore new ways of producing and distributing The Edinburgh Reporter for our readers. If you...

Wester Hailes' Canal View Primary School has been voted the Jet2holiday's Edinburgh Region Winner for the Ultimate School Trip in conjunction with WST Travel.Lucky pupils will be heading off on an amazing school trip to So Katmandu Park and Resort in Majorca.The class will leave on Friday 20 April with a VIP send off from Edinburgh Airport and enjoy an afternoon...

The lovely people at Specsavers have again given us four tickets for our latest competition.The tickets are for the Edinburgh Rugby v Zebre match on 28 October 2016 at 19:35pm at BT Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh.All you have to do to enter our Specsavers competition is answer a simple question here by 26 October 2016 at 12 noon http://bit.ly/2e0GiBTSpecsavers has stores across Edinburgh...

Eating out is on the menu again and Shahid Ghani, owner of Shezan Restaurant on Union Place, would like to invite one lucky winner to enjoy a free meal for two in the restaurant.Shahid has appreciated all the support from his loyal customers over this past year and believes this is one way to "give back".He and his...

Competition ends Friday 23 May at 5pm.Leading lifestyle retailers are offering free pampering and preening with the return of Spa in the City, which arrives back in St Andrew Square from Saturday 24 – Sunday 25 May, while also expanding into new bases in Grassmarket and the West End for the first time.Now The Edinburgh Reporter can allow six of you the opportunity of...

Musselburgh Racecourse has saddled up with The Edinburgh Reporter to give us a pair of tickets worth £50 to give away for the Good Friday race meeting. Enter below by 10 March 2016 at 12 noon.On Friday 25 March 2016 the doors will open at 11:30am offering you lots of time to take in the surroundings and have something...

Four fiddles: one beautiful sound! TWO tickets to be won for Monday 14 August 2017 7.30pm at The Queen's Hall.COMPETITION ENDS ON MONDAY 14 AUGUST AT 11AM.Herald Angel Award Winners for outstanding performance across all the Edinburgh Festivals, Nominated in the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2014, RANT is the meeting of four of Scotland’s finest fiddle players, two from Shetland and two from...

Snap up 2 FREE tickets to The Scottish Homebuilding & Renovating ShowKeen to update your kitchen?Thinking of extending your home?Dreaming of building your own home? Then make sure you don’t miss The Scottish Homebuilding & Renovating Show when it returns to the Royal Highland Centre, Ingliston, Edinburgh on 19 - 20 October 2019.Snap up two free tickets – saving you...

We have your Hogmanay entertainment sown up right here.Win our competition  and you will be spending Hogmanay in the warmth of The Queen's Hall come 31st December to see the New Year in with music, good food and dancing.We have two tickets for the Hogmanay Ceilidh at The Queen's Hall which starts at 9:00pm on 31 December (which would...

 Cameron McNeil would like to invite you to his restaurant at 1a Alva Street EH2 4PH. It is brand new, and his first venture in Scotland, although he has a lot of experience behind him, working with Robin Hutson of Hotel du Vin and Angela Hartnett at Lime Wood in the south of England.The restaurant has been open for a matter...

Last week, Stenhouse Primary School enjoyed a fun-filled day of art as the Tesco Bank Art Competition for Schools arrived in Edinburgh. Primary six students at the Edinburgh school got involved in the creative sessions led by the National Galleries of Scotland education team. The workshop focused on charcoal and inks using techniques including collage, frottage, brushed chalk and wet-on-wet...

Golf Competition in association with Edinburgh Leisure - Love Golf? It pays to play at Edinburgh LeisureFor die hard golf fans or even those new to the game who want to keep in the swing of it during the winter, The Edinburgh Reporter have teamed up with Edinburgh Leisure who will give away one of their Winter Golf Memberships...