Culture

Cinema-goers to Edinburgh Omni's Vue cinema will notice a change to cinema comfort after a complete refurbishment.Vue has fitted 976 leather recliner seats with foldaway tables and cup holders in all 12 screens at...

When Skipinnish take to the stage at Edinburgh Castle this summer they will be celebrating their 25th anniversary and they will be accompanied by a special guest.The Celtic singer will appear with her...

Grease was the word at the Edinburgh Playhouse on Monday evening as the original West End production of the famous musical commenced its six-day run in Scotland’s capital city.The cast was led by international...

The co-founders of tbc  ('to be confirmed’) teamed up with Scotland’s top lifestyle influencer, Lois White, to celebrate the app’s launch in the capital. Designed to get users offline and to date in real life without...

A new inflatable adventure awaits..Following the success of Aquadash and Aquadash Extreme, the inflatable playground on water, which launched at the Royal Commonwealth Pool in February 2018, Edinburgh Leisure is introducing Aquadash Adventure to its Ainslie...

One of the Festival's key exhibitions is Growing Home at the National Museum, looking at a variety of materials and in particular how biomaterials like mushrooms can be used in fashion or engineering.As...

Paintings by a celebrated Scottish artist, collected by legendary Queen frontman Freddie Mercury in the final months of his life, have fetched over £220,000 at auction.Mercury started collecting works by the Edinburgh-born watercolourist Sir...

The Tollhouse, a new dining experience from the team behind Edinburgh’s award-winning Dine restaurants, opens on Saturday.The dining room on the upper level of the building which sits on the bank of the Water...

Edinburgh Science Festival has announced that it has appointed a new director to take over after the retiral of Dr Simon Gage after 34 years with Edinburgh Science.The new Director will be Hassan...

Charity shops: you either love them or loathe them. If, like me, you are unable to walk past one of these treasure troves of possibility without a 'quick look' at the books...then the dresses...then...

Dr Joe Morrow is the Lord Lyon King of Arms, and he is in New York for Tartan Week, "promoting Scotland".The Lord Lyon has held the position now for just over nine years, and...

British Street Food Awards and Edinburgh Food Festival have announced they are teaming up for this year’s events with the Scottish Final of the awards taking place at the capital’s largest free-to-enter food festival...

The company which already runs Scotts at Port Edgar in South Queensferry has taken over the site which was formerly the Three Bridges at the other end of town.The restaurant with its menu...

Following a successful run in London, Style & Society: Dressing the Georgians will be the first exhibition to open at The King’s Gallery in Edinburgh following an 18-month closure for essential maintenance.Exploring life in Georgian...

Belgravia continued to be filmed in the New Town on Thursday.Thankfully the weather was not the rainy day it was on Wednesday and some of the stars of the series based on Julian...

Comic legend Eddie Izzard has helped to create a new limited-edition gin to support artists at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.Izzard's collaboration with Edinburgh Gin will raise funds for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society to...

Artist Eduardo Paolozzi has netted a new generation of fans with his iconic designs inspiring a unique football shirt which is raising awareness and funds for Leith Athletic.The football club, established in 1887 and...

Scottish screenwriter Nicole Taylor has revealed that it took her three years to make the hit Netflix series One Day.Taylor, originally from Glasgow, was lead writer on the new series, based on David Nicholls'...

There will be three catwalk shows at St James Quarter on 9 June featuring the work of Edinburgh College of Art's graduates.On Tuesday morning, models showed off a small selection of the outfits...

No need to worry, this is a new place in experienced hands. The Vittoria Group closed La Favorita on Leith Walk last month and are now replacing it with Instagram friendly Antonietta.This will...

The Botanist located in St Andrew's Hall just beside St James Quarter has now officially opened with a launch party featuring signature drinks and music from the decks.Live music will be a key...

Another day, another new Edinburgh opening, but this time it is Edinburgh based Caledonian Heritable who are investing in a new late night speakeasy at the West End.Encore Edinburgh is a late night...

It proved a hit with audiences travelling from across the country to see the first ever Scottish Landscape Awards - catch it at the City Art Centre until March 3rd.There is just a week...

Scottish Ballet plans a return to stage and screen this autumn with Gene Kelly’s ballet 'Pas de Dieux', given a new twist for its UK premiere.One of the first choreographers to bring the ‘American...

He certainly liked a drink, but the long-held belief that Robert Burns was an alcoholic is the result of "fake news" spread first in Edinburgh after his death, according to a leading expert on...

I was fifteen years old when I first encountered Rory and Alex McEwen at the Edinburgh Festival. For my generation, they were the equivalent of Take That or One Direction on the UK music...

A new activity has just opened in Dalkeith Country Park where the whole family can join in.Verity Bailes, who is a huge fan of the activity, cut the ribbon in Dalkeith. She completed all...

Phil MacHugh, the Edinburgh-based businessman and TV star has had a fabulous few days leading up to this weekend "doing" the media rounds with his friend and colleague, Scottish actor, Martin Compston.The duo...

The giant pandas gave Edinburgh Zoo a boost in visitor numbers in their final year in Scotland, it can be revealed.Yang Guang and Tian Tian - also known as Sunshine and Sweetie - returned...

From Hamilton to Hollywood’s Broderick and Parker, new writing to bite-size drama and a magical trip along the Yellow Brick Road, February has it all. What better way to open a new monthly theatre column...