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There have been a lot of stats flying around about Edinburgh's new tram route - we looked into the details of who thinks...
11/06/2026

There have been a lot of stats flying around about Edinburgh's new tram route - we looked into the details of who thinks what, including those with the power to fund it:

Plus your midweek news roundup and cultural highlights for the week ahead

“There are only four kinds of people in the world - those who have been caregivers, those who are caregivers, those who ...
09/06/2026

“There are only four kinds of people in the world - those who have been caregivers, those who are caregivers, those who will be caregivers, and those who will need caregivers.” - Rosalynn Carter
Carers Scotland Earth in Common TSB Age Scotland Carers Trust Scotland ME Association MND Scotland The Lewy Body Society

Carers Week hopes to build communities that support our army of unpaid carers

In your essential Edinburgh roundup, the headlines include:🌊 Concern as third of bathing beaches just meet minimum stand...
08/06/2026

In your essential Edinburgh roundup, the headlines include:

🌊 Concern as third of bathing beaches just meet minimum standards

👩‍🎤 Princes Street Gardens to host six weeks of music, food and drink

🎄 Top restaurateur sparks Xmas markets debate

Much more here 👇

Plus: Party in Princes Street Gardens; and debate about the German Market that is no more

Some Saturday morning inspiration for you, directly from a Ukrainian soldier:
06/06/2026

Some Saturday morning inspiration for you, directly from a Ukrainian soldier:

The soldier on a mission to Edinburgh to help fund the war against Putin

Ever wondered what happens to all that fly-tipped junk? We took a trip with the council's team and discovered just how d...
04/06/2026

Ever wondered what happens to all that fly-tipped junk? We took a trip with the council's team and discovered just how damaging our bad waste habits can be.

On the plus side, our news roundup today includes an idea to open up Edinburgh's private gardens and The Quinntessential Review has another fabulous five culture picks for you.

Picking up after the rubbish dumpers who cost the city £2 million a year

"The restaurant in Bruntsfield you like going to in October is probably only open because of what happens in August,”We ...
02/06/2026

"The restaurant in Bruntsfield you like going to in October is probably only open because of what happens in August,”

We spoke to the man setting out to measure the value of the Fringe to our city- read what he has to say in today's newsletter:
Edinburgh Festival Fringe University of Glasgow

Professor Murray Pittock on measuring the value of world's biggest arts festival

In your essential Edinburgh roundup today:📵 Mobile phones set to be locked up in city schools🏨 Edinburgh leapfrogs Dubli...
01/06/2026

In your essential Edinburgh roundup today:

📵 Mobile phones set to be locked up in city schools

🏨 Edinburgh leapfrogs Dublin with Europe's most expensive hotel stays

🎨 Tributes to city's celebrated street artist Elph

👩‍🎤 'Wembley Way' plan for Ingliston showground

Plus lots more in the newsletter 👇

Plus: Edinburgh leapfrogs Dublin to be most expensive city for hotel accommodation in Europe

Didn't catch Hidden Door last year? Good news! The arts and music extravaganza will be taking over the enormous paper fa...
30/05/2026

Didn't catch Hidden Door last year? Good news! The arts and music extravaganza will be taking over the enormous paper factory venue for one last hurrah next week, with Valtos heading up the line up. More on what to expect here 👇

Will Quinn takes a look at what to expect when the Hidden Door Festival returns next week

Edinburgh has seven regional MSPs - this year all but one of them are new faces in Holyrood- only Conservative Miles Bri...
28/05/2026

Edinburgh has seven regional MSPs - this year all but one of them are new faces in Holyrood- only Conservative Miles Briggs is back, for his third term. So behind the party politics, who are these new representatives of ours?
Katherine Sangster MSP for Edinburgh and Lothians East Q Manivannan MSP Cllr Kayleigh Kinross-O'Neill Scottish Labour Party Scottish Green Party

Meet your Lothian list MSPs

The recipients of the landmark Regenerative Futures Fund have been announced - they will receive up to £1 million in unr...
26/05/2026

The recipients of the landmark Regenerative Futures Fund have been announced - they will receive up to £1 million in unrestricted funding over ten years to fight poverty, racism and climate change in Edinburgh. We spoke with the panel of ordinary people behind the scenes, who used their own life experience to help select the most transformational projects to be supported by the fund.
Edinburgh Science Festival Edinburgh Agroecology Coop Living Rent Edinburgh Migrant Justice Edinburgh NKS - Networking Key Services Porty Community Energy Scottish BPOC Writers Network Transition Edinburgh South Edinburgh Community Food

Ten community projects awarded 10-year funding in radical £15m plan to transform lives from the grassroots up

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