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The headlines in your essential Edinburgh roundup include:🎭 City's Festivals funding plan exists stage left🔴 Princes Str...
17/08/2026

The headlines in your essential Edinburgh roundup include:

🎭 City's Festivals funding plan exists stage left

🔴 Princes Street reopening slips back to end of August

🎶 Campaign to celebrate 'world's first pop star Harry Lauder

📚 Lottery joy for q***r book archive

Much more here 👇

Plus: Princes Street reopening slips back; Sir Harry Lauder Day campaign; and Lottery joy for LGBTQ+ book archive

There are always a few Fringe shows riffing off current affairs- but does comedy have a role to play in addressing serio...
16/08/2026

There are always a few Fringe shows riffing off current affairs- but does comedy have a role to play in addressing serious social issues?
We asked Alice Fraser, Lil Wenker, Jake Baker and Rob Preston- and their answers were not all what you'd expect...

Sarah McArthur meets some of the many Fringe comedians making shows about masculinity

Heading into the Fringe this weekend? Don't worry, we've got you covered with some hand-picked, expertly reviewed hits f...
14/08/2026

Heading into the Fringe this weekend? Don't worry, we've got you covered with some hand-picked, expertly reviewed hits from The Quinntessential Review !

Plus: Harvey Nics set to be rescued by Sports Direct tycoon Mike Ashley

Adam Smith is a controversial figure - but has history done the so-called "father of capitalism" a disservice?
13/08/2026

Adam Smith is a controversial figure - but has history done the so-called "father of capitalism" a disservice?

Looking for the man behind an idea which gripped the world

The headlines in your essential Edinburgh roundup today include:👩‍🎤 Buskers to face council patrols after 'wall-to-wall ...
10/08/2026

The headlines in your essential Edinburgh roundup today include:

👩‍🎤 Buskers to face council patrols after 'wall-to-wall Wonderwall' complaints

🕵 Historic detective David Olusoga turns sights on Edinburgh

🎭 Tom Cruise's daughter gets rave reviews at Fringe

🚌 Call for temporary bus priority measures during Festivals

Much more here 👇

Plus: David Olusoga trains his history detective skills on Edinburgh; and Tom Cruise's daughter gets rave Fringe reviews

“It’s about encouraging people’s creativity and building a community, and in a world of trauma and war, people going dow...
09/08/2026

“It’s about encouraging people’s creativity and building a community, and in a world of trauma and war, people going down the beach on a Sunday and stacking stones - what more wholesome event could there possibly be?”
European Land Art Festival

How a small East Lothian beach gathering has grown into one of Scotland’s most unexpected international cultural events

Why is it that six months into construction, the communities around the new Cockenzie battery storage facility still hav...
06/08/2026

Why is it that six months into construction, the communities around the new Cockenzie battery storage facility still have no guarantee of a community benefit fund?
Follow us for in-depth insights into Edinburgh and the Lothians.

Plus: Extra buses and help for Leith four weeks after fire; and Art Walk Weekends for Porty

04/08/2026

What does Andy Burnham's "Manchesterism" mean for Edinburgh and the Lothians? It turns out Edinburgh has been negotiating a regional devolution deal for months before Burnham became PM- we spoke with Edinburgh Council's Chief Executive about the plans:
The City of Edinburgh Council Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce

Growing confidence as talks progress on new powers for city-region

The headlines in your essential Edinburgh roundup:🎭 Fringe returns amid city transport chaos👮‍♀️ Arrest over 'body in su...
03/08/2026

The headlines in your essential Edinburgh roundup:

🎭 Fringe returns amid city transport chaos

👮‍♀️ Arrest over 'body in suitcase' killing of Edinburgh woman

🏖️ Seaside shower block in £2.5m Porty Prom plans

✉️ 'Give us more powers' letter to Burnham

More below 👇

Plus: Arrest over 'body in suitcase' killing; capital in regional powers plea; and shower block in Porty Prom upgrade

Edinburgh's newest artisan cheese shop opened on Broughton Street this weekend. But when do you think the city's first c...
02/08/2026

Edinburgh's newest artisan cheese shop opened on Broughton Street this weekend. But when do you think the city's first cheese shop appeared? We spoke with the man responsible for bringing artisan cheese to Edinburgh:

And tales of other Edinburgh foodie heroes

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