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Sun 05 Feb 2012 by Emily Burke | Read more »

New Work Scotland Programme: Ash Reid, Jack McConville, Amelia Bywater & Christian Newby »

Wed 01 Feb 2012 by Delphine Tomes | Read more »

Kirsty Whiten: Breeder Badlands »

Wed 01 Feb 2012 by Jen Owen | Read more »

Allan Sekula: Ship of Fools »

Tue 31 Jan 2012 by Laura Stocks | Read more »

The Sculpture Show »

Wed 18 Jan 2012 by Jemma Craig | Read more »

Jambos still in limbo »

The financial health of Hearts FC appears little improved as the first-team squad may now have to wait on delayed wages for the fourth consecutive month. Hearts, though, refute the SPL's claim that they did not pay their players as ordered on 16 Janua...

Tue 17 Jan 2012 by Sean Gibson | Read more »

RSA Open 2011 »

Wed 30 Nov 2011 by Isaac Nugent | Read more »

Moving on from The Proclaimers  »

Edinburgh is often overlooked in favour of hipster-friendly Glasgow. This is despite the fact that Edinburgh, much like some secret little pubs and cheap cosy cafés I wont risk outing in this article, has a hidden gem of a music scene. Like a r...

Tue 29 Nov 2011 by Sophie Alexander | Read more »

Reflection: Contemporary Visual Arts and Crafts in Edinburgh »

Sun 20 Nov 2011 by Emily Burke | Read more »

Cycling initiative hailed 'a success' »

An initiative launched in October to tackle road safety in the capital has been hailed a "success". Lothian and Borders Police Road Policing and Safer Neighbourhood Teams took to the streets during one week in a bid to promote road safety on the city’...

Tue 01 Nov 2011 by Hannah Raine | Read more »

Hollywood comes to the capital »

Hollywood film crews visited Edinburgh last week to shoot scenes for upcoming blockbuster Cloud Atlas, which is due for release next year. Visitors to the city last Friday were hopeful that they could catch a glimpse of stars Tom Hanks or Halle B...

Wed 05 Oct 2011 by Hannah Raine | Read more »

Forest Cafe on track for financial reprieve »

A group of volunteer fundraisers are halfway to buying back the the Forest Café after months of fundraising. A campaign was launched following the announcement of bankruptcy by the charity and had been at the very forefront of the Forest's...

Wed 05 Oct 2011 by Rosalind Brown | Read more »

Latest on Edinburgh trams »

The Edinburgh City trams project took another U-turn last week, after The City of Edinburgh Council voted to extend the project as far as St Andrews Square, in the centre of the New Town. The decision reverses the previous plan to provide an abridged ...

Wed 14 Sep 2011 by Hannah Raine | Read more »

Edinburgh voted top tourist destination »

Edinburgh has been voted the second most popular tourist destination in the UK, closely losing out to London in a new poll. Leading travel company Trip Advisor recently released figures which saw the capital fight off other Scottish cities such as Abe...

Wed 14 Sep 2011 by Hannah Raine | Read more »

Students to help with TED art installation »

A group of students will help French artist JR set up his installation in the streets of Edinburgh ahead of this year’s TED international conference. TED is a non-profit organisation that brings together experts in the fields of technology, ente...

Wed 04 May 2011 by Jessica Abrahams | Read more »

Is there room for Hume? »

The 300th anniversary of the birth of David Hume is being celebrated with a new exhibition at the Writers' Museum along with a series of lectures from the University of Edinburgh. However, some scholars question if Edinburgh is doing enough to celebra...

Wed 04 May 2011 by Al Innes | Read more »

The other side of Edinburgh nightlife »

I don’t know about you, but I prefer sitting in a bar and listening to music rather than going to club and dancing to it. There are many pubs in Edinburgh which offer live music, some better than others, but having been round the block, I can say...

Wed 09 Mar 2011 by Caroline Bottger | Read more »

Rose Street to be revamped »

Prince Charles’ architectural charity is drawing up plans to revamp Rose Street after it was accused of looking "unloved". Rose Street is a prominent attraction for rowdy pub crawls and stag nights. The Prince's Foundation for the Built Environm...

Wed 09 Mar 2011 by Alex Thompson | Read more »

Council introduces battery recycling »

A new recycling incentive for used batteries and plastic bottles has been introduced in Edinburgh, with kerbside boxes being distributed for home collections. Residents can now recycle plastic bottles and batteries with colour coordinated boxes provid...

Wed 09 Feb 2011 by Assa Samaké | Read more »

Scotland and China's relationship strengthened  »

New bonds are being tied between China and Scotland as officials met in Edinburgh to discuss a new green energy deal earlier this month. The visit to the Scottish capital marked the beginning of Vice Premier Li Keqiang’s four-day trip to the UK,...

Wed 26 Jan 2011 by Amanda Svensson Falk | Read more »