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The Arcade »

Never has a bar been more welcoming and inclusive than Arcade. Its constitution is almost encyclopaedic: antiquated, yet reverberating with a knowledge of the new. The stone flags are every-man's-land, the yielding armchairs thrones for prince and paup...

Wed 09 Feb 2011 by Ben Kendall | Read more »

The Bow Bar »

This a little nook in the cranny of Victoria Street, is the old-man pub you have always dreamed of but never believed you would find. Leave the electric madness of South Bridge behind and go in search of the Bow Bar. As you walk down to the Grassmarket...

Thu 30 Sep 2010 by Caroline Bottger | Read more »

Saintly Sanctuary »

The Saint is neither the easiest establishment to find, nor is its exterior immediately inviting, with a decided air of exclusivity. Open the doors and a crackling fire flanked by sheepskin-lined chairs reassuringly greets you. The ambience has all th...

Wed 11 Nov 2009 by Rebecca Carey | Read more »

Baltic Beauty »

Joseph Pearce is one of four Swedish pubs scattered around Leith and part of what appears to be a Swedish invasion of Edinburgh. For over a century, the pub has stood its ground on Elm Row. You will also be delighted to hear that the interior does not...

Wed 28 Oct 2009 by Jane Maddison | Read more »

Richey finally released after 21 years »

Kenny Richie

21 years after being sentenced to death for allegedly killing a two-year-old girl in an arson attack, the Death Row Scot Kenny Richey has finally been freed by a US court.Richey, who was placed on death row in 1987, pleaded no contest to charges of att...

Fri 15 Feb 2008 by Graham Mackay | Read more »

Time please, gentlemen »

Marjorie Thomas

"We have no wine here," wrote William Shakespeare in Coriolanus.Well we have plenty in Edinburgh. At the last count the city has 731 public house licenses. The vast majority of these establishments are well run, and provide a real service to ...

Mon 03 Dec 2007 by Cllr. Marjorie Thomas | Read more »

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