Skip to main content

Breaking news

FESTIVAL FACES, FESTIVAL PLACES

If you were to accuse us of shameless voyeurism we would defend ourselves to the last ditch.The truth is, we are slightly ashamed.However, dammit, as…
Read More
PILRIG STREET THUNDERSTRUCK

If you were in north or central Edinburgh yesterday afternoon, you cannot have failed to notice a cataclysmic thunderclap shortly after 3.00pm. …
Read More
St MARY'S RC CATHEDRAL TO MARK BICENTENARY

On 15 August, St Mary’s Roman Catholic Cathedral at the top of Broughton Street will celebrate its 200th anniversary.To mark the occasion, it has…
Read More
Make Garage your priority this weekend

Garage was definitely one of my highlights of last year’s Festivals, writes Ella Taylor-Smith. I plastered my Facebook with photies and went on about…
Read More
SOFT FURNISHER SITS TIGHT

On Friday we reported one local shop’s foray into political satire with its addition of a tongue-in-cheek remark to an otherwise fairly…
Read More
SOUND AND FURY OVER CANONMILLS

A huge head of steam is building on the Lost Edinburgh Facebook page concerning a planning application for 1–6 Canonmills (Ref. 14.02786/FUL).  …
Read More
ACCESS SLAMMED AS WAVERLEY'S RAMMED

Despite recent improvements by Network Rail, access to Waverley Station continues to be a worry in the wake of new security arrangements there, says…
Read More
LONG TO REIGN UNDER US

Who recognises this? Correct. It’s John Stevenson Rhind’s famous 10ft-high bronze statue of Queen Victoria, Empress of India at the Foot of the…
Read More
BATTLE OF THE BINS IS NEARLY OVER

Put out the biodegradable bunting! Garland your Council dustperson with flowers! Containerised waste and gull-proof bags should reach most…
Read More
SPREADING THE WORD ABOUT 'HAVE YOU HEARD?'

Spurtle readers responded with great enthusiasm last week to a rash of ‘public diary entries’ or ‘messages from an unknown confidante’ adhering to…
Read More