Prestonpans chippie named as Scotland’s best in new tourist guide
AN EAST Lothian chippie which runs a popular pop-up in the Capital during the festival has been named the best in Scotland by a renowned tourist guide. Alandas, which has…
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Edinburgh Fringe launches put-up-a-performer campaign to tackle living costs
A campaign was launched today to persuade the people of Edinburgh to put up a performer to help drive down the soaring cost of appearing at the Fringe. Organisers want to…
Minute-long movies to be showcased at Edinburgh International Film Festival
Movies just sixty seconds long are to be shown at the Edinburgh International Film Festival this summer under a bid to unearth the nation’s rising stars. Organisers have issued a…
Edinburgh comedy legend opens year-round live music venue in Rose Street
She has helped the likes of Bill Bailey, Peter Kay, Tim Minchin, Russell Brand, Ford Kiernan, Greg Hemphill and Dylan Moran make their names in the world of comedy at…
Edinburgh Tattoo cinema screenings take place in China
The world-famous Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo this week brought its spectacle to China with a series of screenings of their 2018 show taking place across the country. Audiences in Beijing…
‘Don’t parachute in major events,’ Fringe Society chief urges politicians
The figurehead of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe has spoken out against politicians “parachuting” in major events due to their profile and economic impact. Shona McCarthy, Fringe Society chief executive, said…
Fringe chief admits its world-beating size could be ‘meaningless’
It is the cultural bonanza that for decades has been promoted at home and abroad as the world’s biggest arts festival. But now the body behind the Edinburgh Festival Fringe…
Signs of radical thinking amid ‘negativity’ about Edinburgh’s festivals – Brian Ferguson
There is a bizarre hysteria about how Edinburgh is brought to a grinding halt by the festivals each August, writes Brian Ferguson. It is an annual melodrama, played out against…
Surprise planned for couple whose love began at Edinburgh Tattoo 55 years ago
A COUPLE who met en-route to one of the Capital’s most famous showcases are set to return to the event more than 50 years later to celebrate their wedding anniversary…
The Edinburgh of the future will have no residents and an all year festival – Alexander McCall Smith
Alexander McCall Smith imagines an Edinburgh where permanent residents have left and the city has been handed over to a never-ending festival Alexander McCall Smith imagines an Edinburgh where permanent…