Edinburgh

Artist Mark Blamire announced Trainspotting to the world. He's back to tell the story 30 years on
Art

Artist Mark Blamire announced Trainspotting to the world. He's back to tell the story 30 years on

For Trainspotting’s 30th anniversary Blamire is curating a star-filled exhibition, Trainspotters #T30
The Edinburgh Fringe was making me feel bleak – until I went on a hunt for joy
Robin Ince

The Edinburgh Fringe was making me feel bleak – until I went on a hunt for joy

Patrick Geddes saved Edinburgh from demolition. We're still learning from him after 100 years
Edinburgh

Patrick Geddes saved Edinburgh from demolition. We're still learning from him after 100 years

'The Jazz Bar is too important to fail' says the couple who saved an Edinburgh institution
Venue Watch

'The Jazz Bar is too important to fail' says the couple who saved an Edinburgh institution

Taylor Swift is showing just how bad Edinburgh's housing emergency really is
Alison Watson

Taylor Swift is showing just how bad Edinburgh's housing emergency really is

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
'You can have a life-changing experience for the price of pizza': Why Sneaky Pete's is vital to Scottish music
A packed crowd enjoying Fatherson playing at Sneaky Pete's
Venue Watch

'You can have a life-changing experience for the price of pizza': Why Sneaky Pete's is vital to Scottish music

Fifteen-Love's Ella Lily Hyland: 'I'm interested to tell the stories of working-class Ireland'
A boy and a girl sit on a rock beside a surfboard
Interview

Fifteen-Love's Ella Lily Hyland: 'I'm interested to tell the stories of working-class Ireland'

Scotland has the perfect antidote to ex-prisoners' reoffending rates
Edinburgh at Christmas
John Bird

Scotland has the perfect antidote to ex-prisoners' reoffending rates

These walking tours with a twist let homeless people show you their city
Invisible Cities, walking tours
Cities

These walking tours with a twist let homeless people show you their city

Edinburgh strip club ban 'forces sex workers into greater risk of violence'
Employment rights

Edinburgh strip club ban 'forces sex workers into greater risk of violence'

American journalists covering COP26 are confusing Edinburgh and Glasgow and the internet is having a ball
Map with arrows highlighting Edinburgh and Glasgow
Environment

American journalists covering COP26 are confusing Edinburgh and Glasgow and the internet is having a ball

Edinburgh International Festival set to bring light at the end of the tunnel
Art

Edinburgh International Festival set to bring light at the end of the tunnel

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