1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (377+ words) Welcoming guests from over 100 nations, visitors from the US, Hong Kong and Mauritius all flocked the 17th-century site this season. One of Edinburgh’s leading heritage attractions, The Real Mary King’s Close, has celebrated a record-breaking summer after welcoming 106,477 guests across…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (1135+ words) A groundbreaking new documentary has been launched today (Thursday 10 September) to mark World Suicide Prevention Day 2026. What I want you to know is a powerful film from Suicide Prevention Scotland following bereaved father Phil Wanless as he seeks to understand…...

6+ day, 6+ hour ago   (245+ words) A brand-new community group, ‘Dads, Babies, & Beers’, has launched in Edinburgh to help new fathers bond with their babies, meet like-minded Dads, and help give mums a much-needed break through a new weekly meetup. The group’s inaugural event will take…...

6+ day, 11+ hour ago   (228+ words) POLICE are appealing for information following a fatal hit-and-run crash on the A8 Glasgow Road, near Newbridge yesterday (Monday, 7 September, 2026). Around 9.25am, police received a report of a crash involving a grey Mercedes A250, a black Renault Captur, a grey Skoda Karoq and…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (432+ words) Plus, spend £15 at the snacks counter and receive a FREE scratchcard with a guaranteed reward on National Cinema Weekend Cineworld is celebrating National Cinema Weekend on Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 September, giving film fans the chance to experience the biggest movies…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (571+ words) Scotland is being invited to celebrate the joy of reading as a new national library campaign launches with one simple ask: make a pledge to read. Wee Read, taking place on Wednesday 7 October 2026, will bring together people of all ages,…...

2+ week, 4+ hour ago   (874+ words) Edinburgh International Book Festival has concluded a record-breaking year that reaffirmed its position as one of the world’s leading spaces for public conversation. With a smaller programme but a higher proportion of available tickets sold, the Book Festival brought together…...

2+ week, 4+ hour ago   (874+ words) Edinburgh International Book Festival has concluded a record-breaking year that reaffirmed its position as one of the world’s leading spaces for public conversation. With a smaller programme but a higher proportion of available tickets sold, the Book Festival brought together…...

2+ week, 13+ hour ago   (958+ words) Australian comedian Frankie McNair has won the 2026 Mental Health Foundation Fringe Award at the Edinburgh Fringe, for Huge Ass Mindset, a stand-up comedy show about her experiences of complex PTSD resulting from childhood sexual abuse. Huge Ass Mindset is the…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (382+ words) Gilded Balloon is delighted to announce Verona Verbakel as the winner of the 2026 Filipa Bragança Award for her outstanding solo performance in Only Fans for Therapy at Zoo Playground. The Filipa Bragança Award recognises an exceptional lead solo performance by…...