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The Pianodrome is among the finalists at the Creative Edinburgh Awards

Celebrating the people who make our capital city so creative - Lorna Slater

The North Sea must be part of a just transition to a cleaner future, and not an excuse to delay it

Scotland must stop drilling for yesterday’s energy and get real - Lorna Slater

The reduced design for George Steet removes the trees and setts from the original plans

Analysis Long-running saga of George Street revamp reaches another decision day

Victorious Democratic Senate candidate Texas state Rep. James Talarico concludes a speech at an election night event in Austin, Texas on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Reasons to be cheerful as the Democrats take control in USA - Susan Dalgety

SNP group leader Cllr Lesley Macinnes

Letting people stay cold this winter - Lesley Macinnes

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Traditional Christmas lunch? Chicken biryani for me this year - Susan Dalgety

Hundreds flocked to the city centre for Edinburgh's Christmas market

Bridge too far for delivery drivers at Christmas Market - Kevin Buckle

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Bank of England's interest rate hike is a flawed decision - Bruce Whitehead

View looking north west along Lady Lawson Street towards the proposed hotel building

Edinburgh’s built heritage is at risk from reckless developers - Bruce Whitehead

Commuters and travellers at Edinburgh’s Waverley Station (Jane Barlow/PA)

Susan Morrison: Waverley has a big problem - location, location, location

The revised revamp plans would do away with new setts and trees but still include planters and benches in the partial pedestrianisation

Council should ditch soulless pound shop George Street plan - Iain Whyte

Miles Briggs MSP

Edinburgh needs a housing emergency fund - Miles Briggs

President Donald Trump speaks in front of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington on Monday. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

A dark cloud has lifted from the planet and hope is on the agenda - Donald Ander...

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Donald Anderson: Edinburgh deserves safer streets – community policing works

There will be 14 fireworks control zone in the city for Bonfire Night this year

Let’s keep the fireworks season peaceful - Ian Murray

In Politics Isn’t For Me Mhairi Black opened up about her time spent in Parliament

Back to Black with Mhairi’s Difficult Second Album - Karen Koren
It’s a busy week of shows and announcements at Gilded Balloon. Ex-MP turned comedian and our close friend Mhairi Black has just announced a tour of Scotland with her new show ‘Difficult Second Album’.
Karen Koren

Kate Wallace, Chief Executive of Cyrenians

Spend windfall on homelessness prevention - Kate Wallace

People with learning disabilities need support of the law

A matter of principle must now be upheld - Alex Cole-Hamilton

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Island Bars rise to the top of my bucket list as pubs change ways - Steve...

Operations Superintendent Neil Wilson

Working together to keep city safe in fireworks season - Neil Wilson

The Heart of Midlothian Football Club Haymarket Memorial

Steve Cardownie: We will remember them again on Sunday – down at Haymarket

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Growing campaign to protect Summerhall gathers momentum - Lorna Slater

There are 14 Firework Control Zones in place across Edinburgh this month, but they are ‘are not enough if other neighbourhoods remain exposed to dangerous misuse’ according to our columnist Lorna Slater. Picture: John Devlin

Remember, remember, safety is of the essence this November - Lorna Slater

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has ruled out an early election

Analysis Labour MPs see no reason for Andy Burnham to call early election

The only album ever released by Quickbeam

Getting back to releasing music as well as selling it - Kevin Buckle

‘If terrorists brought down the national grid, water treatment facilities and other infra-structure, I think we might need more than a few bottles of water and tins of beans to survive,’ says our columnist

Whoops, I don’t think I’ll ever be quite ready for the apocalypse

David Bowie who will be shown once again in an immersive concert. Picture: Getty Images

I loved David Bowie to death but have no desire to see his ghost
The digital revolution has given life to some marvellous things. I can message friends in Malawi and they respond almost immediately.
Susan Dalgety

Chancellor John Healey. Picture: Jordan Pettitt/PA

Governments are not powerless and the markets are not almighty

Lothian Buses and Edinburgh Trams both won major acclaim at the most recent National Transport Awards

The Capital’s public transport goes from strength to strength

Growing intercity traffic takes up capacity to grow train transport around the city. Picture: Michael Gillen

Edinburgh needs rail investment to capitalise on existing success

The Chancellor has unveiled a ‘cost-of-living Budget’. Picture: Stefan Rousseau/PA

Will we see the Budget bear fruit up here?

The Scottish Greens are proposing a new railcard for people in their thirties and forties, offering a third off rail fares and funded by a Frequent Flyer Levy on those who fly most often

A railcard for wider age groups can help Scotland travel greener

Special envoy Steve Witkoff, centre, credited the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, left, with being ‘a humanitarian’ last week, a description that is widely disputed. Picture: Alexander Kazakov/Sputnik via AP

To call Putin ‘a humanitarian’ is an abuse of the English language

The Ross Fountain

Magic memories of Ross Fountain in full flow one fine morning

China sees self-ruled Taiwan as a breakaway province that will eventually be under Beijing's control. Picture: Alex Wong/Getty Images

We have a moral duty to stand with Taiwan - Alex Cole-Hamilton

A tree on the Roseburn Path was brought down in the storms

Climate change is no longer a distant threat. We need to act now

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How to live long and prosper with help from Gyles Brandreth - Susan Dalgety

Joanna Mowat is Conservative councillor for City Centre ward

Make tackling young hooligans a priority - Joanna Mowat

Brand trial puts the spotlight on porn and abusive male behaviour - Susan Dalget...

BBC Scotland Debate Night's host Stephen Jardine.

Debate over BBC Scotland’s fate takes a turn for the worse - Bruce Whitehead

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We’re on the side of record fans in the vinyl price war - Kevin Buckle

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A case of the Bland leaving the bland Scottish Reform party - Bruce Whitehead

Atty, Scotland’s first-ever baby sloth, and his mum Fe have celebrated World Sloth Day at Edinburgh Zoo with a tasty floral treat while Atty's dad Nico took a nap

There was nothing lazy about our Sloth Day celebrations - Susan Morrison

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Paris can keep the Eiffel Tower, Leith has the Yellow Towers - Susan Morrison

Nigel Hawthorne as Sir Humphrey Appleby

It’s time John Swinney listened to Sir Humphrey o n local government reform - I...

SNP MSP Kate Campbell

Brexit referendum 2, yes. Indy ref 2, no! - Kate Campbell

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SNP need to change their control mindset - Ian Murray

The Royal Bank of Scotland branch in St Andrew Square, now part of the NatWest group after the UK government sold its remaining shares on May 30, 2025, ending 17 years of public ownership

Donald Anderson: Edinburgh’s economic success was hard won - now to build on it

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Donald Anderson: Nicolson Square – one of city’s finest gems and a conservation ...

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Are businesses paying too high a price for 7-7-7 bus lanes? - Steve Cardownie

All smiles as Donald Trump greets Vladimir Putin in Anchorage, Alaska, ahead of a meeting last year. Picture: Andrew Harnik

Malcolm Rifkind finds the right words for Trump’s shame - Steve Cardownie

One of two late and over-budget ferries launched at a shipyard on the River Clyde

Public service shouldn’t sink to this ferries fiasco - Alex Cole-Hamilton

Lisa Petrie is a great inspiration in my new city role - Helen Harrison

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We must make Edinburgh’s streets safe for everyone to use - Lorna Slater

John Swinney delivers his keynote speech at the Scottish National Party annual conference

Scotland’s buses are to serve communities, not shareholders - Lorna Slater

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