Posts Tagged ‘Edinburgh’
Festivals and venues adapt to new-look Fringe
WITH the Edinburgh Festival Fringe moving online this year, many of the city’s venues and festivals are adapting to a very different kind of August. The Edinburgh International Culture Summit, which would normally take place at the Scottish Parliament, has moved online. This year’s speakers include Assal Habibi, an assistant research professor of psychology at the Brain…
Read MoreCastles, museums and distilleries continue to reopen
MORE of Scotland’s historic landmarks have announced dates for reopening as the coronavirus lockdown continues to ease. Blackness Castle will reopen on Monday, followed by Inchcolm Abbey, Huntly Castle and Melrose Abbey on Wednesday, and Elgin Cathedral and Caerlaverock Castle on Friday. Doune Castle, Dunstaffnage Castle and Linlithgow Palace will then reopen on 26 August,…
Read MoreCyclists hit North Coast 500 for My Name’5 Doddie Foundation
EVERY so often, you have a conversation with someone who makes you rethink your whole attitude to life. Or, at the very least, reminds you to be grateful. I had one of those conversations last week with Davy Zyw – an author and wine specialist from Edinburgh— who was diagnosed with motor neurone disease (MND)…
Read MorePhoebe Waller-Bridge supports Underbelly’s Fringe fund
FLEABAG creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge is among the artists who are supporting a new fund to help Fringe performers. Production company Underbelly has set up the fund to support acts that have lost out on the chance to perform at this year’s Fringe. It’s asking the public to donate ÂŁ12 – the cost of an Underbelly…
Read MoreBarefoot soldier’s 700-mile march ends in Edinburgh
A FATHER who’s marching barefoot across Britain is due to finish his incredible 700-mile journey in Edinburgh this month. Christopher Brannigan, known as the “barefoot soldier”, aims to raise ÂŁ250,000 to fund a ground-breaking gene therapy treatment for his daughter, Hasti. She has Cornelia de Lange Syndrome (CdLS), a rare genetic disorder for which their…
Read Morede Burgh Wine Merchants delivers restaurant quality at home
WHEN the hospitality industry was shut down in March due to the coronavirus pandemic, de Burgh Wine Merchants was faced with losing 95% of its business overnight. Such a seismic shock provided the catalyst to accelerate the company’s plans to expand its web shop and home delivery service. “People have been drinking our wines for…
Read MoreHarvey Nics among eateries reopening
DEPARTMENT store chain Harvey Nichols will reopen the “Forth Floor” restaurant in its Edinburgh branch on 29 July as Scotland’s hospitality venues continue to return. A one-way system has been introduced in the restaurant, which will have fewer tables to allow for social distancing. On the other side of the city’s St Andrew Square, tomorrow…
Read MoreScran Academy delivers 100,000th lockdown meal
A CHARITY in Edinburgh will today deliver its 100,000th meal since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. Scran Academy in Pilton has worked with more than 200 local volunteers and six partner organisations to reach the milestone. Around 3,350 of Edinburgh’s most vulnerable people have received ready meals since 20 March. John Loughton, founder of Scran…
Read MoreTwo pupils share St Mary’s Music School prize
TWO pupils from St Mary’s Music School in Edinburgh have been awarded the Directors’ Recital Prize jointly for the first time in the award’s 20-year history. The judges said that flautist Cliodhna Scott (16) and accordionist Sophia Ros (17) had “achieved an exceptional quality of musicianship, communicating the character of the performance and capturing the…
Read MoreFirst drive-in movies unveiled
SUNSHINE on Leith, The Princess Bride, and La La Land are among the titles that have been chosen for the first drive-in movies at Edinburgh airport next month. Thirteen films have been chosen for the first weekend of the series, which begins on 27-30 August. Tickets are now on sale for the movies, which also…
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