1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (114+ words) The NEN The NEN - North Edinburgh News BBC Scotland’s Debate Night is coming to Edinburgh on the evening of Wednesday the 23rd of September – and local people are being invited to take part. The programme, hosted by Stephen Jardine, gives members…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago   (647+ words) The Capital Rail Action Group (CRAG) requested to send a deputation to Thursday’s Transport and Environment committee meeting – but were informed that, due to there being already six deputations, this would not be possible. We were advised to instead submit…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (658+ words) Scotland’s most ambitious businesses are set to gain direct access to funders, investors and expert advisers when the national FUEL roadshow arrives in Edinburgh this September, building on the success of the first two events which have already generated a…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1135+ words) Inverleith Pétanque Club will fly the flag for Scotland at the 28th European Cup in France in November. The Edinburgh outfit locked horns with Newtongrange, Perth and Fochabers in the EuroCup qualifiers at Carnoustie at the weekend for the right to…...

2+ week, 2+ 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, 12+ 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…...

3+ week, 8+ hour ago   (702+ words) FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF SCOTLAND’S PROTECTION OF WORKERS LAW Retail trade union Usdaw is calling on the Scottish Government to do more to protect shop workers in light of an epidemic of retail crime. The call comes on the fifth anniversary…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (1032+ words) Stewart Lamb Cromar, from Edinburgh, has achieved a lifelong ambition after Lego turned one of his designs into an official set. It is a goal he has been working towards for more than a decade, and one he feared might…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (324+ words) An update on the Council’s response to climate change and extreme weather was presented to councillors this week. While Edinburgh fortunately hasn’t seen the severe high temperatures experienced by other parts of the UK and globally – the capital is not…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (158+ words) Palestine Comedy Club – The NEN nen.press Following its Fringe First Award win last week, critically acclaimed one-man show ‘The Bridge’ will extend its Edinburgh Fringe run with a limited series of three additional performances from 28-30 August at 8pm. Written and…...