3 h. ago I think 2026 is going to be the year of the Edinburgh pub, so I tried this overlooked local boozer

There is a lot happening on the gastropub front

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6 h. ago Scottish town crowned top UK property hotspot for 2026 beating Glasgow and Edinburgh

The average cost of a house is just £134,700.

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8 h. ago Edinburgh Student Accommodation Developments 2026: These 23 building schemes would create over 4,000 student rooms in the coming years

If completed, these developments would create accommodation for 4,202 students in Edinburgh.

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27 h. ago Edinburgh Developments 2026: These are 27 huge housing developments that will add nearly 8,500 homes to Scotland's Capital in the coming years

These 27 developments will create a total of 8,402 new homes.

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28 h. ago Concerts in Scotland 2026: The biggest gigs coming to Scotland in 2026, from Calvin Harris to Luke Combs

With 2026 well and truly here, it is time to start getting excited about all those concert tickets you bought months ago.

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32 h. ago Scottish commercial property: Why Edinburgh’s office market is ‘primed for growth’ in 2026

“We’re seeing occupiers plan further ahead than ever before” – Hannah Done, JLL Edinburgh

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6 d. ago I couldn't have predicted that 2026 would begin at this Edinburgh hospital

The first part of this year is going to be tricky

Politics

6 d. ago ‘I’d never told the same joke twice!’: the explosive rise of Ayoade Bamgboye, Edinburgh’s best new comedian

The Londoner from Lagos wowed the fringe with a show about language, family and cross-cultural identity. She talks about dread, dreams and her bid for ‘controlled chaos’Before her first Edinburgh fringe run last summer, Ayoade Bamgboye put a question to her comedy friends: “How do you debut?” She recalls their advice: “You introduce yourself, and there’s a point of view. There should also be a narrative arc. And you need to establish who you are as a comedian.” This was a lot to hear. “It filled me with dread,” says the 31-year-old. “There’s this recurring thought that you can only debut once. If it falls flat, then you’re just a shit debutante, forever.”Reader, Bamgboye avoided this fate, and then some. A fringe first-timer with a very slender comedy CV behind her, the Londoner-via-Lagos arrived at the festival with a fresh-minted show, Swings and Roundabouts, and left clutching the prestigious best newcomer award, as formerly won by Harry Hill, Sarah Millican and Tim Minchin. (She...

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1 week ago Thousands of New Year revellers wrap up to party in the streets of Edinburgh despite cold and soggy conditions

THOUSANDS of revellers celebrated the New Year with street celebrations, ceilidhs and house parties. Edinburgh city centre was packed with around 55,000 excited locals and tourists soaking up the famous Hogmanay extravaganza with fireworks from the iconic castle. The Street Party was axed last year after torrential rain and gale force winds battered the country...

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1 week ago Happy New Year! UK ushers in 2026 with spectacular fireworks display in London

Britain rings in 2026 with big celebrations in London and Edinburgh

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1 week ago Happy New Year! UK ushers in 2026 with spectacular firework display in London

Britain rings in 2026, with big celebrations in London and Edinburgh

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1 week ago Edinburgh Hogmanay: 17 great pictures as people prepare to party in Princes Street to welcome 2026

Thousands of people are set to party the night away in Princes Street as Edinburgh welcomes in 2026.

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1 week ago 55,000 set to descend on Scots capital for Hogmanay street party

Revellers from across the world will welcome in 2026 in Edinburgh tonight.

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2 w. ago Prospects for 2026 as average house price in Edinburgh jumps to £355,000

“We want to see fluidity in the market, where it’s relatively easy to buy and relatively easy to sell” – Maurice Allan, Lindsays

Economics

2 w. ago Edinburgh schools: Mobile phone ban in Edinburgh secondary schools 'by the end of 2026'

The pilot is said to be working well.

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3 w. ago Rachel Reeves barred from local pub and 'won't get through door again'

The Chancellor is no longer welcome at a local boozer in her Leeds constituency as the landlords feel she is crippling pubs with her policies following Labour's return to power

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4 w. ago Look inside new Edinburgh Festival Fringe headquarters set to open for 2026

Fringe Central will open in time for the next festival

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