Talk of the Town
Talk of the Town: Plenty to chew on after banner theft
IT’S been an eventful time for the Royal Mile – and the area now faces another blow after the Signet Library had an advertising banner stolen.
Talk of the Town: Lana Del Rey’s easy flight into city
MANY celebrities live the high life – but while Lana Del Rey was well off the ground, her feet were firmly on it.
Talk of the Town: Ring the police! That jewel looks familiar
SHE is set to become the next Moderator of the General Assembly – but that didn’t stop Reverend Lorna Hood having a run-in with the law.
Talk of the town: Hero Ed doesn’t duck his responsibilities
ED Henderson, father of Sick Kids fundraiser Jack, of Jack Draws Anything fame, pictured, has shown he, too, can be a hero.
Talk of the Town: All bets are on after Hibby Pat’s gesture
IT’s the now notorious celebration of Hearts’ cup final demolition of Hibs – so surely Hibs supporter Pat Nevin couldn’t have been seen on TV making the 5-1 gesture?
Talk of the Town: Brian’s got the bottle for the big occasion
HE may have risen to the lofty heights of reality TV stardom by winning Big Brother back in 2001, but lovable Irish presenter and panto star Brian Dowling was keeping it real when spotted in Tesco on Holyrood Road.
Talk of the Town: Don’t you play for Manchester Ci-tee?
HE’s better known for his skills with a football, but Manchester City star Carlos Tevez proved he still has a golden touch when it comes to changing clubs as he negotiated an impressive round of North Berwick’s West Links recently.
Talk of the Town: Ibsen drama gets its own laughter track
It seems the trams controversy inveigles its way into every aspect of Edinburgh life. While 19th century Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen could know nothing of the Capital’s trams debacle, a line in the latest adaptation of his play A Doll’s House couldn’t help provoking a reaction from the audience at the Lyceum.
Talk of the Town: Voice star Colin’s a trolley good fellow
AFTER mixing with showbusiness royalty on hit TV show The Voice, Scots singer Colin Chisholm faced a more mundane job in Edinburgh yesterday – collecting his groceries
Talk of the Town: Mice out to play in corridors of power
IT is the Capital’s most protected building, with bombproof glass, security checks and its very own falcon to keep away pesky seagulls.
Talk of the Town: Hearts (and other bits) are his focus
IT will come as a relief to city residents to learn that NHS Lothian’s new chairman is no stranger to high-pressure roles – well, to the green half, at least.
Talk of the town: Naked ambition
Edinburgh Olympic athlete Linsey Sharp has revealed she may have to run nude in front of 45,000 fans at a track meeting in the US tomorrow, joking on Twitter she has no GB or Nike race kit.
Talk of the town: Lothian Bus trip a Thai-light
AH, the Far East, full of exoticism that us freezing, windswept Scots could only dream of. Imagine being driven along the coast of a Thai beach in a luxurious... Lothian Bus?
Talk of the town: Good leather forecast
THE Royal Yacht Britannia, docked in Leith, is celebrating its 60th birthday and to celebrate is freshening up its look.
Talk of the town: Hearts star’s dish of the day
AS his loan spell nears an end, Hearts striker Michael Ngoo – at Tynecastle on a temporary basis from Liverpool – could be forgiven for not immersing himself in local culture.
Talk of the town: Not the one you want, Rod
HIBS are just a heroic 90 minutes away from finally ending their Scottish Cup jinx... but chairman Rod Petrie couldn’t wait to get his hands on some silverware, handing over the trophy at an amateur cup final in Annan yesterday.
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Weather for Edinburgh
Tuesday 21 May 2013
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