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An old drawing of Queensberry House.

The 'gruesome' tale behind the Scottish Parliament's resident ghost

Dowie's Tavern, Libberton's Wynd by George Cattermole shows the Old Town street that disappeared and its most famous hostelry.

Edinburgh's lost street 'The Void' found behind a library door

Edinburgh Gin distillery

First look at new Edinburgh Gin distillery

Krakow: Most booked destination of 2024 - and how to book

Emergency personnel in the Cowgate area of Edinburgh where a 74-year-old man died after being struck by a single decker bus. Picture: Roy/PA Wire

Cowgate traffic ban was delayed over 'lack of funding'

Emergency personnel in the Cowgate area of Edinburgh where a 74-year-old man died after being struck by a single decker bus. Picture: Roy/PA Wire

Campaigners brand Cowgate 'hostile' after man's death

Eventbrite has a wide variety of events to celebrate Black History Month

What’s happening in Scotland during Black History Month this October?

Edinburgh provides the backdrop for Mairi Kidd's new novel, The Specimens PIC: Stephen Bridger / Getty Images

Burke and Hare: New novel puts spotlight on duo's female victims

Man charged after cyclist allegedly assaulted in Edinburgh's Old Town

Andrew McRae is the founder of Edinburgh-based Museum Context

From Old Town to Hong Kong - Edinburgh entrepreneur takes Harry Potter east

The infinity pool outside my room at Mayia Exclusive Resort and Spa.

I never saw point of all-inclusive holidays but this place seduced me

Street ballads of 18th century Edinburgh were true crime podcasts of their day

Exclusive Virgin Hotels Edinburgh space converted into artist-in-residence studio

The watchtower in the Calton Burial Ground in Edinburgh. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

Watchtower in city centre cemetery to be turned into events space under plans

The grand North British & Mercantile Insurance building fell in 1966 despite significant opposition from heritage campaigners.

17 iconic Edinburgh buildings lost to the history books

The exterior of 4 Campbell’s Close, Edinburgh. Image: Iain Robinson

Property: One-time brewery offers quiet two-bed Canongate bolthole

Mike Christoforou is a Social Media Consultant at Perceptive Communicators

Don’t get comfy: the social media landscape is changing - Mike Christoforou

Book your torch for the Torchlight Procession. Picture – supplied

Ad Feature Book your torch for return of Edinburgh’s Torchlight Procession

Ignite your passion for Scotland’s national drink in the heart of Edinburgh at The Scotch Whisky Experience. Supplied picture

Ad Feature Ignite your curiosity in Scotch whisky

View of the proposed housing from the corner of Cowgate and King Street (Pic:Wellwood Leslie Architects)

Stonehaven housing development withdrawn

Here are five hidden gem cities you should visit in 2024. Cr. Getty Images/Canva Pro

Here are 5 hidden gem European cities you should visit in 2024

The Stand has staged Fringe shows at the New Town Theatre on George Street since 2017.

The Stand pulls plug on biggest Fringe venue after acts and crowds stay away

View the Old Town from Gediminas Hill

Vilnius city guide: What to do in Lithuania’s quaint capital

The Grade A listed property acquired by Safestay is located on the Cowgate in the heart of Edinburgh.

Edinburgh to gain 225-bed Old Town hostel by next summer after £4.3 million deal

Attractively panelled and herringbone floored living space

Edinburgh property: one-bed Grassmarket get to heart of the matter

Denise Mina

Book Festival reviews: Raynor Winn | Claire Askew | Kate Foster | Denise Mina

Image: Lukasz Kudrel

Property: compact one-bed wonder given new lease of life in the Old Town

Alberta Whittle's tapestry Entanglement Is More Than Blood (2022) Picture: Neil Hanna/National Galleries of Scotland

Festival pledges ‘extreme care’ on sponsors over 'greenwashing' row

Explaining runestones at Hovgården archaeological site

A trip to Sweden helps Neil Geraghty find his inner Norseman

Unlike the horse-drawn carriages that once graced the cobbled paths of Princes Street, these days you will be faced with a slew of chaotic busses, cars and trams. What's unchanged though is the Scott Monument in the background which has stood tall since 1840.

Edinburgh Vintage Photographs: 11 Pictures showing Edinburgh flourish

Having given joy to generations, Portobello Bathing Pool and its gorgeous art deco surrounds met with the wrecking ball in 1988. The pool, which dated from 1936, closed for the final time in 1978.

17 incredible buildings we loved and lost

The former Royal High School building on Edinburgh's Calton Hill is set to become a new Scottish National Centre for Music

There are valid questions over the cost of Edinburgh’s big new cultural projects

Christoph Ackermann is an Architect and Principal at BDP Glasgow.

Scottish architecture influences the world just as the world influences us - Chr...

Edinburgh's festivals celebrated their 75th anniversary last year. (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Edinburgh Festival Fringe reaches “crisis point” as new financial plea is issued

Photo: Edinburgh Courts Press

Nine fire engines on scene after blaze breaks out at building on Royal Mile

Ukrainian and Czech circus artists performed at the McEwan Hall during last year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe (Picture: Lisa Ferguson)

Government and Edinburgh Council must resolve baffling festival flats row

Image: Angus Behm

New builds: A new two-storey penthouse apartment has been released

Firefighters tackle the blaze in Edinburgh's Cowgate Pic: Tony Marsh

Remembering the devastating Cowgate blaze 20 years on

Music from a 400-year-old manuscript will be performed in a series of shows at St Cecilia's Hall in Edinburgh, Scotland’s oldest purpose-built concert venue, after the volume was secured for the nation.

Music from 400-year-old volume set to be played at nation’s oldest concert hall

A archive recording of folk singer Jeannie Robertson will be featuring in the new immersive film installation ‘I Ken Whaur I’m Gaun,' which is premiering in Edinburgh later this month.

Treasures from Scottish film and folk archives brought together

Medical pioneer Elsie Inglis will beccome the first woman to be honoured with a statue on Edinburgh's Royal Mile.

Royal Family’s official sculptor to create Elsie Inglis tribute for Royal Mile

David Alexander is the chief executive officer of DJ Alexander Scotland

September sparks a surge in sales and rentals - David Alexander
One day you turn around and it’s summer, the next day you turn around and it’s fall…..’

Edinburgh's refuse workers have walked out over pay

Crunch talks to take place over Edinburgh's crippling bin strike

Original features make for a grand bar space on the lobby level floor. Pic: Contributed

Virgin Hotels Edinburgh - a labyrinth of luxury - Scotland on Sunday Travel

Virgin Hotels Edinburgh is located in the city’s landmark India Buildings in the Old Town. Pic: Contributed

Virgin Hotels Edinburgh - a labyrinth of luxury - Scotland on Sunday Travel

Edinburgh's festivals are about to return for their 75th anniversary season (Picture: David Monteith-Hodge)

Edinburgh’s festivals have all to play for as they prepare for big comeback

A view of Chateau Frontenac in downtown Quebec City, Canada. Pic: Lorne Chapman/Alamy/PA

A short break to Canada may be cheaper than the Med - Scotland on Sunday Travel

Adele Cliff will be among the female comedy performers at the Tron

Old Town venue launches all-female Festival Fringe comedy line-up

Commons Club Bar

Virgin Hotels opens in Edinburgh's Old Town on June 1 - we take a tour

Plans for a replacement for the Ross Bandstand in Princes Street Gardens could be revived after the election if the SNP are returned to power.

SNP to pursue new indoor arena and Ross Bandstand revamp in Edinburgh

George Square is one of the most popular venues for shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Picture: William-Burdett-Coutts

All the signs are pointing to a full-scale return of the Fringe

Viva Mexico, Cockburn Street, Edinburgh.

Popular Mexican restaurant for sale in one of Edinburgh's most historic streets

The debating chamber created in the old Royal High School for a future Scottish Parliament will be used for Edinburgh's Hidden Door festival this summer.

Hidden Door festival to take over former Royal High School in Edinburgh

Greyfriars Kirkyard ceremony to mark the anniversary of the death of Greyfriars Bobby (Greg Macvean)

The story of Greyfriars Bobby, Edinburgh's most faithful dog

David Alexander is managing director of DJ Alexander

Beware of fake landlord scams in rental sector - David Alexander

Thomson took many photographs of Manchu brides and their magnificent wedding costumes. He was sympathetic to the lives of these young teenage brides, which he reckoned to be a life of slavery, in which the wife ‘is even liable to be beaten by her mother-in-law, and husband too, if she neglects to discharge her duties as 'general domestic drudge’.

Edinburgh photographer who brought Far East to the world remembered on centenary

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Scotland has failed to meet its latest target for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, the latest official figures show. Picture: John Giles/PA Wire

Fail: Scotland misses climate target

Pro-independence protesters with Scottish Saltire flags (top) march for Scottish independence. Picture: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images

Yousaf: Growing popular support for Yes the only way to Scottish independence

Nadine Dorries. Picture: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

SNP MP cleared of bullying Nadine Dorries