It may be the festive season, but the need for blood doesn’t take a break. Patients in Scotland need your help throughout Christmas and into the New Year. Continue reading Give your #FestiveDonation
Author: davepickering
Edinburgh reporter and photographer
New Year traditions around the world
Drinking ashes, dressing as bears and taking suitcases for a walk are among the unusual New Year’s traditions from across the globe. Continue reading New Year traditions around the world
Top Scots musicians bringing in a Scottish New Year at Australia’s Woodford Folk Festival’s Hogmanay
THE Year of Scotland in Australia 2020 will kick off in style as Woodford Folk Festival celebrates the New Year with a traditional Scottish Hogmanay party on 31 December 2019.
Continue reading Top Scots musicians bringing in a Scottish New Year at Australia’s Woodford Folk Festival’s Hogmanay
City’s largest independent hotel shuts for the night
Staff to squeeze in a late Christmas party Continue reading City’s largest independent hotel shuts for the night
Have you seen Francesco?
MISSING PERSON – Francesco Ioppolo
Police are appealing for the public’s help as part of efforts to trace a man reported missing in Edinburgh. Continue reading Have you seen Francesco?
Don’t let fireworks stop your dog having a Happy New Year
As the year draws to an end, celebrations are planned for New Year’s Eve. To mark the start of 2020 fireworks will be let off, and while this is a fun time for many, for dogs this can be a traumatising time. Continue reading Don’t let fireworks stop your dog having a Happy New Year
£800,000 boost for community cinema projects
Projects to improve access to cinema across Scotland have been awarded more than £800,000.
Culture Secretary Fiona Hyslop visited one of the 22 schemes to receive funding this year from the £1.6 million Cinema Equipment Fund through Screen Scotland. Continue reading £800,000 boost for community cinema projects
Puppy love: canine proposal in the capital
Dachshund duo Nova and Ottis proved to be the paw-fect pair of inseparable canines as they take part in a Christmas Day proposal photoshoot at DoubleTree by Hilton Edinburgh City Centre.
The loved-up pups were voted as the winning fur-ever friends from a competition on the hotel’s Facebook page. The four-legged fiancées will be part of a special ceremony at SKYbar in Edinburgh on Sunday 23rd February 2020 at its annual Wedding Showcase event.
Winning couple Nova and Ottis will be given the full wedding treatment and the hotel will help plan their furry-tail ending.
You can follow the journey of Nova and Ottis on social media with #skyBARKwedding.
For more details of SKYbar Wedding Showcase please visit: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/skybar-wedding-showcase-featuring-the-wedding-guru-and-skybarkwedding-tickets-86507366863
‘Re-imagining’ Hogmanay in Edinburgh
Let’s start from the basis that Underbelly’s events have been a disaster and should be shut down immediately (writes MIKE SMALL).
They soak up public money, refuse to be transparent about their profits, cause environmental damage to public parks, and shut down and blight open spaces held in the common good. Continue reading ‘Re-imagining’ Hogmanay in Edinburgh
Organisers all set for Edinburgh’s Hogmanay
As Edinburgh’s Hogmanay fast approaches, we just wanted to share a couple of updates with you. Continue reading Organisers all set for Edinburgh’s Hogmanay