The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Thursday 30 April 2026
20C today and a high pollen warning, new rooftop bar & hotel for Rose Street, cannabis worth £895,000 seized + locals in culture 'power list' top-50
20C today and a high pollen warning, new rooftop bar & hotel for Rose Street, cannabis worth £895,000 seized + locals in culture 'power list' top-50
Ditch the doom on Mayday, Book Festival stars announced, see Mànran at Porty Festival this weekend + Strictly Come Dancing professionals in town
£15.5m to tackle homelessness, victory for campaign against Shore holiday flats, Tollcross clock to return, Water of Leith camera warning + local mum wins lunch with George Clooney
Uni marking boycott on Friday, five arrested over Easter Road disorder, Marchmont church for sale + Cher Lloyd headlining Pride
Stockbridge & Abbeyhill residents 'trapped in homes' by roadworks, no Spiegeltent for St Andrew Square, candidates on Roseburn Path tram extension plans + tributes to Morningside Oxfam bookshop manager
'Very high risk of wildfire' this weekend, bid to extend festival venue hours, budding filmmakers offered roles on Dept Q shoot + Focus skate shop rolls back the years
Artists criticise Leith Festival over AI-'art' posters, UoE marking boycott & QMU staff to strike, calls for more action on homelessness + join the Wardie Bay beach clean
Boards Of Canada confirm new album, Hidden Door festival line-up revealed, Ottolenghi opening on George Street, First Date romance festival + a big batch of new local creative jobs
Brewer owed £20m, Leith gaming firm staff take legal action, mum forces thief to change tune as VoxBox amp is returned + how should the council fund community projects?
Observatory on Blackford Hill 'at risk' of cuts, court workers 'sacked over walkout', Tollcross clock could return + Leith election hustings tonight
Roads redesign for Niddrie, Craigmillar and Greendykes, VoxBox Record Store Day robbery, local students in tonight's University Challenge final + let Rachel Sermanni sing you to sleep in Bruntsfield
South Gyle data centre rejection appealed, new home for Edinburgh Art Festival, Causewayside Lads' Institute building listed, Bannerman's bar closing for two months + your weekend guide