The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Weekend edition: 1 - 3 May 2026
Uni staff claim they're 'locked out' from work, free bikes on election day next week, Neighbourgood Market returns to Stockbridge today + Porty Festival weekend
Uni staff claim they're 'locked out' from work, free bikes on election day next week, Neighbourgood Market returns to Stockbridge today + Porty Festival weekend
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