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Edinburgh Culture Minute 🪩 18 - 24 February 2026

£172k available for local creative events, three Japan-inspired vinyl listening bars, The Streets at the Corn Exchange + win lunch with George Clooney

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The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Wednesday 18 February 2026

Police drone plan, new eye hospital update, Seafield 'Mess-planade' litter pick, Rankin plots Rebus return + a new edition of Tenement Town

The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Tuesday 17 February 2026

'Huge milestone': £4m for Leith Links revamp, more university staff strikes planned, hospital bus axed + Kathy saddles up for Doddie Aid

The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Monday 16 February 2026

Airport growth plans, dispute over Granton travellers, local chef on Masterchef + local half-term holiday activity ideas

Purple and blue beams of light emanating from a stadium seen at night.

The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Weekend edition: 13 - 15 February 2026

Council's £90m shopping list, millions pledged for new housing, street clean-ups, policing & the arts; Calcutta Cup showdown at Murrayfield + a Valentine’s Ceilidh at Porty Town Hall

The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Thursday 12 February 2026

Decision day for tourist tax spending plan, Tour de France disruption fears, (minor) snow and ice alert, local charity founder on Dragons’ Den + even more Better News

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Edinburgh Culture Minute 🪩 11 - 17 February 2026

First 350 Fringe shows go on sale, Tradfest line-up revealed, Typewronger bookshop's all-nighter for tax bills & alternative Valentine's events

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The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Wednesday 11 February 2026

Tributes to ESF and Breakfast Bothy charity founder, council house allocations frozen, new GP clinic in Wester Hailes, houseplant festival + introducing the 'Better News'

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A rainbow over a canal, with a person pushing a buggy in the foreground.

The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Tuesday 10 February 2026

Dramatic scenes as bus catches fire, new 118 'affordable' homes at Western Harbour, local social enterprise jobs + the Minute's third birthday

The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Monday 9 February 2026

800 uni staff leave jobs, A&E 'under extreme pressure', Southside Community Council meeting tonight + £15k fundraiser for cathedral bells

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The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Weekend edition: 6 - 8 February 2026

Congestion charge debate returns, parents lobby parliament for school phone ban, spotlight on the rise of local run clubs + a giant animatronic octopus in town

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