The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Thursday 24 September 2026
New £2.66m arts fund opens for bids, Leith restaurant closing after 17 years, awards for Kebabish & St John’s Curry Club + local professor on the neuroscience of defeating dementia
Doors Open Day weekender, the Night Market returns to Leith, Elrow Hallucinarium at Ingliston + Sam Campbell at the Playhouse & much more
Airport expansion branded 'climate vandalism', Cowgate driver admits cyclist attack, Waterloo Place closure concerns + 'How to Build a City' talk tomorrow
Uni cuts: 'cultural vandalism' warning, new taxi rank plan below North Bridge, airport reveals £500m expansion plan + kindness prevails as thousands raised for 12-year-old bagpiper
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University staff plan five-week walkout, culture groups win 25% funding boost, Leith Walk has more bikes than cars + 135 artists open their homes this weekend
University plans 'massive' course cuts, grassroots culture groups bid for tourist tax funding, Princes Street fire shops face cash questions + a new edition of The Leither magazine
Colony of Artists weekender, Scottish International Storytelling Festival programme, autumn events in the Botanics' Palm Houses, Makerteers opens to creatives + new Edinburgh bookshop map
Locals hit back over Granton tram decision, AI cameras to target litterbugs, new West End 'five-star dive bar' + a course to turn your good idea for community into reality
Craiglockhart parents' zebra crossing success, more Heriot-Watt Uni strikes, airport waiting time blame game + Leith yellow towers community art project
Kiltwalkers raise £1.5m for 762 charities, bid to lift A-boards ban rejected, dance music event axed over emu attack fears + discover 17 new foodie spots
Granton trams paused & hospital line approved, baby rescued from burning flats, 'heartbroken' MSP bids to save The Skinny + a busy weekend local events guide
Decision day on future tram routes, 'ambitious pragmatic' Princes Street revamp, local bar closing after 13 years + more People's Emergency Briefing film screenings
Summer 2027 Castle Concerts news, How to be Hopeful with Caitlin Moran, an evening with David Shrigley, travel chat with Michael Palin & Chris Broad + this week's creative jobs
Princes Street revamp decision day, bid to crack down on 'phoenixing', Rockstar Games bosses in court tomorrow + community takeover bid for Leith St Andrew's church