The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Thursday 23 April 2026
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
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
Dean Bridge church for sale, job fears at Standard Life's £2bn Aegon takeover, Dumbiekyes row over Pleasance venue noise + new padel centre plan for Fort Kinnaird
All the local Record Store Day events, Forest Fringe returns, Cowgate Block Party, Matthew Bourne's Red Shoes at Festival Theatre + Priscilla at the Playhouse
New recycling bins for single-use cup litter crackdown, Porty Fringe arriving in August, new cafe for the Southside + houseplant speed-repotting tournament
Hundreds bid to save LGBTQ+ bookshop Lavender Menace, Wonderland Models on the move, top-10 most-viewed local homes + this newsletter now has 30,000 subscribers
Nicolson Street 'stabbing', Porty yoga studio relocation row, another massive advert planned for Princes Street + Neighbourgood Market returning to Stockbridge
300% second home tax hike shelved, eight charged over bus driver attack, new Leith coffee shop opens today + new show at Jupiter Artland