The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Weekend edition: 16 - 18 January 2026
Uni staff speak out over cuts, Scotland's first walk-in GP clinic, Tour de France Scotland route revealed, Leith Winter Blues Weekend festival + a unique way to beat 'Blue Monday' nonsense
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The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Thursday 15 January 2026
Hundreds of uni staff leave, two violent men jailed, Botanics revamp costs grow + a Burns night 'led by the lasses'
Edinburgh Culture Minute 🪩 14 - 20 January 2026
King's Theatre revamp update, local impact of new arts budget, Rob Beckett & Al Murray in town, Leith Winter Blues Weekend + this week's new creative jobs
The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Wednesday 14 January 2026
Rapist caught after escape, police lock down Clermiston street for eight hours, new bowling alley for Waverley Market + local groups compete for £45k from LeithChooses
The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Tuesday 13 January 2026
School phone ban 'success', record-breaking growth in tram and bus journeys, Renee Good vigil tonight, Horror Festival hits pause + new pop-up bookshop at Brown's of Leith
The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Monday 12 January 2026
New ferry service to France, car stolen in 'frost-jacking', 24-hour gym for Slateford + an exclusive discount for the Meadows Marathon
The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Weekend edition: 9 - 11 January 2026
Uni boss wants students to pay for tuition, Wardie Bay starfish 'mystery', Sunday races in Holyrood Park + weekend markets return
The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Thursday 8 January 2026
Masked gang's cash machine ram-raid, £7.5m revamp for Porty pool, Venezuela protest planned + rooftop pilates
Edinburgh Culture Minute 🪩 7 - 13 January 2026
£10k residencies for artists, busy month of gigs including Fuzz Fest in Leith & Cowgate Block Party, Justin Hawkins Rides Again... Again + new year, loads of new creative jobs
The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Wednesday 7 Wednesday 2026
Pay to park at the Pentlands, new statue for Princes Street Gardens, Lane7 opening second venue, long walk for Sudan arrives in town + ice skating on the Inverleith Park pond
The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Tuesday 6 January 2026
Snow warning this morning, thousands of pupils skipping school, charity shop makes £14k in one day, local wildlife round-up from Tom Kelly + 'end of an era' for Victoria Street's Maison Bleue restaurant after 28 years
The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Monday 5 January 2025
Waverley trains affected by snow, plans to shut city centre police station in evenings, Heriot-Watt Uni lecturers vote on strike, Cramond Island rescue + join the Doddie Dawn Patrol