Edinburgh Culture Minute 🪩 25 - 31 March 2026
Another music venue closing, Children's Festival programme launched, city's top creatives at Town Hall event, live shows from Thundercat, Basement Jaxx & Richard Ayoade + a new local art zine
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The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Wednesday 25 March 2026
Sudden school closure, 'uncomfortable' questions over stabbings, uni staff demand end of OpenAI deal + abseil down 100ft Leith distillery
The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Tuesday 24 March 2026
More university strikes ahead, refugee charity seeks new home 'due to eviction', former Porty police station now in community hands + surprise on-stage proposal during One Day at the Lyceum
The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Monday 23 March 2026
Ban on new AI data centres, rock bar's 'last night ever', tributes to local Sikh community leader + schoolgirl cartwheels around school
The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Weekend edition: 20 - 22 March 2026
Football bank holiday rejected, AI data centre planned on Green Belt land, Hearts fans raise £20m + a busy weekend guide
The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Thursday 19 March 2026
Nursery closure dispute, new Leith cycle lane opens, Morningside Road bus crash + the fascinating history and uncertain future of Castle Terrace Car Park
Edinburgh Culture Minute 🪩 18 - 24 March 2026
Tradfest & Hidden Door line-ups, tickets for Sigur Rós & Death Cab For Cutie, dance winter away at Balkanarama Spring Fling + Sue Perkins at the Festival Theatre
The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Wednesday 18 March 2026
Football bank holiday could cost £350k, another stabbing in Sighthill, plans for new Craigmillar school + data centres could be banned
The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Tuesday 17 March 2026
Exclusive: 'Substantial donation' for Leith Custom House museum plan, scientists turn bottles into medicine, Braid roads vote re-run + World Cup midnight football fanzone plan for the Gyle
The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Monday 16 March 2026
Gun found in park, bid to finally flush the Seafield stench, Hidden Door festival headliners announced, new Sephora opening + Kathy & Davy push limits for MND
The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Weekend edition: 13 - 15 March 2026
Hospital hit by norovirus, school phone ban consultation results, huge support for 'Legends' rock venue's final dance + Davy Zyw rides again at the Winter Paralympics
The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Thursday 12 March 2026
Weather warning, councillors broke rules over Braids road plan, green light for 155 new flats at Western Harbour + zoo blames losses on 'misleading weather forecasts'
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Edinburgh Culture Minute 🪩 11 - 17 March 2026
National award for local bookshop, Edinburgh International Festival programme revealed, Louis Theroux at Festival Theatre, The Maccabees gig, new festival jobs + a rare £100k mega job
The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Wednesday 11 March 2026
Uni costs 'rising faster than income', another new strategy for Princes Street and George Street, honour for hospital radio hero + Morningside Umbrella Festival
Breaking news: staff 'heartbroken' as Cowgate rock bar Legends (formerly Opium) to 'close next week'
'End of an era' as local music institution plans to throw last-minute closing party on Friday 13 March ahead of expected takeover
The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Tuesday 10 March 2026
Trains cancelled for a second day, Central Mosque graffiti CCTV probe, February's most-viewed local homes + a busy Community Noticeboard
The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Monday 9 March 2026
Anti-immigration protest, new school for South Queensferry, farewell memories as Tollcross nightclub is demolished + broken bones and smiles as snowboarder Davy Zyw makes history
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The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Weekend edition: 6 - 8 March 2026
Sighthill protests warning, council writes off debts, striking university staff lobby parliament, Social Bite cafe reopens + more than 20 local International Women’s Day events
The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Thursday 5 March 2026
Help investigate flat evictions, PC Freddie the Springer Spaniel finds £364k drugs, another huge ship in Leith + cherry blossom picnic at Starbank Park
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Edinburgh Culture Minute 🪩 4 - 10 March 2026
Teviot reopens, Joe Lycett invests in new Fringe comedians, 'One Day: The Musical' at the Lyceum + The Matthew Collings Holistic Art Experience
The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Wednesday 4 March 2026
Police criticise tabloid misinformation over Sighthill, Napier strikes enter tenth day, green light for city's 12th Black Sheep Coffee cafe + International Women's Day events
The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Tuesday 3 March 2026
Misinformation rife after Sighthill 'stabbing', bar staff laid off after BrewDog collapse, Leith pub's 'urgent' holiday flats appeal + The Reeling trad music festival is coming to town
The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Monday 2 March 2026
Nursery shuts without notice, Argyle House rescue bid amid changes at CodeBase, Beltane Fire Festival tickets + new bookshop for Leith
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The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Weekend edition: 27 Feb - 1 March 2026
Council tax changes confirmed, more university strikes planned, Lucy Rose at The Queen's Hall + Jamz Supernova in Porty