The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Weekend edition: 12 - 14 December 2025
Grassmarket fire, airport bids for USA 'preclearance' fast-track, dog & cat home gets huge donation from Gervais + a festive weekend of more markets, lights switch-ons & 14 carol concerts
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The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Thursday 11 December 2025
Rockstar sackings heard at Westminster, Porty & Joppa residents prepare to fight parking charges, Leith decorations appeal + bid to bring back Tollcross clock
Edinburgh Culture Minute 🪩 10 - 16 December 2025
New City Art Centre shows, £80m funding boost, Hidden Door open call, locals' books of the year, plenty of pantos reviewed + a pyjama party at the Filmhouse
The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Wednesday 10 December 2025
Storm shuts Christmas Market, Rose Street bike plan as Voi bike rollout grows, Action Porty lands £500k for former police station + Gorgie Farm teams up with Napiers herbalists
The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Tuesday 9 December 2025
Wind, rain & flood warning, bookshop claims victory over Waterstones, George Clooney returning to town + new pub opening in Leith
The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Monday 8 December 2025
Princes Street summit, free trams for New Year, Tennant backs Lyceum theatre, Leith bar & bakery close + local guide to 'gifts for good'
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The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Weekend edition: 5 - 7 December 2025
'Transformative' £80m funding boost for arts orgs, George IV Bridge hotel scaffolding saga update, Barnton high hedge row, Action Porty's new community hub plan + 12 local markets which AREN'T the Princes Street Gardens market
The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Thursday 4 December 2025
Tourist tax to pay for 'affordable' housing, Argyle house demolition update, Mimi's Shore replacement revealed + late night shopping in Marchmont, Porty & Stockbridge tonight
Edinburgh Culture Minute 🪩 3 - 9 December 2025
Local artists take over gallery on the Mound, Shirley Manson brings Garbage to the castle, Peter Capaldi hits the Cowgate, creative markets at Fruitmarket & OOTB + festive shows on local stages
The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Wednesday 3 December 2025
Gorgie flats residents storm council meeting, pavement-blocking Princes Street tat seized, Haymarket hotel build restarts + community garden plan for Colinton bowling green
The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Tuesday 2 December 2025
Gorgie flats demolition protest, Polwarth roundabout update, Bon Vivant's sudden closure + Lorde & Zara Larsson join Summer Sessions
The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Monday 1 December 2025
Tourist tax could pay for 'affordable homes', Granton Lighthouse saved by £3m grant, The List's Hot 100 list + Bruntsfield and Morningside festive lights switch-on event
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The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ weekend guide: 28 - 30 November 2025
One of the busiest weekends of the year, including Leith Creative Trail, Fair Saturday, Soundhouse Winter Festival + more
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The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Weekend edition: 21 - 23 November 2025
TV Festival switches off, Roseburn Path gun gangster jailed, six month wait for tram survey results + your weekend guide
The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ 20 November 2025
Final tram consultation numbers, uni redundancies row rumbles on, Spiegeltent tree trouble + Botanics light trail opens tonight
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Edinburgh Culture Minute 🪩 19 - 25 November 2025
Look inside the revamped King's Theatre, Push The Boat Out poetry festival begins, Teviot update + this week's big tickets and creative jobs
The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Wednesday 19 November 2025
Princes Street summit, independent traders back bookshop, Peffermill redevelopment + wild World Cup scenes
The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Tuesday 18 November 2025
Uni staff threaten exam boycott, Leith indie bookshop vows to fight Waterstones, Craiglockhart's new cycle studio + Mimi's leaving the Shore
The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Monday 17 November 2025
Final day to have your say on trams, 7,000 consultation responses so far, quad bike hit-and-run, three days of uni strikes begin + Creative Edinburgh Award winners
Three reasons not to demolish Edinburgh’s Argyle House - by architect Malcolm Fraser
Although it's described as 'Edinburgh's ugliest building' by some, a new plan to replace Argyle House with a hotel and flats is 'madness, given the Climate Emergency' according to one of the city's most influential architects
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The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Weekend edition: 14 - 16 November 2025
'Half-baked' Princes Street plan shelved, hitman admits Hogmanay murder, uni staff plan strike, Forth Awards winners, Stockbridge Creative Colonies open studios + Christmas markets open
The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Thursday 13 November 2025
Haymarket bus crash, Southside robberies, CodeBase 'surprise' at demolition plan & could move 'elsewhere' + mysterious markings in Stockbridge