The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Monday 13 April 2026
Nicolson Street 'stabbing', Porty yoga studio relocation row, another massive advert planned for Princes Street + Neighbourgood Market returning to Stockbridge
🌤️ Good morning Edinburgh. I’ve read hundreds of weekend news stories one-by-one (without using AI ever) to weed out all the clickbait rubbish and today’s newsletter is the result. The goal is to find all the original journalism and things that could impact or improve anyone in Edinburgh's day. It takes me most of Sunday afternoon and a couple of hours this morning. I hope it’s useful. If this work is worth 12p a day to you, or £5 a month, please subscribe. Thanks! Here’s today's Edinburgh Minute.
🌤️ This week’s weather: A dry start today with a chance of rain in the afternoon. The same on Tuesday: sunny start, wet afternoon. Wet for much of Wednesday. But drier and sunnier from Thursday into the weekend. Temperature wise, starting chilly at 3C today, warming up as the week goes on, peaking at 16C on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. - Here’s the full Met Office forecast.
🚨 There were reports a man was stabbed near Nicolson Street on Friday evening. A 23-year-old man is due to appear at Edinburgh Sheriff Court today. - Heather Carrick, Evening News, Keiran Fleming, STV News / BBC Scotland News. (All three reports contain the same details). Iona Young and Jacob Farr in Edinburgh Live add that the 'alleged stabbing took place next to the Central Mosque'.
🧘♀️ Hundreds of people have signed a petition calling on the council to change its decision to relocate the yoga studio at Portobello Swim Centre. But council leader Jane Meagher said: 'I’m very sympathetic to the needs of the yoga studio, but the centre needs to move with the times'. - Ross Chalmers, Deadline News.
🚔 A 49-year-old man suffered 'life-threatening injuries' after being hit by a car driven on Chesser Avenue on Saturday morning. - Jennifer Lang, Deadline News / Gabriel McKay, The Herald.
🐶 A man who killed a pet Alsatian dog in at Calder Park in 2024 has been jailed for more than two years and banned from owning animals for the rest of his life. - Alexander Lawrie in Edinburgh Live + in the Evening News.
🛟 The South Queensferry RNLI Lifeboat was called out to help people on a boat that had run out of fuel below the Forth Rail Bridge on Saturday. - The charity shared details here.
📍 Harry Williams, a 26-year-old Edinburgh resident whose work mapping planning applications across the city has been featured in the Minute for a long time, is interviewed about his efforts in Deadline News, by Tom H. Wilson. Here's an example of how Harry Williams' work can dig up topical plans:
- ⮑ London-based advertising firm Infinity Outdoor has applied to put up a 14-metre-wide advert on scaffolding around the corner of Princes Street and Hanover Street. - See the plans on City Scope and see how much harder the same plans are to navigate on the council planning portal.
- In a written supporting statement, the applicant cited two nearby controversial advertising hoardings (at the junction of Princes Street and South St Andrew Street and on the Jenners building), saying:
"Edinburgh Council has advised it would treat all applications in the same manner and by allowing illumination on other locations (e.g.- 25/04731/ADV- Jenners Building) but not the site in this application it will create an entirely unbalanced approach which will favour certain sites over others and put the application site at a distinct commercial disadvantage."
Illuminated advertising shroud is proposed around scaffolding at 72-77 Princes Street/3-5 Hanover Street, New Town, EH2 2DF. https://city-scope.co.uk/26/01406/ADV
— Edinburgh Planning Updates (@ediplanningupdates.bsky.social) 2026-04-11T09:37:27.916360+00:00
🚲 A Voi hire bike from Edinburgh has been spotted in Fisherrow harbour in East Lothian. - There's plenty more local transport news in this week's edi.bike newsletter.
🍜 A Harry Potter audiobook voice actor says she has three months to 'save' her mum's 'China Star' restaurant on West Maitland Street. - Lisa He on Instagram shared this video.
🌯 The Neighbourgood Market is returning to Stockbridge this summer, opening on Friday 1 May and running until 2 August. - Rose Moncur, The Herald.
🍽️ A family run cafe dedicated to 'toasts of the word' (Toastea on Morrison Street) is among the Ailidh Forlan's round-up of new spots around the city on @plateexpectations.
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🖼️ The first exhibition at Granton Art Centre has been unveiled, featuring work by members of The Action Group charity in collaboration with the National Galleries of Scotland. - Niall Christie, Third Force News.
- You can see the exhibition at Granton Art Centre until 7 May.
🚌 47 Bus (temporarily) not serving Cramond & Davidson's Mains - 'The 47 will not serve Cramond & Davidson's Mains from Monday 13 April for 10 weeks. There will apparently be some kind of free shuttle in place from the middle of the week, but as yet there is no information about where this will actually go to/from' - More details here, shared by Christian Clarkson.
📚 Edinburgh Community Bookshop wants to donate children's books to your charity! - 'Edinburgh Community Bookshop wants to give back to the community by donating books to local charities/children's groups. We have an excess of children's books in stock right now and would love to share! Contact hello@edinburghcommunitybookshop.org' - Shared by Edinburgh Community Bookshop.
🎶 Jeux de Dames: A portrait of Love - concert by Ensemble Amarillis
Tomorrow, Tue 14 April - 'Baroque Music Festival 2026: Héloïse Gaillard (flute), Eleanor Lewis (bass viol) and Jeanne Jourquin (harpsichord) will perform works by Anne Danican Philidor, Francois Couperin, Gaultier de Marseille, Robert de Visée and more!'
7pm to 8pm | Reid Concert Hall, EH8 9AL - More details here, shared by a Minute reader.
🌍 Online Zoom Forum: Guru Nanak: The Spiritual, Ecological, and Interreligious Vision in His Life Work - 'There will be five talks, each of 12 minutes, followed by discussion among the speakers and the chair, followed by Q & A. Date: Wednesday 15 April 2026. Time: 7pm-9pm (UK time).' - More details here, shared by Neill Walker, Edinburgh International Centre for Spirituality and Peace.
🌳 Creative Workshops in West Pilton Park: Ecosystem Layers Collaborative Collage!
Thu 16 April - 'Let's learn about the layers of the ecosystem in West Pilton Park! Using our newfound knowledge we will create a collaborative collage poster to share what we've learned about the importance of these layers to nature, biodiversity, and us! (all ages).'
10am to 1pm | West Pilton Neighbourhood Centre, EH4 4BY | FREE - More details here, shared by Ayden.
🎭 Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
Thu 16 April - 'The Edinburgh Makars are performing Tom Stoppard's delightfully absurd take on 'Hamlet' 60 years after it was first performed at the Edinburgh Fringe.'
7.30pm to 10pm | Church Hill Theatre, EH10 4DR | £15 - More details here, shared by The Edinburgh Makars.
🛍️ Greenbank Scouts Annual Jumble Sale
Sat 18 April - 'Largest Annual Jumble Sale in Edinburgh! Greenbank Scout Jumble Sale - Saturday 18th April - 9.30am to 12.30am, Greenbank Church, Braidburn EH10 6ES. 4 church halls full of vintage goodies including clothes, books, home baking, bric a brac, etc!'
9.30am to 12.30pm | Edinburgh Greenbank Parish Church of Scotland, EH10 6ES | Cash only, £2 entry - More details here, shared by 4th Braid Scouts.
🌱 Nature School for Grownups - Spring Foraging Journey @ Bridgend Farmhouse
Sat 18 April - 'Forage, play, and reconnect with nature 🌿 A 4-week outdoor series to learn wild plants, build simple skills, and spend time outside in a relaxed, welcoming space.'
2pm to 4pm | Bridgend Farmhouse Cafe, EH16 4TE | 15-56 GBP - More details here, shared by Natasha Lowery-Lewis, Nature School for Grownups.
🌊 Ocean of Her - Exhibition Launch
Sat 18 April - ''Ocean of Her' is an exhibition by artist and art therapist Jessica Kirkpatrick launching on the 18th with a two-part event. Join from 6-7pm to take part in a guided experience (register here: https://bit.ly/3PFac3o) or between 7-8pm for a reception.'
6pm to 8pm | St Margaret's House, EH7 6AE | FREE - More details here, shared by a Minute reader.
🎹 Paul Harrison: The Köln Concert Revisited
Sat 18 April - 'One of jazz's artistic milestones was when legendary pianist Keith Jarrett played at the Opera House in Köln in 1975. Now, fifty years on, pianist Paul Harrison pays tribute and reinterprets this masterpiece.'
6pm to 8pm | Stockbridge Parish Church, EH3 5BN | £15/£10 concessions - More details here, shared by Clea Friend, Stockbridge Music Hub.
🎬 Edinburgh Short Film Festival - Best of Fest
Sat 18 April - 'The Edinburgh Short Film Festival Best of Fest screening is at the Filmhouse on Saturday 18 April, 8:15pm Featuring award winners and the best short comedy, stop-motion, drama and animation collected together in a one-off programme at the Filmhouse.'
8pm to 10pm | Filmhouse, EH3 9BZ | £3-£12 - More details here, shared by Edinburgh Short Film Festival.
🩸 Bloody Powerful: The Taboo-busting Guide to Periods, Menopause and Everything In-Between
Sat 18 April - 'Dr Brooke Vandermolen is known across the internet as 'The OBGYN Mum'. Join her and Prof Philippa Saunders for a night smashing down taboos, debunking myths and asking questions about overlooked and misunderstood areas of women's health and medicine.'
8pm to 9pm | National Museum of Scotland's Auditorium - More details here, shared by a Minute reader.
🎸 Bedlam Sounds
Sat 18 April - 'Bedlam Sounds comprises of a live sound tech workshop and a rock gig in one evening. We turned our theatre into a new music venue, spotlighting local emerging bands with original music and providing hands-on opportunities for sound tech learning.'
8pm to 11pm | Bedlam Theatre, EH1 1EZ | 6/7/8 - More details here, shared by Bedlam Theatre.
📚 Sophie Godwin at The Tower | Portobello
Sun 19 April - 'Sophie Godwin, legendary chef and cookbook writer (Mob Kitchen) is coming to The Tower | Portobello. April 19th - book launch, signing, and food from her new book "I'll Cook". What's better than a Sunday morning by the beach?'
10.30am to 12.30pm | The Tower | Portobello, EH15 1HJ | £20 - More details here, shared by The Tower | Portobello.
🎶 Poetry and Music Evening at the Cramond Inn
Mon 20 April - 'Cramond Writers on the joys and frustrations of living in Cramond, Edinburgh and the rest of the world. Music from Malt and Rye who perform at Jazz Bar every Fringe. Everyone welcome. Free drop-in event hosted by The Cramond Association.'
7.30pm to 9pm | The Cramond Inn, EH4 6NP | FREE - More details here, shared by Anne Hay.
🌿 Move, Breathe & Be in Nature [Weekly]
Tue 21 April - 'Move, Breathe & Be in Nature - free weekly mindfulness sessions with Caroline McIntosh. Tuesdays from 21st April, 10-11am at Gracemount Mansion. No booking, no experience needed, all welcome. Connect to nature & relax. And stay for a cuppa after! ☕.'
10am to 11am | Gracemount Mansion Development Trust, EH16 6FD | FREE - More details here, shared by Jane Hartley, Gracemount Mansion Development Trust.
🏳️🌈 Queer Coworking in Edinburgh - Wed 22nd April in Leith
Wed 22 April - 'QUEER COWORKING EDINBURGH is for the LGBTQ+ community to get some work done in an inclusive space! Our next coworking day - Wed 22nd April 10am - 5pm Duncan Place, Leith Join us... we are a welcoming group for folks of all ages. Pre-booking is required.'
10am to 5pm | Duncan Place Community Hub, EH6 8HW - More details here, shared by Katie, Queer Coworking Edinburgh.
🗳️ Election Hustings on AI, Tech, and Society
Thu 23 April - 'How do we want AI and the digital economy to serve people, the economy, and society? This election hustings is a chance to put those questions to the parties seeking your vote. The event brings together politicians and experts for informed debate.'
6.30pm to 9pm | The Bayes Centre, EH8 9BT | FREE - More details here, shared by Daniel Winterstein.
👹 Fiends in the Furrows Film Festival
Thu 23 April - 'Fiends in the Furrows is a brand new folk horror film festival for Leith, brought to you by the peeps behind Cinetopia and Leith Kino. An eclectic and accessible programme awaits which explores folk horror in all it's myriad forms, runs 23-26 April.'
7pm to 11pm | Leith Depot, EH6 5DT | £6/8/10 - More details here, shared by Morvern Cunningham, Fiends in the Furrows Film Festival.
🌿 Men's Therapy Group - 10 x weekly sessions at LifeCare in Stockbridge [Weekly]
Fri 24 April - 'In collaboration with Edinburgh Blue Balls charity, Room for Therapy are running a FREE 10-week therapy group for men in Edinburgh to come together and explore their experiences in a supportive, confidential and professionally facilitated setting.'
1.30pm to 3.30pm | LifeCare Edinburgh, EH4 1JB | FREE - More details here, shared by Neil Hutchison, Room for Therapy.
😊 From Stress and Tension to Relief and Ease
Sat 25 April - 'From Stress and Tension to Relief and Ease - intro to the Sedona Method. 25-26th April. In this workshop, we'll release uncomfortable emotions and beliefs, and leave feeling freer and relaxed with tools to support you every day. We'll also have fun!'
10am to 5pm | The Salisbury Centre, EH16 5AB - More details here, shared by Yvonne Spence and Owen Donnelly.
🧀 Spring cheese making workshop
Sun 26 April - 'Join cheesemaker Kristen Allan at Elliott's, Sciennes Road, for a hands-on class where you'll craft feta, halloumi and mascarpone. Enjoy a delicious seasonal lunch, then head home with your homemade cheese and fresh inspiration for spring.'
10am to 4pm | Elliott's, EH9 1NX - More details here, shared by Kristen.
🧶 Adult Crochet Course [Weekly]
Thu 30 April - 'Join our 7-week crochet course, designed especially for beginners and those looking to build on their skills. Enjoy a friendly, relaxed atmosphere where you can learn at your own pace, gain confidence, and create beautiful pieces along the way.'
6.30pm to 8.30pm | Portobello Art School, EH15 1LR - More details here, shared by Emily Mason, Portobello Art School.
🗳️ Scottish Parliamentary Election Hustings for Edinburgh Southern
Thu 30 April - 'If you are a voter in Edinburgh Southern constituency, come and meet your election candidates! Questions can be emailed in advance. See the poster for details.'
7.30pm to 9pm | Edinburgh Greenbank Parish Church of Scotland, EH10 6ES | FREE - More details here, shared by a Minute reader.
🎶 The Tessera Quartet in Edinburgh: Dances, Birds & Fire
Fri 15 May - 'Join us for a wonderful candlelight concert filled with wonderful music by Dvorak, Sarasate, Bridge and more!!! Featuring American soloist Emmanuel Borowsky and the Tessera String Quartet, this is not one to be missed!'
7.30pm to 9.30pm | Stockbridge Parish Church, EH3 5BN | £25, £20 Concession - More details here, shared by Tessera Quartet.
🧠 Pint of Science [Daily]
Mon 18 May - 'Pint of Science is an annual worldwide science festival which takes place every May and brings researchers to your local pub or cafe to share their scientific discoveries with you.'
7pm to 10pm | Levels Cafe & Lounge, EH8 8FQ | £5 - More details here, shared by a Minute reader.
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👀 The most-visited links from the last newsletter:
- 💰 Council pauses 300% second home tax hike. [1,200 clicks]
- 🏡 Contemporary extension added to Sir Basil Spence-designed home. [800 clicks]
- 🐾 Edinburgh Dog and Cat Home charity 'considering future' at Seafield. [600 clicks]
- ☕️ New cafe and roastery opens in Leith. [550 clicks]
- 🗳️ Register to vote before 20 April. [500 clicks]
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