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No not all things fashionable but rather the new companion is Cllr Howie’s life.

Topping and Co are the newest independent bookshop in town and they will open their doors on 29 September 2019 at 10.00am. Amid the piles of books and the cardboard boxes we spoke to the members of the Topping family who will run it.

The full council considered the plans to transform the city centre in Edinburgh giving priority to walking and ‘active travel’ They heard a deputation from Spokes the cycling campaigners and then passed the 10 year strategy.

The Oor Wullie Big Bucket Trail has been a lot of fun over the last couple of months but the statues are now in St Andrew Square for the farewell weekend

The residents and shopkeepers in Roseburn lodged a petition to demand that the council looks again at air pollution. In particular they want nitrogen dioxide levels on the south side of the street assessed since they believe they will be higher due to the canyoning effect in this space.

The Inner House of the Court of Session delivered a unanimous decision regarding the unlawfulness of prorogation. We spoke to Joanna Cherry the lead petitioner and Jolyon Maugham from the Good Law Project who are coordinating the crowdfunding to pay for the action.

Art Walk Porty runs from 7 to 15 September. Here we talk to some of this involved and the local MP Tommy Sheppard who was being shown round the Kilns on an art Walk.

All roads lead to Portobello to see the art created there Art Walk Porty is on from 7 to 15 September artwalkporty.co.uk

The issue of Brexit and the suspension of Parliament came to Edinburgh this week with an application to the Court of Session to stop it - even on a temporary basis. Here we speak to Ian Murray MP for Edinburgh South who is one of the 70 + petitioners.

Here we talk to some of the lovely people we met at the Fringe Meet the Media event. Get some Fringe inspiration here!

The Tartan Pimpernel by John Hughes and starring Graeme Dallas tells the story of Rev Donald Caskie Minister at the Scots Kirk in Paris during WW2

Talking to playwright Mark McAuley

This is the first instalment in a mini series of chats with the council leader at the end of another year in office.

Speaking to Dr Newman about the collaboration between RGBE and a new botanical garden in Laos near the former capital Luang Prabang

We spoke to David Dorward who is in charge of the planting of the oldest floral clock in the world. He told us what has been used this year

The Book Festival in Charlotte Square is a real highlight in August for anyone who loves reading. Here we speak to Nick about the news of a big new sponsorship, some of the big names and the problems they encountered last year of visas for authors and where they are in dealing with that now.

There is a very special bottle of whisky for sale this week at Bonhams and Martin tells us all about it here.

Stephen Salter explains to us here his work over two decades to combat climate change. He hopes that the Centre for Climate Change at Cambridge University might pick his Project for funding in the future. This is science made simple by a master educator!

Sir Sandy Crombie is someone who is quite well known in Edinburgh we speak to him here about his involvement with Cameron Hume where he was appointed chairman in October 2018.