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The local news website for Edinburgh. Online, in print, audio and video. We cover all the news about the capital of Scotland that we can get our hands on.

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Council Leader Adam McVey talking to us about funding for community groups 30.05.2019 3:04

The council leader read our story about Forever Young which has had its funding slashed by 84%. He explained that the administration had wanted to deal with community funding in Locality networks but their political opponents had put a stop to that.

The 73rd Edinburgh International Film Festival programme was launched today 29.05.2019 2:52

We spoke to Mark Adams who is the Artistic Director of EIFF about the Edinburgh angle of the programme. First you hear part of CEO Ken Hay’s speech

Speaking to Alyn Smith MEP 26.05.2019 3:24

On the night when votes were being counted in Edinburgh in the European Parliamentary Election 2019

Speaking to Claudia Escobar Y/Our Linen Stories 24.05.2019 7:42

Claudia is a fashion designer and her linen finished off in Newhaven Harbour will be on display at Custom Lane this weekend. Here she tells us about it.

Speaking with Cllr Lesley Macinnes and Daisy Narayanan about City Centre Transformation 16.05.2019 4:31

The council begins a six week consultation on 20 May 2019 on plans to radically alter traffic movement in the city centre.

Speaking with the owner of Summerhall Robert McDowell 16.05.2019 4:12

I tried hard to talk to him about the Festival offering at Summerhall but Mr McDowell wants you all to hear about the talk he is giving there on 23 May. Listen up!

Danny MacAskill is on the Fringe 18.04.2019 7:05

Danny MacAskill is bringing his Drop and Roll Tour to the 2019 Fringe. Here we talk to him about his career and the influence of Edinburgh on it.

Leith Walk by-election 2019 11.04.2019 2:44

Chief Executive of the council Andrew Kerr explains the Single Transferable Vote System.

Talking with Scottish politicians visiting America 05.04.2019 8:18

Linda Fabiani and Liam McArthur are in New York to represent The Scottish Parliament at the New York City Tartan Day Parade.

Ceilidh Band Whisky Kiss are off to New York Tartan Day Parade 05.04.2019 13:01

Here we speak with Iain McPhail qnd Murray Fergusson of the Band about what they will do in New York this weekend.

Pete Irvine - author of Scotland The Best 22.03.2019 9:16

The 13th edition of Pete Irvine’s essential book Scotland the Best has just been published. Here we find out his modus operandi and his new finds.

Ian Murray MP 22 March 2019 22.03.2019 11:01

We caught up with Ian Murray MP on a flying visit to Edinburgh in between a busy week at Westminster and the People’s vote March in London tomorrow

Speaking with the Music Director of the RSNO 21.03.2019 8:49

The music and venues have now been chosen for the second season when Thomas Sondergard is Music Director of RSNO - and here we try to get him to sing......

The Quaich Project 21.03.2019 4:32

The new fundraising drive for the replacement for The Ross Bandstand in West Princes Street Gardens has a new name. It is now called The Quaich Project and an animation film is released today featuring a voiceover by actor Iain Glen.

Catching up with Christine Jardine MP 02.03.2019 7:40

Brexit and clean air!

At Careers Hive 2019 27.02.2019 8:32

Careers Hive is a yearly week-long free event run by Edinburgh Science Learning and it’s on this week. Today we spoke with a couple of young STEM professionals who will be addressing the young people about how to get on in a STEM-based career

Talking Trams and transformation with the Transport Convener 22.02.2019 9:21

Two of the council’s big projects will be considered at next weeks Transport and Environment Committee. We spoke to Cllr Lesley Macinnes about taking the tram to Newhaven and also making radical changes to the way we get about in the city centre.

Transforming the city centre 22.02.2019 0:38

Ahead of the council papers relating to the City Centre Transformation Project being published later today we spoke with Transport Convener Lesley Macinnes who told us what it will mean for Edinburgh.

All aboard the tram... 22.02.2019 9:12

After the City of Edinburgh Council budget meeting on Thursday 21 February we spoke with Conservative councillor and group leader, Iain Whyte. The Tories has a plan in their alternative budget proposal to ditch the tram project and take the special dividend from Lothian the city’s bus operator, and spend that money on schools instead. Here he explains his position on Trams and what their proposal...

The Edinburgh Reporter speaks with June Peebles CEO of Edinburgh Leisure 19.02.2019 6:11

This week the council sets its budget for spending in the coming year. They have proposed some cuts to the funding they will give to Edinburgh Leisure which is an arms length company. All will be revealed on Thursday but we spoke to the CEO to find out what she thinks about it.

Scotland for a People’s Vote 18.02.2019 9:10

The campaign group Scotland for a People’s Vote held a press conference in Edinburgh to explain that they have growing confidence in achieving such a vote

Cllr Work speaking about the Mayor of Contalmaison 09.02.2019 1:57

The mayor of Contalmaison Patricia Leroy has died. Here we spoke to Cllr Norrie Work who knew her.

Today’s news from the capital 07.02.2019 8:34

Today there was a full council meeting at the City Chambers and we were there for some of it and managed to get a word with a small number of elected representatives.

The Transformation of the National Museum of Scotland is complete 06.02.2019 8:20

The transformation of the Museum has taken 15 years and has cost £80 million. Now the last three galleries open on 8 February.

HippFest takes place in March 06.02.2019 3:12

The silent film festival has lots on offer including a film screened in a railway station.