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Stir of Wonder with Christmas Cooking Courses

By at October 23, 2018 | 3:29 am | 0 Comment

Stir of Wonder with Christmas courses at Edinburgh New Town Cookery School Edinburgh New Town Cookery School (ENTCS) has launched its always popular 2018 Christmas courses.  Whether it’s to get tips for festive entertaining or to learn a new skill, the range is ideal for cooking up a merry little Christmas.  This year’s December courses include everything from a

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Dynamic Earth welcomes Festival of Physics

By at October 18, 2018 | 11:49 am | 0 Comment

This October, five star visitor attraction, Dynamic Earth, is welcoming the Festival of Physics for three days of scientific fun and discovery.  From Friday 26 until Sunday 28 October, visitors of all ages are invited to celebrate the wonder of science in the inspirational setting of Dynamic Earth. The three-day festival is jam-packed with free events, science shows,

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Edinburgh Cocktail Week 2018

By at October 15, 2018 | 12:26 am | 0 Comment

15th October 2018 UPDATE - Grab your wristbands and a few £4 cocktails!  Edinburgh Cocktail Week is HERE! A Whisky Escape Room challenge, over participating 80 bars, a new Cocktail Village, a hidden Masterclass Hub, a Pornstar Martini Party, and distillery tours are just some of the highlights you can look forward to hopping between at next month’s Edinburgh

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Design a Dinosaur and More at Dynamic Earth

By at October 9, 2018 | 3:19 pm | 0 Comment

After the roaring success of ‘Designosaur’ this summer, five star visitor attraction, Dynamic Earth, is bringing dinosaurs back into the digital age for October half term.  From Saturday 13th October, visitors to the attraction will have the opportunity to design their very own dino, choosing everything from colour to camouflage, before having it brought to

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The ultimate runners’ sightseeing tour of Edinburgh

By at October 3, 2018 | 11:55 am | 0 Comment

The ultimate running tour of Scotland’s capital city, The Ultra Tour of Edinburgh (UTE), staged by Rat Race Adventure Sports, the UK’s largest operator of mass participation, urban and wilderness adventure challenges, returns for its second outing on Sunday 21 October 2018, with a few exciting changes to its 55km (approx. 34 mile) route.  From a Braveheart style

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Discover Edinburgh’s Past Cooking Tips from the 50’s

By at October 2, 2018 | 2:26 pm | 0 Comment

Discover Edinburgh’s Past with Pass It On Cooking Tips from the 1950's Do you ever wonder what Edinburgh might have been like during the 1950s? While WW2 had officially ended five years earlier in September 1945, the 1950s for Scotland and the UK was largely a period of recovery. Cities needed to be rebuilt and lives resumed. Rationing was still largely in place

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Young Musicians invited to St Mary’s Music School

By at September 28, 2018 | 5:31 pm | 0 Comment

If your child loves to sing, or plays a musical instrument exceptionally well, Scotland’s national music school would like to hear from you. The school, based in Edinburgh’s West End, is Scotland’s only independent specialist music school and takes pupils from all over Scotland and abroad, offering a world-class standard of music and academic education to musically

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7 things to do at night time in Edinburgh

By at September 27, 2018 | 12:07 am | 0 Comment

Sneaky Petes Edinburgh

Stuck in Edinburgh for the night? There are worse places to be. There is something for everybody in Scotland’s second city. Whether you fancy a night of clubbing or a trip to the theatre, we’ve got you covered. Edinburgh Nightclubs Edinburgh is well known for its nightlife, particularly in the Old Town part of the city. Sneaky Pete’s is a relatively small

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Local Artist Celebrates New Display At Holyrood

By at September 20, 2018 | 2:17 pm | 0 Comment

Local artist, Wilhelmina Barns-Graham celebrated with new display at Holyrood A selection of paintings by Wilhelmina Barns-Graham , CBE, one of Britain’s most significant 20th century modern artists has gone on public display at the Scottish Parliament. The paintings by the St. Andrews-born painter, printmaker and colourist Wilhelmina Barns-Graham (1912 – 2004)

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The Hub Offers A True Taste Of Scotland

By at September 11, 2018 | 1:01 pm | 0 Comment

Edinburgh’s stunning landmark venue, The Hub, showcases its Scottish hospitality with the re-launch of a new ‘Taste of Scotland’ gala dinner package.  The new menu, designed for a minimum group of 100, offers a distinctly Scottish taste with the modern touch you would expect in one of Edinburgh’s finest restaurants. The Hub’s head chef, Denis Zominy, created

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