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Quirky Games For Kids at Edinburgh Castle

Edinburgh Castle is hosting a Quirky Quiz in Feburary and March where younger visitors can "discover the bizarre side" of the attraction.

Rare Drawings Aired in National Gallery's "Red Chalk: Raphael to Ramsay"

Edinburgh will be seeing red next month when the Scottish National Gallery on the Mound opens a new exhibition exploring the versatile and striking drawing medium of red chalk.

Forth Rail Bridge Viewing Platform Being Planned

Network Rail are apparently planning to put a 300 foot high viewing platform on the Forth Rail Bridge.

Hogmanay Festival Opens With Record Turnout For Torchlight Procession

Record crowds, and torches sell-out for the Torchlight Procession, but tickets are still available for the Street Party tonight.

Edinburgh Forecast Is For A Warm Christmas

Christmas tree in Charlotte Square, Edinburgh New Town

This year's Christmas weather is shaping up to be very different from the heavy snowfall and icy conditions of last year.

The Rollercoaster: A Walk in the Pentlands

The Pentland Hills Regional Park on the edge of Edinburgh is a great place for visiting throughout the year.

Bawbag Takes Web By Storm

The high winds in Edinburgh are now easing, with transport and schools expected to be back on a normal footing tomorrow. Bawbag is receding.

Edinburgh Restaurants: Ten Pound Challenge

Irene takes the £10 challenge - hunting out 10 Edinburgh restaurants where she can eat a good, two-course meal for under £10.

Edinburgh Airport Warns Of St Andrew's Day Delays

Edinburgh Airport is warning passengers that there may be some delays for passengers travelling on 30 November, St Andrew's Day, due to a strike by

Edinburgh International Festival Announces Double Helping of the Bard For 2012

The Edinburgh International Festival announced that next Summer's programme will include a double-helping of the Bard - a comedy and a tragedy.<

The Usher Hall: the World's Best Concert Hall

VisitScotland’s inspectors have been making anonymous visits to the Usher Hall this year. Because of its exceptional facilities, acoustics and customer service they have granted the concert hall a rare but much deserved 5 stars.

Edinburgh Trams Will Stop at Haymarket

Tram works on Princes Street (June 2009)

The Edinburgh tram line will now only go from Edinburgh Airport to Haymarket after Labour and Conservative Councillors today voted to rescind an earlier decision to continue the line to St Andrew Square.

The Robert Burns Experience Review

Fringe 2011: Andrew and Jock of the Robert Burns Experience

A Burns Supper in August may seem a daft idea, but that's the essence of The Robert Burns Experience held in Monteith’s restaurant on the High Street.

Whither Now For the Forest?

Freewheeling arts collective The Forest have put out a strongly worded press release expressing how "stunned" they are at the decision to remove them from their venue at the end of the run of the Fringe.

How's Your Festival Going?

Fliering in dressing gown on Middle Meadow Walk

We're around about the half-way mark of the Edinburgh Fringe (if you include preview dates), and I thought it would be a good time to take stock of how this year's Festival is going.

Art Review: David Mach - Precious Light

David Mach - The Agony and The Ecstasy, Precious Light

The City Art Centre unveiled its latest exhibition at the end of July, the David Mach RA RSA presentation Precious Light: a celebration of the King James Bible 1611-2011, an exhibition in sculpture and collage. There is also an exhibition of historic Bibles, in particular the King James Bible which is celebrating its 400th anniversary this year, and a demonstration of how the English-language bible has so influenced how and what we say in every day speech.