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FeaturesResident Advisors: A Union Canal Swan
We catch up with one of Edinburgh's most attractive but intimidating residents: the radge swan that lives on the Union Canal Read more »| 21 Jul 2025 -
FeaturesThe Skinny Guide to Edinburgh 2025: Attractions and Green Spaces
Edinburgh is one of those cities that’s worth seeing just to see it – we’ve come up with the capital’s mightiest museums, its most breathtaking heights, and its most bewitching ruins Read more »| 19 Jul 2025 -
FeaturesResident Advisors: Rod White, Filmhouse
Rod White, the Programme Director at the newly reopened Filmhouse, gives us the lowdown on his favourite things about Scotland's capital city Read more »| 18 Jul 2025 -
FeaturesResident Advisors: Connie and Andy, Slow Progress
Top tips from Connie and Andy of Slow Progress Records & Coffee, a little shop on Blackfriars Street between the Royal Mile and the Cowgate with a lovely community events space out the back Read more »| 17 Jul 2025 -
FeaturesThe Skinny Guide to Edinburgh 2025: Coffee and Cafes
Maybe it’s a caffeine hit or a vitamin boost you're after. Below are our favourite coffee shops and juice joints in town Read more »| 17 Jul 2025 -
ArtResident Advisors: Edinburgh Art Festival
Kim McAleese and Eleanor Edmondson of Edinburgh Art Festival – the UK’s largest (and most fun) visual art festival – share some of their local knowledge Read more »| 16 Jul 2025
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FeaturesThe Skinny Guide to Edinburgh: Bars and Pubs
Edinburgh is a great pub city. Whether you’re after a quiet pint or a chic cocktail joint, it has you covered. Here are some of our favourite places to get a drink Read more »| 15 Jul 2025 -
FeaturesResident Advisors: The Portobello Bookshop
Booksellers at the seaside-adjacent The Portobello Bookshop discuss Edinburgh's hidden nooks and ways of escaping the Fringe Read more »| 15 Jul 2025 -
FeaturesResident Advisors: Craig Somerville, Leith Depot
Craig Somerville, Leith Depot venue manager and booker for Leith FAB Cricket Club, shares some local secrets Read more »| 14 Jul 2025 -
FeaturesResident Advisors: Christina Neuwirth, Lighthouse Bookshop
We chat with Christina Neuwirth, bookseller at beloved radical bookshop Lighthouse Bookshop, about their favourite Edinburgh things Read more »| 03 Jul 2025 -
FeaturesStar Power: Forever Edinburgh's Resident Rewards
Forever Edinburgh's Resident Rewards are a great way to make the most of your city – we take a look at their Star Rewards and Resident Rates Read more »| 03 Feb 2025 -
FeaturesMake The Most of Your City with Resident Rewards Edinburgh
Resident Rewards Edinburgh is the Forever Edinburgh programme designed to help Edinburgh residents make the most of their city – here's a look at what's on offer Read more »| 03 Dec 2024 -
Features15 Great Daytrips from Edinburgh
Have a day free? Keen to see more? There's a daytrip from Edinburgh for every taste – here are a few of our favourites Read more »| 16 Jul 2024 -
FeaturesThe Skinny On... a Random Highland Coo from Pollok Park
Plenty of stars have graced this interview column, but none of them could claim to be a bigger Scottish icon than the mighty Highland Coo. We went down to Pollok Country Park in Glasgow to speak to one of these coos Read more »| 16 Jul 2024 -
FeaturesThe Skinny Guide to Edinburgh: Green Spaces
We searched high and low (mostly high) to find you the best parks, gardens, hikes and hills for our 2024 Edinburgh Guide Read more »| 12 Jul 2024