Month: June 2026

Edinburgh is set to become one of the first local authorities in the country to introduce widespread restrictions on mobile phone use in schools, with the new rules taking effect at the start of the academic year in August. Under the policy, pupils across the city’s secondary schools will be expected to keep phones switched… Continue reading Edinburgh Schools to Restrict Mobile Phones from August

Edinburgh has been named the cleanest city in Scotland, scoring 92.8 per cent in the latest national cleanliness assessment — the capital’s highest mark in more than five years. The score, drawn from inspections of streets, parks and public spaces across the city, places Edinburgh comfortably ahead of every other Scottish local authority. Council officials… Continue reading Edinburgh Named Scotland’s Cleanest City

Foodies Festival is set to return to Inverleith Park in Edinburgh from 7 to 9 August, marking the 21st year of the touring food and music event. This year’s edition announces a large line-up of TV celebrity chefs and chart-topping music acts, combining cookery demonstrations with live performances across the weekend. The festival has become… Continue reading Foodies Festival returns to Inverleith Park with TV chefs and live music

The inaugural Leith Food Festival arrives at Leith Links this summer, with a full cookery theatre programme now confirmed. The Cookery Theatre will host nine separate demonstrations across the event, delivered in partnership with host Barry Bryson, head chef and director of the Michelin Guide-listed Barry Fish restaurant. The line-up brings together local chefs and… Continue reading Leith Food Festival debuts with Michelin-listed chef leading cookery theatre

Eat Out Edinburgh returns in 2026 with a diverse mix of restaurants, cafés and bars spread across Princes Street, George Street, St Andrew Square and the St James Quarter. City favourites including Dishoom, Hawksmoor, Contini and Sushisamba are among the venues taking part, alongside a string of new additions joining the line-up this year. The… Continue reading Eat Out Edinburgh 2026 brings the city’s best restaurants to the centre

Scottish singer-songwriter Wave Of The Flood will celebrate the release of her debut album, FortyFive, with a launch performance at the Pianodrome in Bruntsfield on Saturday 13 June 2026. The rising folk artist, one of a new wave of acoustic acts emerging from Edinburgh’s grassroots music scene, has spent the past two years writing and… Continue reading Edinburgh folk artist Wave Of The Flood to launch debut album at Pianodrome