Getting ready for the tattoo Over the next few weeks we will preview some of the eye-catching acts coming to Edinburgh. Against the iconic backdrop of Calton Hill, Edinburgh Military Tattoo performers from across the globe, strike heroic poses, capturing the essence of this year’s theme: The Heroes Who Made Us. The milestone event promises to […]
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Dining out: a taste of Brazil + latest openings
What’s in the Kitchen? Through the five senses – smell, hearing, vision, taste and touch – actor Eduardo Estrela leads an immersive storytelling show which celebrates the range and regional diversity of Brazilian cuisine, with dishes prepared by chef Alejandro Huerta and shared with the audience. Taking place during the Festival at Assembly Rooms, it runs from 31 July […]
Rolling out the barrel for new homes
Communal lounge at The McEwan A former brewery site in Edinburgh is turning into a thriving neighbourhood for modern rental living, says JULENA DRUMI Once one of Edinburgh’s busiest industrial areas, Fountainbridge thronged to the sounds and smells of brewing and the manufacture of rubber boots. The McEwans brewery and the North British Rubber Company […]
Housing reforms need firm foundations
Help for homebuyers must be accompanied by measures to increase the housing stock, says GREIG BROWN Rachel Reeves’ “Leeds Reforms” have landed with a bold promise: to reignite the UK housing market and help thousands of first-time buyers finally step onto the property ladder. With measures such as relaxed loan-to-income (LTI) caps and a permanent […]
Scotland dancing to Westminster’s tune
Labour is beginning to assert its policy agenda and is leaving Scotland at risk of playing catch-up, writes TERRY MURDEN On social media they call it colonisation. Creeping control of everything Scottish by the English establishment. A King Edward’s army for the 21st century ‘stealing’ the oil, gas and renewable energy from the earth and […]