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Scottish cultural magazine The Skinny saved from closure
After announcing it would cease publication due to financial pressures, the Edinburgh-based magazine The Skinny has been saved by arts char…
Sir Sean Connery's family to open new film-making centre in Edinburgh
The Sean Connery Foundation is partnering with the National Film and Television School to launch a new training hub in the actor's hometown…
Five people including a baby rescued from Edinburgh flat fire
Firefighters rescued four adults and a baby from a block of flats in the Muirhouse area of Edinburgh after a fire destroyed the building's …
Barbican Conservatory to share 2,000 plant cuttings before three-year restoration
The Barbican Conservatory is giving away 2,000 plant cuttings to the public ahead of its scheduled closure for a £231m renovation in Januar…
Major General Sir Nils Olav the penguin set to become a father at Edinburgh Zoo
Major General Sir Nils Olav, the mascot of the Norwegian King's Guard, is expecting his first chick after his partner Connie laid an egg at…
Visitors can now see Edinburgh Zoo's newborn pygmy hippo, Piper
Following successful trial periods, Edinburgh Zoo has opened its hippo house to the public so visitors can see the calf, Piper, exploring h…
Edinburgh Zoo confirms four-month-old anteater pup is a boy
Keepers at Edinburgh Zoo have confirmed that Snoot, an anteater pup born in April, is a male following his first health check. As a vulnera…
Endangered pygmy hippo calf born at Edinburgh Zoo
A pygmy hippo calf has been born to parents Otto and Gloria at Edinburgh Zoo, arriving earlier than keepers had expected. The calf is curre…
Edinburgh Zoo pygmy hippo Gloria gives birth hours after pregnancy announcement
Staff at Edinburgh Zoo were surprised when pygmy hippo Gloria gave birth to her calf just hours after the zoo publicly announced her pregna…
Photographs of Edinburgh's housing schemes by the late Sandra George go on public display
After Sandra George passed away in 2013, her family discovered an archive of 80,000 photographs documenting life in Edinburgh's housing sch…
London Museum to reopen in Smithfield with late-night DJ sets and social spaces
After a decade of development, the London Museum will reopen in November within two restored market halls in Smithfield. By hosting dinner …
First capybara born at Edinburgh Zoo in 18 years
A baby capybara has been born at Edinburgh Zoo, marking the first time the species has been successfully bred in Scotland in nearly two dec…