Breaking news in this week's Edinburgh Culture Minute: The National Galleries of Scotland has just announced it will close venues during proposed staff strikes. The National, Modern and Portrait galleries are affected, along with shops and cafes. www.edinburghminute.com/edinburgh-cu...

Edinburgh Culture Minute 🪩 5 - 11 August 2026

First weekend of the Fringe, NGS to close venues during strikes, dynamic pricing warning, how to get phone signal, Graham Norton tickets + National Centre for Music seeks Creative Producer

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🌤️  Good morning Edinburgh. Today’s headlines: New bus routes to beat George Street gridlock, Princes Street reopening timeline extended, galleries staff to strike on Friday + monthly Water of Leith wildlife update ⏰ Edinburgh’s ad-free local news: www.edinburghminute.com/the-edinburg...

Anyone in Edinburgh see/hear any thunder, lightning or hail today? If so, when & where?

Careful of the bike racks at Morrisons on Ferry Rd, Edinburgh - a couple of them can be lifted right out of the paving. #EdTravCyc 🚲 🔐

☔️  Good morning Edinburgh. Tuesday’s headlines: Princes St summit, 'new contender for world's worst cycle lane', Trainspotting musical cancelled + Shed of the Year winner in Morningside ⏰ Edinburgh’s ad-free local news: www.edinburghminute.com/the-edinburg... Photo: @tomduffinphotos.bsky.social

NEW: The Scottish Government has issued a verdict on an appeal regarding an AI data centre on the outskirts of Edinburgh 🔗 www.thenational.scot/news/2...

🪩 In this week’s Edinburgh Culture Minute newsletter: Week Zero: Your guide to 800+ Fringe preview shows, how to be first in the Summerhall Sauna Theatre, a bumper Book Fringe programme + happy birthday Umbrella Vinyl www.edinburghminute.com/edinburgh-cu...

Edinburgh Culture Minute 🪩 29 July - 4 August 2026

Week Zero: Your guide to 800+ Fringe preview shows, how to be first in the Summerhall Sauna Theatre, a bumper Book Fringe programme + happy birthday Umbrella Vinyl

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🚧 BREAKING NEWS: This section of Princes Street is expected to remain closed until mid-August. 💊 Boots on Princes Street will be able to re-open from the weekend. 🚎 Bus diversions via Queen St and George St to continue. 🚊 And still no trams to Leith for at least 3 more weeks.

🌤️  Good morning Edinburgh. Today’s headlines: Council considering 'moving trams by road', trams saga 'destroyed trade in Leith' + £20k raised in under 24hrs for murdered mum's family ⏰ Edinburgh’s ad-free local news: www.edinburghminute.com/the-edinburg... Photo: @tomduffinphotos.bsky.social

🌤️  Good morning Edinburgh. Monday’s headlines: Overnight works in race to get North Bridge open, new Fringe ticket lottery system, nearly 1,000 university workers leave jobs + emotional night as King's Theatre reopens ⏰ Edinburgh’s ad-free local news: www.edinburghminute.com/the-edinburg...

The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Monday 27 July 2026

Overnight works in race to get North Bridge open, new Fringe ticket lottery system, nearly 1,000 university workers leave jobs + emotional night as King's Theatre reopens

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🔊Calling #Edinburgh: 5th Aug, Dynamic Earth, @astronomyedinburgh.bsky.social and I will be joining forces for a day of free activities to get you ready for the 90% partial solar eclipse 6pm-8pm 12th August! 👩‍🔬🔭🧪 Big thanks to @iop.org for funding the event 🥳 ℹ️: dynamicearth.org.uk/event/get-re...

Astronomical Society of Edinburgh@astronomyedinburgh.bsky.social · 2w ago

www.astronomyedinburgh.org/event/partia... We'll be holding an event on Calton Hill to view the partial solar eclipse on 12th August. We'll have some solar telescopes with us and lots of eclipse glasses so that people can view the eclipse safely. Remember THE SUN IS DANGEROUS TO OBSERVE.

Princes Street update: Every 'slight gust' of wind is delaying everything 📬 www.edinburghminute.com/princes-stre...

Princes Street update: Every 'slight gust' of wind is delaying everything

Who will pay? The council says it will try to bill the former Debenhams building owners. But transport leader wishes they could: 'Just knock the building down'.

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👀 Not for the first time, the Figgate Burn in Portobello ran bright green yesterday. Thanks to a kind Minute subscriber for sharing the photo. I asked around and discovered it’s a widely used dye testing process, which uses luminous tracer dye (often green) to check drainage system connections.

🌤️  Good morning Edinburgh. Friday’s headlines: Hunt for pickpocket gang, tourist tax begins today, King’s Theatre re-opening dress rehearsals + why Figgate Burn went Ghostbusters green ⏰ Edinburgh’s ad-free local news: www.edinburghminute.com/the-edinburg... Photo: @tomduffinphotos.bsky.social

🌤️  Good morning Edinburgh. Thursday’s headlines: Plea for extra bus stops, Argyle House plans scaled down, the 'disturbing pattern' behind Holyrood Park fires + Neighbourgood Gardens opens today at Ross Bandstand ⏰ Edinburgh’s ad-free local news: www.edinburghminute.com/the-edinburg...

🪩 In this week’s Edinburgh Culture Minute newsletter: This must be the place for last minute David Byrne tickets, how to beat festival decision-fatigue, Sauna Theatre revealed, calls for tourist tax exemption + Arab Strap return to the Liquid Room 📬 www.edinburghminute.com/edinburgh-cu...

Edinburgh Culture Minute 🪩 22 - 28 July 2026

This must be the place for last minute David Byrne tickets, how to beat festival decision-fatigue, Sauna Theatre revealed, calls for tourist tax exemption + Arab Strap return to the Liquid Room

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🌤️  Good morning Edinburgh. Wednesday’s headlines: Fringe shows move as fire cancels George St pedestrianisation, bus stops axed from North Bridge + new list of 100+ child-friendly pubs ⏰ Edinburgh’s ad-free local news: www.edinburghminute.com/the-edinburg... Photo: @tomduffinphotos.bsky.social

🌤️  Good morning Edinburgh. Tuesday’s headlines: Crags fire risk continues for 'days', plea for Leith trams return, Causey traffic island revamp is closer + bakery forced to change name ⏰ Edinburgh’s ad-free local news: www.edinburghminute.com/the-edinburg... Photo: @tomduffinphotos.bsky.social

🔥 Monday 2pm Edinburgh fire update: Fire on the Crags has started up again. This video was kindly shared by a Minute subscriber, who says firefighters appear to be focussing on stopping it from spreading over to Arthur’s Seat. Footage corroborated and verified.

🌋 Monday midday update on the Salisbury Crags fire from from Holyrood Park managers at HES: “As a precaution, Queen’s Drive and the Galloping Glen remain closed while the @scottishfirerescue.bsky.social continues to assess the area." [1/6] 📸 Photos from Sunday evening shared by subscriber Heather.

🌤️  Good morning Edinburgh. Monday’s headlines: Crags fire burns 12-hours overnight, another Porty beach safety warning, Princes Street fire building update + Josh Kerr breaks men's one mile world record ⏰ Edinburgh’s ad-free local news: www.edinburghminute.com/the-edinburg... Photo: Adam Johnston

Better news: the fire has died down this morning. Fire crews have been on site all night:

Ella@ellatasm.bsky.social · 2w ago

And on the south side of Salisbury Crags. Edinburgh

Radical Road on fire. Fire crews hosing it. Edinburgh

Arthur’s Seat in Edinburgh is on fire. Heartbreaking for the birds and wildlife that live there. Hopefully the emergency services have it contained and all remain safe.

1am update: Photo of the fire on the Crags in Edinburgh by Minute subscriber Adam Johnston.

11.30pm update: The sky over Edinburgh is lit up by flames as fire burns on the Salisbury Crags. It’s been burning since 6.30pm. Thanks to Minute reader Kathryn for sharing this. There will be a 7am update in Monday’s free newsletter. Stay safe folks.

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🌊 Clu*ter *uck 🏰@clutter-muck.bsky.social · 2w ago

Salisbury Crags

Time to get out of here… #wildfire #holyroodpark

Holyrood Park fire latest. You can just see the blue lights of the fire tender on the Radical Road

🔥 Large fire just now on Salisbury Crags (not Arthur’s Seat, as some media outlets are reporting). 🚒 The @scottishfirerescue.bsky.social service is in attendance. The first report was at 6.38pm. 📸 Thanks to a kind Minute subscriber for sharing this video. DMs always open. - Michael