STORIES: THE ROYAL EDINBURGH MILITARY TATTOO 2023

As the curtain closes on another successful Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo, Rosie Morton reflects on this year’s Show. THE skirl of the Lone Piper reverberated around the Esplanade, taking 2023’s Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo to a poignant close.  The haunting drone echoed through the 8,800-strong audience and beyond. All eyes gazed up at the piper’s…

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Biggest search for Nessie – from home

THIS weekend will mark the largest search for the Loch Ness Monster – with Nessie hunters taking part from their homes around the world. The search on 26 and 27 August is billed as the largest for more than 50 years. A global audience is taking part thanks to video cameras set up along the…

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Fringe Review: Il Wol Dang

Megan Amato reviews Il Wol Dang at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. BEFORE interviewing Il Wol Dang, I had been intrigued by their beautifully simplistic poster with their slogan “Come and Take a Dreamy Nap”. Further research led me to their Spotify account with a setlist that combines traditional Korean and western instruments in a captivating…

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Fringe Review: Stampdown Comedy Night

Richard Bath reviews Stampdown Comedy Night at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. SHOCKINGLY shite. Truly execrable. Peerlessly rubbish. In quarter of a century of attending numerous comedic shows at each Fringe, I’ve seen some right old tosh. Yet nothing comes close to matching the sheer teeth-grinding horror of this mind-sappingly puerile waste of time and money…

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Edinburgh and Glasgow most expensive student cities

EDINBURGH has topped a league table as the UK’s most expensive city for students for the second year running, with Glasgow in second place. NatWest bank’s student living index, which was published this morning, showed that students in Scotland’s capital have a monthly term-time income of £1,453 – the lowest of all the cities ranked…

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Women’s piping and drumming survey extended

THE National Piping Centre has extended the deadline for women to take part in its survey about their experiences of piping and drumming. The survey, which was launched in April, has received 240 responses so far. The centre has now extended the deadline for submissions until 8 September. News of the extension came as the…

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Fringe review: My Neighbours Are Kind Of Weird

When entering a venue for an hour-long self-proclaimed witty and wry look at millennial culture, with a side salad of hypocrisy and narcissism, one arrives with a heavy heart. One was wrong though. This was a thoroughly enjoyable comedic excursion that fused universally good performances from all five young actors, and some admirably taut script-writing…

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Outlander stately home set to host Wondrous Woods trail

A stately home which featured in hit TV series Outlander is set to host Scotland’s sensational illuminated trail Wondrous Woods. The event has found a new home at Gosford House in East Lothian and will take visitors  along a 1.5km route of beautifully-lit trails through ancient woodlands. It starts at Gosford’s enchanting Lily Pond and…

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