Need to make repairs to your tenement?

POSTED ON August 24, 2025

ORGANISING repairs in an Edinburgh tenement building can be tricky.

ORGANISING repairs in an Edinburgh tenement building can be tricky.

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Sparks, Drones and Light: The Future of Festivity in Edinburgh

POSTED ON August 15, 2025 BY James Garry

Spectacle without smoke: the future of festivity in heritage cities

Spectacle without smoke: the future of festivity in heritage cities

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Is Edinburgh Becoming a 20-Minute City? Urban Ideals vs. Local Realities

POSTED ON August 7, 2025 BY James Garry

Edinburgh has many ingredients for 20-minute living

Edinburgh has many ingredients for 20-minute living

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Unfinished Ambitions: Festival Visions and Edinburgh’s Cultural Infrastructure

POSTED ON August 1, 2025 BY James Garry

Unfinished ambitions shape festival future

Unfinished ambitions shape festival future

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Seventy-Two and Counting: What Do We Really Want for the Royal Mile?

POSTED ON July 28, 2025

It’s a number that’s hard to ignore. As of this year, there are at least 72 tourist gift shops operating along the Royal Mile. That’s more than one for every 25 metres of one of the most historic streets in Europe. For a thoroughfare that links a royal palace to an ancient fortress, framed by centuries of civic and cultural …

It’s a number that’s hard to ignore. As of this year, there are at least 72 tourist gift shops operating along the Royal Mile. That’s more than one for every 25 metres of one of the most historic streets in Europe. For a thoroughfare that links a royal palace to an ancient fortress, framed by centuries of civic and cultural …

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Graffiti in the Capital: Blight or Expression?

POSTED ON July 18, 2025 BY James Garry

We need to distinguish between vandalism and visual storytelling

We need to distinguish between vandalism and visual storytelling

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We Are Hiring- Director of The Cockburn Association

POSTED ON July 10, 2025

The Cockburn Association is welcoming applications for the role of Director. 

The Cockburn Association is welcoming applications for the role of Director. 

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We Are Hiring- Director of The Cockburn Association

The Cockburn Association is welcoming applications for the role of Director. 

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Chair’s 150th AGM Speech

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“How will Edinburgh look in 1949, or in 2049? Periods far off to us; but they will arrive; and those who live then will wonder how any other periods were cared for”.

“How will Edinburgh look in 1949, or in 2049? Periods far off to us; but they will arrive; and those who live then will wonder how any other periods were cared for”.

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Let the People Sing: The Enduring Spirit of the Greater Craigmillar Festival

POSTED ON June 6, 2025 BY James Garry

These initiatives enrich Edinburgh’s cultural landscape and strengthen the bonds that unite us

These initiatives enrich Edinburgh’s cultural landscape and strengthen the bonds that unite us

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Al Fresco Edinburgh: Balancing Outdoor Dining with Heritage Conservation

POSTED ON May 30, 2025 BY James Garry

At its core, this debate is about the purpose of Edinburgh’s public realm

At its core, this debate is about the purpose of Edinburgh’s public realm

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