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Edinburgh notebook: ‘Rik Mayall was like Bad Santa to us’

Stand-up comic Red Richardson on his pedigree comedy childhood

The Guardian - UK

Lara Ricote: ‘I won the Funny Women award on a terrible day – I had gotten my hearing aids stuck in my ear’

The brilliant new stand-up is making her Fringe debut this month. She talks to Isobel Lewis about her Mexican heritage, discovering improv in Amsterdam and why she’s taking the financial risk of going to Edinburgh

The Independent UK

Edinburgh weather: Exact time thunderstorms to hit capital with warnings in place

Thunderstorms are also to be expected to continue into Monday August 15 and showers will remain throughout the day on Tuesday but no yellow weather warning for thunder and lightning will be in place.

Edinburgh Live

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The threats and warnings issued by your Edinburgh mum and dad back in the day

Many of the common threats and warnings that Edinburgh parents used to whip out have fallen out of fashion in recent years, and some for very good reason. We take a look at some of the 'classics'.

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh Fringe performer forced to wild camp as he can't afford city rent

Vash Pernikar, 33, has committed to living in a tent for the entirety of his Edinburgh festival run after he was unable to fork out for somewhere to stay for the month.

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh Fringe reviews: I admire Alan Cumming, but Burn is a comprehensive failure

WHERE would the Traverse Theatre’s Edinburgh festivals programme be without Irish writers, actors and companies? The most cursory consideration of…

The National (Scotland)

Amy Molloy is stunning audiences in This is Paradise for the second year running

THE strange, tentative Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2021 was drawing to a close. The social distancing at the eerily quiet Traverse Theatre was so…

The National (Scotland)

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Edinburgh Fringe becomes party central as LGBT shows make debut

TWO of the best parties in Scotland have landed in Edinburgh after theatre makers brought their new shows to the capital.

The National (Scotland)

Jerry Sadowitz Edinburgh fringe standup show axed due to complaints

Pleasance theatre cancels Scottish comic, saying his material ‘does not align with our values’

The Guardian - UK

Midlothian man films strange and unsettling creepy crawly in back garden

Jim Matson from Dalkeith was amazed by what he had discovered in his back garden and took to social media to ask locals for suggestions on what the creature could be.

Edinburgh Live

Controversial Edinburgh Fringe performer has show cancelled by venue bosses

Jerry Sadowitz is known for his controversial material but some audience members felt the performer had gone too far and complained to organisers about the content of his show.

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh bar forced to close on Sundays amid 'rising costs' and 'staffing' issues

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh reveller 'with no pulse' saved by quick thinking street volunteers

Street Assist responded to an incident at around 1am on Blair Street. A man was 'found to be rather intoxicated' but his health began to deteriorate and he stopped breathing.

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh man races from his own Greek wedding to perform in the Fringe

The pair's honeymoon will be their show in the Edinburgh Fringe, with Michael and Maria getting hitched in Greece just three days before their performance debuted.

Edinburgh Live

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The Independent UK

Boris Johnson only PM I’ve worked with who has disgraced the office – Sturgeon

Appearing at a panel event at the Edinburgh Fringe on Saturday, Ms Sturgeon tackled a number of issues.

Edinburgh Live

Disabled Edinburgh poet almost misses own Fringe event due to 'packed' tram

Rosalind Alexander said that she was unable to get on the tram at her home after the passengers were "packed like sardines" on the public transport. This meant they took up the disabled spaces.

Edinburgh Live

East Lothian nurseries close and children in hospital after 28 cases of E. coli detected

NHS Lothian has updated residents of the issue and have said that two nurseries in Haddington have been closed following an outbreak of E. coli in the town. A handful of children have required treatment in hospital.

Edinburgh Live

Kind Edinburgh local helps restore vandalised memorial bench after online appeal

After seeing an appeal on Facebook, a kind-hearted local has helped restore a vandalised memorial bench at Figgate park. He said he would do the same for anyone else.

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Edinburgh Live

We tried Dean Banks' new Edinburgh restaurant Dulse and it was five-star seafood experience

While Dean Banks' Pompadour is very much about fine dining, Dulse offers a celebration of Scottish seafood in a laid-back setting - and we very much recommend you book in.

Edinburgh Live

East Lothian cheesemonger could be named one of the nations best small businesses

Family run business in Haddington, The Cheese Lady, has been nominated as one of the just four finalists for the Small Independent Retailer of the Year award

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh Fringe show draws people by offering free tickets if you donate a plastic spoon

The new Fringe comedy has come up with a unique way of spreading the word and getting people in the doors. They are offering a free ticket to anyone who donates a very specific item

Edinburgh Live

An Edinburgh student has been left with just the clothes on her back after Southside fire

Emergency services raced to Franco's Fish and Chips in the Southside of the capital on August 8 after it caught fire. Unfortunately student Aimee has lost everything after the flames engulfed her flat above.

The Independent UK

Weather halts flyover by Red Arrows at Edinburgh Military Tattoo

There was disappointment as cloud cover led to the Red Arrows calling off the flyover.

Edinburgh Live

Heartless Edinburgh man conned terminally ill friend out of almost £500,000

The fraudster borrowed vast sums of cash to support his lavish lifestyle, including his home in Trinity which was valued at over £1 million and sending his kids to private school

The Guardian - UK

From Nope to She-Hulk: a complete guide to this week’s entertainment

Whether you’re jonesing for Jordan Peele’s next team-up with Daniel Kaluuya or Tatiana Maslany’s big green legal machine, our critics have you covered

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