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Edinburgh and East Lothian's best beaches within one hour of Fringe venues

We all love the Festival Fringe and everything that it has to offer but sometimes it can all be a bit too much with large crowds and pricey pints. So to allow you to get some peace, we have created a list of some of the regions best beaches.

Edinburgh Live

Homebase garden furniture randomly bursts into flames and sets mum's house on fire

The mum was petrified when her new rattan garden furniture burst into flames but believes her bulldog pooch saved the family’s life when he alerted them to the danger

Edinburgh Live

The real reason some Edinburgh New Town tenements have their windows boarded up

Commonly, people often think the practice of concealing windows links back to a 1696 tax called the window tax, and some inventive tax-dodging by the property owners of the day.

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New Edinburgh delicatessen selling sweet, savoury and gourmet products to open soon

Anna's Delicacies is due to take over the former Digital Axis grocers, repair shop and newsagents on Earlston Place, with a colourful blue mural being painted over the metal shutter to tease passers by.

Edinburgh Live

Missing man from Edinburgh who 'may have been barefoot' traced safe and well

Michael Meehan, 41, vanished from Rose Street in the city centre on Thursday afternoon but has now been found.

Daily Record

Edinburgh local and world's most pierced woman hits out after Festival Fringe license decision

The Edinburgh local first broke the world record back in 2000, when a Guinness World Records official examined her and found 462 piercings on her body, including 192 on her face

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh man who may be barefoot with sunburnt blisters on face reported missing

Police Scotland have now appealed for any information that could help police track him down as they are concerned for his health and well-being, having not been seen in two days

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Edinburgh nursery play hut next to popular beach 'destroyed for firewood'

Civerinos at Portobello took to Twitter to report the incident, saying that the local nursery hut was vandalised for firewood to burn on the beach during the heatwave last week

Edinburgh Live

Midlothian police issue warning amid 'abusive and dangerous' behaviour at local dam

Officers say kids as young as ten-years-old, during the hot weather, have been jumping into the water at the dam on the South Esk river near Lothianburn, Newtongrange, which they say is dangerous and putting lives at risk

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh strippers told they can keep their job - as long as they keep their clothes on

City of Edinburgh Council deputy leader Mandy Watt claimed that the strip clubs would be able to remain open if they did not tell their workers to strip off.

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh dad saves stranger's wedding after finding bride's dress abandoned at airport

Stephanie Caprez was reunited with her custom gown just hours before tying the knot at the Royal Botanic Garden in Edinburgh thanks to efforts of kind-hearted Graeme Reid.

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From Where the Crawdads Sing to Uncoupled: a complete guide to this week’s entertainment

Whether you’re partial to a swampy murder-mystery based on a bestseller or a divorce drama with Neil Patrick Harris, our critics have you covered for the next seven days

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Scots dad saves stranger's wedding after finding bride's dress abandoned at Edinburgh Airport

Stephanie Caprez was reunited with her custom gown just hours before tying the knot at the Royal Botanic Garden in Edinburgh thanks to efforts of kind-hearted Graeme Reid.

Daily Record

Edinburgh Morrisons brought to a standstill to pay tribute to 'loving' dad

Peter Owens Gilbertson sadly passed away at the Western General Hospital on Thursday June 23. His memory was celebrated by family, friends and colleagues earlier this week.

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Breathtaking Edinburgh five-bed West End home hits market for £1.1million

The property contains a whopping five bedrooms along with an additional five bathrooms. It was once home to a renowned Scottish author and is on the market for £1,100,000.

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh Zoo vulture escapes during visitor event and hides out in hospital tree

The turkey vulture decided to take a trip out of the zoo and visit thier neighbours at the Spire Murrayfield hospital where it spent the night up a tree before being returned home to its enclosure.

Daily Record

Traffic halted in Edinburgh after skip lorry gets stuck under a bridge

Pictures and video shared on social media show the skips on the lorry's flatbed had appeared to collide with the bridge, bringing the entire vehicle to a halt.

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh Deliveroo driver filmed on wrong side of road as police investigate

Police Scotland have confirmed that they are investigating an incident where a Deliveroo driver was recorded travelling into oncoming traffic during a terrifying video.

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Landlords’ greed will ruin the Edinburgh festival

Letter: The costs are not merely going to turn away the talent, but also the punters, writes Tim Walker

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh weather: Capital set for thunderstorm after UK heatwave

The Capital - alongside the rest of the UK - have just had a heatwave which saw temperatures soar to 40C in some places. And as the city cools down, weather forecasters have said what we can now expect.

Edinburgh Live

The Fringe, Fame and Me documentary surrounding Edinburgh festival to air in August

A new documentary on the history of the Fringe Festival as it marks its 75th anniversary, told by the stars who first found fame at the Edinburgh Fringe.

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh rejects BT digital hubs as pledge made to clean-up "revolting" phone boxes

A councillor called on BT to 'stop holding the council to ransom over the use of public space' and remove dilapidated payphones across the city.

Edinburgh Live

Reckless East Lothian driver overtakes taxi on blind bend in terrifying near-miss

The video shows the red Toyota Yaris driver pulling out into the right hand side of the road on a narrow country lane before driving along the wrong side of the road in an attempt to overtake a black cab in front.

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh Festival Fringe: Cheap hotels for under £100 a night as found by us

If you're looking to stay in Edinburgh for a night during the Festival Fringe, you need to prepare yourself for the hiked up prices and limited options as the countdown to one of the biggest arts festivals is on.

Edinburgh Live

Hibs owner Ron Gordon in scathing SPFL verdict as he labels hierarchy 'foolish' over Edinburgh derby

The Hibs owner was far from happy with his club's first home game of the season being scheduled against their city rivals and even less so with the decision makers.

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