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  My name-that-tune rendition of Baker Street’s instrumental break isn’t going well.   Nellie the Elephant? Coronation Street theme tune?   Unfortunately, the autopilot on my...

The Food Foundation had intended to open the new online market in late April but decided to bring forward the launch to provide a service that will support locals, especially those who are...

Abernethy-based potato supplier Branston has created a range of new roles, including team leaders, machine operatives, forklift truck drivers and engineers. James Truscott, managing director at Branston,...

Fans of the tonic wine will be disappointed to hear the the production of Buckfast has been halted due to the ongoing coronavirus crisis. The official statement from Buckfast was posted on social media, and...

The 7.4 % abv amber ale takes inspiration from the world of Scotch whisky distilling and has been matured in Islay single malt quarter cask barrels. ‘Islay Whisky Cask’ is the first of five limited...

As classic cocktails go, the Margarita was relatively late to the party. While stalwarts like the Old Fashioned, the Manhattan and the Daiquiri had been throwing shapes since the 19th century, the Margarita...

The classic sign, which reads "surgical instrument makers", will now remain as part of the frontage of the new venue on Forrest Road. Posting on Twitter, in response to a query from Edinburgh Spotlight, the...

  An editor once asked me to start rating restaurants out of five according to how dog-friendly they were.   Two points might mean, we allow them in, but there will be no petting permitted,...

At a time normally when the people of Edinburgh are either tucked up in bed or heading out for a night on the tiles, a solitary figure turns the key in a door, heading into a property on Great Junction...

Some restaurants have a soft opening, this place had a very hard one. I passed it on the bus on the first night, and it was stowed out, with a red carpet and fire jugglers on the pavement. According to...