Local history

Locals gathered yesterday to celebrate the life and love of Agnes Maclehose (née Craig), who was born on 26 April 1758. 

A commemorative Red Wheel was officially unveiled today at the western gable end of Powderhall Stables on Broughton Road.

The Calton Hill Conservation Trust has arranged a series of events for locals looking at the archaeological potential of the area.

David Howie Scott, director of the popular Howie’s restaurants, wants to put a bronze plaque commemorating the 19t

The Royal Scots Regimental Museum’s annual outreach exhibition opened at Out of the Blue this morning. Depute Lord Provost Cllr Lezley Cameron (right) helped launch the event.

Constipation and baldness are not the exclusive preserve of Spurtle readers in 2025. 

Such travails – experienced singly or in tandem – have afflicted local residents since at least the mid-19th century, as evidenced by a recent archaeological find in the area.

Following a second round of public consultations in late November, we await with interest a new planning application from Ediston and Orion Capital Managers to develop the site bounded by Dundas Street, Eyre Place, King George V Park and Fettes Row/Royal Crescent.

We expect to see latest proposals for the New Town Quarter later this month.

Local resident, playwright, poet and Edinburgh's first makar Stewart Conn has lived alongside the disruptive demolition here since work began in 2022.

We're delighted to see the premises at 43 Leith Street back in active use. We covered their lease by Edinburgh Council to The Mother Black Cat Ltd back in June (Issue 340)

Local author Rosslyn MacPhail’s biography of her great great grandfather Captain John Orr (1789–1879) was published in October and will be launched later this month in Edinburgh Castle.