Edinburgh Streets: 80% will have 20mph speed limit

20mph limit

The City of Edinburgh Council today passed plans for more than 80% of Edinburgh’s roads, including the whole of the city centre, to have a 20mph (32kph) speed limit. Details of the costs, sign posting, and enforcement measures that will be required for the change are due in a report in March 2015. Work on the…

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Ennio Marchetto: Pure delight

Ennio Marchetto as Eminem

Ennio Marchetto Pleasance Courtyard (Venue 33), The Pleasance 22:30, July 30 – Aug 10, Aug 12-15 WATCHING JESUS CHRIST morph into Conchita Wurst is a thing you won’t easily forget. And a panda turning into Alex Salmond is also quite an arresting site. Set all this to music with slick lighting, a bang-on follow spot, tight-as-a-drum switches…

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Welcome to Edinburgh

It’s August again. The world’s come to Edinburgh. [map address=”1 North Bridge, Edinburgh” type=”satellite” width=”100%” height=”400px” zoom=”14″ scrollwheel=”yes” scale=”yes” zoom_pancontrol=”yes”][/map]

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Witness a resurrection live on stage

Christine Bovill’s PIAF The Famous Spiegeltent, George Street 20:30, Aug 8th-11th & 21st-25th THE OFFER is enticing – an evening of Edith Piaf’s music in The Famous Spiegeltent on George Street. What is delivered in a fantastic venue, are astounding vocal and musical performances that evoke the tragic French singer’s life in an almost hyper-real way.…

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Twittering about The Edinburgh Festival as of March 20, 2013

Anna__Tucker: @Natashamccabe oi cabby pooh, Tom and sue cassan invited me to go and see them in Edinburgh festival in summer. Come with me? 2013-03-20 08:11:06 · Reply · View GarryPlatt: BBC News – George Street will close for Edinburgh Festival Fringe http://t.co/IQVTyYe2Pf #edfringe 2013-03-20 08:03:20 · Reply · View uk_: Edinburgh Festival Fringe Guide…

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Twittering about The Edinburgh Festival as of March 19, 2013

edfringe: @averagefood We did a Storify of some people’s recommendations last year, which you might find interesting http://t.co/8tFc6tNC2N 2013-03-19 12:58:34 · Reply · View MetropolisOpera: RT @operafuture: RT @theoperaboys: Edinburgh Festival announces new Machover commission Phillip Glass Laurie Anderson & PATTI SMITH http://t.co/LzyODbt6Fb 2013-03-19 12:51:38 · Reply · View operafuture: RT @theoperaboys: Edinburgh Festival announces…

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Twittering about The Edinburgh Festival as of March 18, 2013

unofficialNBW: Edinburgh Festival flotilla planned: FOLLOWING the successful tenth anniversary flotilla celebrations on the L… http://t.co/ETOGs3vCwV 2013-03-18 13:54:43 · Reply · View kentishwizard: .@MartinPilgrim1 will be at the Edinburgh Festival this year, and he recent supported Russell Howard. So go on, and follow him! 2013-03-18 13:21:10 · Reply · View Minotaur_Man: @RobertMBall It’s in August,…

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Twittering about The Edinburgh Festival as of March 17, 2013

MikePClarkson: Death Ship 666 – our play we’re taking to Edinburgh Festival, like to keep updated – #titanic #parody http://t.co/Qjty86PjIv 2013-03-17 12:02:27 · Reply · View horseypotato: @plzjustleave @PhilisAmazing I have edinburgh festival which I go to a lot and Dan and Phil have been in the past :c 2013-03-17 11:57:43 · Reply · View…

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Twittering about The Edinburgh Festival as of March 16, 2013

KitchenForty: RT @edfoc: We are adding new events to the Edinburgh Festival of Cycling programme all the time http://t.co/G0XfiH5YFI 2013-03-16 13:55:43 · Reply · View csabian: Edinburgh festival 2013 to celebrate art and technology http://t.co/kvL9cjHjMJ via @kutefineart 2013-03-16 13:53:40 · Reply · View Joysci: Technology Meets Art at Edinburgh festival 2013 http://t.co/W8hTOFrwTu including Leonardo da…

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Twittering about The Edinburgh Festival as of March 15, 2013

miss_scribbler: RT @neilmwebb: @whitespacers Edinburgh-based creative agency working with @edfringe #culturegeek http://t.co/R1Qrx4ThEQ 2013-03-15 13:52:44 · Reply · View neilmwebb: @whitespacers Edinburgh-based creative agency working with @edfringe #culturegeek http://t.co/R1Qrx4ThEQ 2013-03-15 13:51:54 · Reply · View miriamattwood: GAH. It’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe – not the other way round, the BIG @edfringe bugbear. #Culturegeek 2013-03-15 13:48:13 · Reply…

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