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Positive, sustainable changes. Live well locally. #streetsNOTroads
🚲FREE e-bike & e-cargobike hire: sw20.info
🛠️Tool Library: @sw20etl
🏃♀️Helped setup: Kids Park Run @ Hailes Quarry Park
📍#Edinburgh
Positive, sustainable changes. Live well locally. #streetsNOTroads
🚲FREE e-bike & e-cargobike hire: sw20.info
🛠️Tool Library: @sw20etl
🏃♀️Helped setup: Kids Park Run @ Hailes Quarry Park
Pinned
Strange yellow ball spotted in the sky.
February 15, 2026 at 11:41 AM
The Western Approach Road should be housing, a tree lined park or public transport only.
It’s the very definition of 1970s #Motornormativity.
It’s the very definition of 1970s #Motornormativity.
Am always wary of this crossing on the Western Approach Road, but yesterday took it to a new level.
At least we have speed and power limits on ebikes, though.
#TheyDriveAmongUs
At least we have speed and power limits on ebikes, though.
#TheyDriveAmongUs
February 14, 2026 at 5:27 PM
The Western Approach Road should be housing, a tree lined park or public transport only.
It’s the very definition of 1970s #Motornormativity.
It’s the very definition of 1970s #Motornormativity.
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What a glorious day for the Edinburgh Disc Golf Community to be installing the new Disk Golf baskets all ready for the rest of the course to be finished soon.
Great to see another sport using our local parks.
What about a Community Council VS Edinburgh Disk golf match?! 🥏⛳
Great to see another sport using our local parks.
What about a Community Council VS Edinburgh Disk golf match?! 🥏⛳
February 14, 2026 at 2:51 PM
What a glorious day for the Edinburgh Disc Golf Community to be installing the new Disk Golf baskets all ready for the rest of the course to be finished soon.
Great to see another sport using our local parks.
What about a Community Council VS Edinburgh Disk golf match?! 🥏⛳
Great to see another sport using our local parks.
What about a Community Council VS Edinburgh Disk golf match?! 🥏⛳
Strange yellow ball spotted in the sky.
February 14, 2026 at 10:36 AM
Strange yellow ball spotted in the sky.
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Confirmation that Kingsknowe Road North closed to vehicles, Wed,Thurs,Fri this week as they complete safety improvements on this key route to Longstone Primary and Hailes Quarry Park. 👍
February 11, 2026 at 11:47 AM
Confirmation that Kingsknowe Road North closed to vehicles, Wed,Thurs,Fri this week as they complete safety improvements on this key route to Longstone Primary and Hailes Quarry Park. 👍
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Grassroots jazz at the Juniper Green Note in Baberton Golf Club. Next gig John Settle and Victor Estevez, 5 March 2026. Footage from a previous Juniper Green Note night — the atmosphere is the point. Tickets greennote.club #grassrootsjazz #edinburghjazz #junipergreennote #edinburghgigs #edinburgh
February 10, 2026 at 8:34 AM
Grassroots jazz at the Juniper Green Note in Baberton Golf Club. Next gig John Settle and Victor Estevez, 5 March 2026. Footage from a previous Juniper Green Note night — the atmosphere is the point. Tickets greennote.club #grassrootsjazz #edinburghjazz #junipergreennote #edinburghgigs #edinburgh
Happy third birthday @edinburghminute.com! 🎂 🥳 🎉
🌤️ Good morning Edinburgh. Tuesday’s headlines: Bus catches fire, new 118 'affordable' homes at Western Harbour, local social enterprise jobs + the Minute's third birthday
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Photo by @tomduffinphotos.bsky.social
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Photo by @tomduffinphotos.bsky.social
February 10, 2026 at 7:27 AM
Happy third birthday @edinburghminute.com! 🎂 🥳 🎉
A family day out with the SW20 community eCargobike.
🚲 23+ miles over 2.5 hours and average speed of 9mph.
You’d struggle to do that in a bus or car, let alone have that much fun doing it!
🚲 23+ miles over 2.5 hours and average speed of 9mph.
You’d struggle to do that in a bus or car, let alone have that much fun doing it!
February 6, 2026 at 8:15 AM
A family day out with the SW20 community eCargobike.
🚲 23+ miles over 2.5 hours and average speed of 9mph.
You’d struggle to do that in a bus or car, let alone have that much fun doing it!
🚲 23+ miles over 2.5 hours and average speed of 9mph.
You’d struggle to do that in a bus or car, let alone have that much fun doing it!
“A great start to the new year on the Water of Leith. OK, it's been a bit grey & wet but it's not stopped lots of wildlife appearing”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=k44W...
Great link by the @edinburghminute.com
www.youtube.com/watch?v=k44W...
Great link by the @edinburghminute.com
February 5, 2026 at 1:21 PM
“A great start to the new year on the Water of Leith. OK, it's been a bit grey & wet but it's not stopped lots of wildlife appearing”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=k44W...
Great link by the @edinburghminute.com
www.youtube.com/watch?v=k44W...
Great link by the @edinburghminute.com
Happy hirers of the free community e-bike.
A family day out to Cramond.
A family day out to Cramond.
February 1, 2026 at 10:57 AM
Happy hirers of the free community e-bike.
A family day out to Cramond.
A family day out to Cramond.
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A different view from the norm for our volunteers today up at Poets Glen.
Although not on the walkway, its an extension that provides a car free route into the Pentlands. Thus a good rake off of leaves done to improve the route.
Although not on the walkway, its an extension that provides a car free route into the Pentlands. Thus a good rake off of leaves done to improve the route.
January 30, 2026 at 1:39 PM
A different view from the norm for our volunteers today up at Poets Glen.
Although not on the walkway, its an extension that provides a car free route into the Pentlands. Thus a good rake off of leaves done to improve the route.
Although not on the walkway, its an extension that provides a car free route into the Pentlands. Thus a good rake off of leaves done to improve the route.
Big potential expansion.
January 30, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Big potential expansion.
End of January blues? Come hire a machine that will make you smile.
All for free.
All for free.
January 30, 2026 at 8:16 AM
End of January blues? Come hire a machine that will make you smile.
All for free.
All for free.
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🌤️ Good morning Edinburgh. Today’s headlines: Bid to boost city phone signal, drivers' DIY lane at Sheriffhall, community paper marks 50 years + a rare winter opening at Hopetoun House
⏰ Edinburgh’s ad-free local news: www.edinburghminute.com/the-edinburg...
Photo: @tomduffinphotos.bsky.social
⏰ Edinburgh’s ad-free local news: www.edinburghminute.com/the-edinburg...
Photo: @tomduffinphotos.bsky.social
January 28, 2026 at 7:33 AM
🌤️ Good morning Edinburgh. Today’s headlines: Bid to boost city phone signal, drivers' DIY lane at Sheriffhall, community paper marks 50 years + a rare winter opening at Hopetoun House
⏰ Edinburgh’s ad-free local news: www.edinburghminute.com/the-edinburg...
Photo: @tomduffinphotos.bsky.social
⏰ Edinburgh’s ad-free local news: www.edinburghminute.com/the-edinburg...
Photo: @tomduffinphotos.bsky.social
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☔️ Good morning Edinburgh. Tuesday’s headlines: Weather warning for rain / snow, thousands raised for fire-hit charity, memorial plan for American hero + Edinburgh Leisure invites you to join Victorian Pool Crawl
⏰ Edinburgh’s ad-free local news: www.edinburghminute.com/the-edinburg...
#edinburgh
⏰ Edinburgh’s ad-free local news: www.edinburghminute.com/the-edinburg...
#edinburgh
January 27, 2026 at 7:21 AM
☔️ Good morning Edinburgh. Tuesday’s headlines: Weather warning for rain / snow, thousands raised for fire-hit charity, memorial plan for American hero + Edinburgh Leisure invites you to join Victorian Pool Crawl
⏰ Edinburgh’s ad-free local news: www.edinburghminute.com/the-edinburg...
#edinburgh
⏰ Edinburgh’s ad-free local news: www.edinburghminute.com/the-edinburg...
#edinburgh
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Our editor Rachael and a friend are setting up Edinburgh Trash Club (edinburghtrashclub@gmail.com). Their first pick is at Marine Esplanade, 11am, Saturday 7 February. Please turn up with gloves, and a picker if you have it. Pub after! (What3words location: ///client.rang.strut). :)
January 25, 2026 at 1:13 PM
Our editor Rachael and a friend are setting up Edinburgh Trash Club (edinburghtrashclub@gmail.com). Their first pick is at Marine Esplanade, 11am, Saturday 7 February. Please turn up with gloves, and a picker if you have it. Pub after! (What3words location: ///client.rang.strut). :)
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The thread about the Great Edinburgh Beer Duty Fraud: Boiling the Wort and Cooking the Books
It was 3AM on Christmas morning 1933 when - after a long and cold stakeout - not Santa but three agents of His Majesty's Customs & Excise entered the renowned Bell's Brewery on the Pleasance and caught the…
It was 3AM on Christmas morning 1933 when - after a long and cold stakeout - not Santa but three agents of His Majesty's Customs & Excise entered the renowned Bell's Brewery on the Pleasance and caught the…
The thread about the Great Edinburgh Beer Duty Fraud: Boiling the Wort and Cooking the Books
It was 3AM on Christmas morning 1933 when - after a long and cold stakeout - not Santa but three agents of His Majesty's Customs & Excise entered the renowned Bell's Brewery on the Pleasance and caught the brewers in the act of working illicitly. They didn't yet know it but the trio had just uncovered the UK's largest ever duty fraud, one with a record that would not be broken for decades to come. So ended the Great Edinburgh Beer Duty Fraud. And so also begins its story, the story of a company set up by Victorian venture capitalists in "An Alcoholic Haze of Ambition" and which had to struggle through 40 years of economic hardship only to decide that criminality was a course of action preferable to watering down their famously strong beer.
threadinburgh.scot
January 24, 2026 at 6:45 AM
The thread about the Great Edinburgh Beer Duty Fraud: Boiling the Wort and Cooking the Books
It was 3AM on Christmas morning 1933 when - after a long and cold stakeout - not Santa but three agents of His Majesty's Customs & Excise entered the renowned Bell's Brewery on the Pleasance and caught the…
It was 3AM on Christmas morning 1933 when - after a long and cold stakeout - not Santa but three agents of His Majesty's Customs & Excise entered the renowned Bell's Brewery on the Pleasance and caught the…
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First full winter of having the benefit of these new lights in Hailes Quarry Park. Made a big difference connecting residents to bus services on what was a very dark, uninviting connection from Murrayburn Rd to Longstone St. It was a long detour round if you didn't want to cut through the park. 👍
New solar hybrid lighting installed in Edinburgh parks
The city council says Edinburgh is the first UK city to use this type of lighting in parks.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 23, 2026 at 9:32 AM
First full winter of having the benefit of these new lights in Hailes Quarry Park. Made a big difference connecting residents to bus services on what was a very dark, uninviting connection from Murrayburn Rd to Longstone St. It was a long detour round if you didn't want to cut through the park. 👍
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But without Edinburgh Minute I'll have no choice but to believe Edinburgh Live's forecast of Week Of Heavy Snow As Temperatures Plummet
Probably no newsletter tomorrow (Thurs 22 Jan). Just getting over illness. Will aim for usual output to land on Friday morning at 7am 📮 - Michael
January 22, 2026 at 8:45 AM
But without Edinburgh Minute I'll have no choice but to believe Edinburgh Live's forecast of Week Of Heavy Snow As Temperatures Plummet
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Quick reminder for the drop in session today between 10am and 2pm at the Greenway Garden.
Help us build a Lego Microhub 🧱 and take a closer look at the designs for the adventure playground 🛝
There will be coffee and tea to keep our hands warm ☕🧱
Help us build a Lego Microhub 🧱 and take a closer look at the designs for the adventure playground 🛝
There will be coffee and tea to keep our hands warm ☕🧱
January 21, 2026 at 9:06 AM
Quick reminder for the drop in session today between 10am and 2pm at the Greenway Garden.
Help us build a Lego Microhub 🧱 and take a closer look at the designs for the adventure playground 🛝
There will be coffee and tea to keep our hands warm ☕🧱
Help us build a Lego Microhub 🧱 and take a closer look at the designs for the adventure playground 🛝
There will be coffee and tea to keep our hands warm ☕🧱
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Atkins Realis will be returning to The New Kingsknowe function room on Thursday 29th January from 4 - 7pm to give residents and stakeholders the opportunity to discuss the concept designs they have prepared. The designs will go live on the 29th on the website.
January 21, 2026 at 8:13 AM
Atkins Realis will be returning to The New Kingsknowe function room on Thursday 29th January from 4 - 7pm to give residents and stakeholders the opportunity to discuss the concept designs they have prepared. The designs will go live on the 29th on the website.
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Just chillin'
The Water of Leith
Balerno, Edinburgh
The Water of Leith
Balerno, Edinburgh
January 10, 2026 at 12:43 PM
Just chillin'
The Water of Leith
Balerno, Edinburgh
The Water of Leith
Balerno, Edinburgh
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The Cycling Gardeners of Edinburgh are looking for new gardeners for their team for the 2026 season www.cyclinggardeners.co.uk/opportunities
Love gardening and cycling? Maybe this could be your dream job 😉
Love gardening and cycling? Maybe this could be your dream job 😉
Opportunities | The Cycling Gardeners of Edinburgh
The Cycling Gardeners employ experienced and friendly gardeners to be part of their team.
www.cyclinggardeners.co.uk
January 20, 2026 at 9:51 AM
The Cycling Gardeners of Edinburgh are looking for new gardeners for their team for the 2026 season www.cyclinggardeners.co.uk/opportunities
Love gardening and cycling? Maybe this could be your dream job 😉
Love gardening and cycling? Maybe this could be your dream job 😉