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A new cocktail bar is set to shake up Edinburgh’s West End when it opens its doors to the public on Tuesday 15 September. Understory plans to bring a ‘five-star dive bar’ experience to the capital, led by former Bramble manager, Sam Baxendale and The Rutland Hotel’s head of bars, James Grant. Sam has over 20 years’ experience of leading some of Edinburgh’s top venues, including Monteiths and Bon…
A new cookery school for Edinburgh kids is to open in Morningside on Sunday 31 August. Based at neighbourhood venue, McLarens on the Corner, ‘Cook Stars’ will offer a year-round programme of cooking and baking workshops for children aged 2-17 years, as well as weekly classes for toddlers. Cook Stars will provide hands-on classes for small groups of youngsters to prepare their own dish from scratch…
Sponsored Property portal, ESPC, has revealed Edinburgh’s best performing rental postcodes in the second quarter of 2026, highlighting where buy-to-let investors are achieving the strongest returns. Using the newest rental data from Citylets, alongside ESPC’s latest house-price analysis, the portal has identified the areas that delivered the most attractive rental yields between April and June…
Law firm and estate agent, Watermans, has welcomed two legal trainees to its office in Glasgow. Fyza Aslam and Hussain Iqbal join the 23-strong dispute-resolution team to begin their two-year legal traineeship, where they will handle their own caseload and gain first-hand litigation experience. John Dillon, director and head of dispute resolution at Watermans, said: “Glasgow has a strong pool of…
Edinburgh-based roofing firm, Hallmark Roofing, has been shortlisted in the Best Use of Heritage Roof category at the Pitched Roofing Awards 2026, recognising the company's specialist conservation roofing work on a historic property in North Berwick. The family-run roofing company specialises in heritage and conservation work, with particular expertise in traditional Scottish slate roofing and…
Bathroom specialist, Wholesale Domestic, has promoted Anne Scullion to head of commercial, as it brings its sales, marketing, brand, e-commerce and three Scottish showrooms within one commercial function, to continue its focus on growth and enhancing customer experience. Anne joined the company in December 2020 as marketing manager and has progressed through the business since then, becoming…
Shepherd Chartered Surveyors has set a closing date of noon on Wednesday 26 August on a rarely available standalone industrial unit with office accommodation in Coatbridge, for sale. Located 10 miles east of Glasgow and 35 miles west of Edinburgh, within North Lanarkshire, Coatbridge benefits from strong transport links with the M8 motorway nearby, offering connectivity to Glasgow city centre,…
Edie Chaw and Tarek Hydara Estribio, both 11 years old, are being celebrated by YMCA Edinburgh for driving change. Both children, residents of Cables Wynd House in Leith and active members of youth-led advocacy groups supported by the charity, are leading the charge in helping develop their neighbourhood for the better. Edie and Tarek are active participants in several of YMCA Edinburgh's…
Hardies Chartered Surveyors has acquired Glasgow-based, quantity-surveying practice, Storrier & Donaldson, in a private deal. The acquisition sees Storrier & Donaldson owner Robert Currie join Hardies as consultant partner, with his team relocating to the Glasgow city-centre offices of affiliated chartered-surveying firms Shepherd and Hardies. Founded more than 50 years ago, Storrier & Donaldson…
A Grassmarket sports bar has been named as the official away hub for Edinburgh Rugby when it hits the road again this season. The Black Bull is teaming up with Edinburgh Rugby once again to bring the Hive Stadium roar to the heart of the city, marking the third year of the partnership. With its city-centre location, eight high-definition sports TV screens and ability to host up to 260 guests at…
A fast-growing lettings and property-management firm is targeting record revenue after completing its first acquisition, as it accelerates its expansion across the Central Belt. Dwello Property has purchased the lettings business of Thomson Residential Ltd – a deal that marks a major milestone for Dwello, which has grown quickly since opening its Byres Road office in spring 2025 and its Edinburgh…
More than half (54 per cent) of Scottish businesses plan to increase investment in AI to upskill their workforce in the coming year, according to research from the Bank of Scotland Business Barometer. Of those increasing investment, 34 per cent expect to spend between £25,000 and £100,000, while 29 per cent expect to spend between £100,000 and £250,000. Just under half (48 per cent) of the…
Family attraction, SuperPark, opens its first UK location, in Glasgow, on 27 August. The new 30,000 ft² multi-activity, multi-generational, indoor park, based within Frasers Plus Braehead, enables parents to join in activities with their children. SuperPark is part of a global indoor leisure and recreation concept founded in Finland in 2012. Glasgow is its 29th park, joining others in Finland, the…
Data-centre specialist, DataVita has secured a debt facility of around £300m, to expand and build two data centres in the North Lanarkshire AI Growth Zone, following a £202m financial guarantee from the National Wealth Fund. The facility has been raised with participation from a syndicate of five lenders. The investment will expand DataVita’s existing DV1 data centre and fund the construction of a…
According to Savills, the office markets in Edinburgh and Glasgow saw combined take-up of 497,665 sq ft in the first six months of the year, up 15.3 per cent on the same period in 2025. Glasgow accounted for approximately 60 per cent of deals, with the 300,280 sq ft transacted a significant increase on previous years. The figure is 61 per cent higher than the five-year average for the city, and 14…
A Fife entrepreneur has built an award-winning, allergen-free food business that is now expanding across Scotland, with ambitions for wider UK growth. Megan Murrie, founder of Glenrothes-based Nakey Bakey, launched the company after years of living with endometriosis and a nut allergy that left her frustrated by the lack of allergen-free, naturally made and low-sugar products available in…
Channel 4’s primetime property programme, Location, Location, Location is looking for house hunters in and around Edinburgh for the new series. Fronted by presenters and property experts Kirstie Allsopp and Phil Spencer, the pair head all across the UK to help buyers in search for their dream home. The programme has been a fixture on the channel’s schedule for over 20 years. For its next series…
Leith’s new, French wine bar and bistro, Chez Bernard, has officially opened its doors, on The Shore. Launched by partners and wine experts Jonathan Heredia and Isla Mosquera on 1 August, the bar is a tribute to Jonathan’s grandfather, Bernard. Jonathan spent many summers near the Atlantic coast of France, with his grandfather, which is where his appreciation for a traditional, French ‘long lunch’…
The weekend is coming up. Edinburgh is heaving with tourists, stag and hen dos and Festival visitors, and you’re longing for some peace and quiet. But you’ve had your summer holiday – so where do you go for a quick escape? You head for the Borders, where the sheep outnumber the 116,840 people living here, all spread across 4732 km², compared with more than half a million (531,370) people in…
