Alternative Edinburgh

A local's guide to Scotland's capital city. Discover Edinburgh's hidden gems and get tips and news you won't get elsewhere!

[Alternative Edinburgh @AlternativeEdin]

The Grapes is an artsy bar in #Edinburgh's hip southside district. The shabby chic exterior is echoed inside, where you can sample an extensive vegan cocktail menu while enjoying the bohemian ambience. A must-visit for #freshers

[Alternative Edinburgh @AlternativeEdin]

@walkers_crisps you were two packets short in my @waitrose delivery!

[The Green Party @TheGreenParty]

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[Alternative Edinburgh @AlternativeEdin]

@StephenFlynnSNP Did you bend his ear at the Spectator's summer do?

[Alternative Edinburgh @AlternativeEdin]

"Journalists" risking people's safety getting home at night by tweeting an article from last year, and keeping it up for clicks after being informed

[The Herald @heraldscotland]

'The Herald is taking on the capital'

Meet The Herald's new Edinburgh correspondent @donaldturvill

[Scotland’s Story @80_mcswan]

The Highland Clearances, are well documented sadly the same cannot be said of the the Lowland Clearances
The activities in the Lowlands from 1760 to 1820 is a vital part of Scottish History that must be told. Lanarkshire for example parish records show that the rural population

[The City of Edinburgh Council @Edinburgh_CC]

Roseburn to Union Canal is officially open!

@cllr_jenkinson was joined by @FionaHyslop and @SustransScot alongside local schoolchildren and representatives of the Dalry community at the launch today🚲🚶🧑‍🦽

Find out more on our website: https://t.co/OT8C05LGJ8

[Broughton Spurtle @theSpurtle]

Gardener's Cottage and Lookout restaurants have permanently closed. Website thanks patrons for 'all your support over the years'. Tough times: customers with less disposable income; increased ingredient prices; fuel-intensive kitchens with increased energy costs. Where's next?

[Alternative Edinburgh @AlternativeEdin]

With Ed Davey going for Xmas no. 1, brief Colinton/Fairmilehead Lib Dem councillor Louise Spence could do the same with all her free time. But which song should she cover?

Artists:
The Cheeky Girl
Bay City Pollers
Barefaced L(ad)ies
D.E.M.

[Alternative Edinburgh @AlternativeEdin]

Lib Dems announce two local candidates for second Colinton/Fairmilehead by-election

[Alternative Edinburgh @AlternativeEdin]

What better society to live in as a *liberal* *democrat* than Dubai?

[Dr Scott Arthur MP (Edinburgh South West) 🌍🌈🌹 @DrScottArthurMP]

I understand that the Lib Dem who won the Colinton, Oxgangs and Fairmilehead election last week is moving to Dubai... so there may be ANOTHER by-election. It will be a double, as the local SNP Cllr also resigned on Monday.

This is a shambolic disgrace - I hope the Lib Dems will cover the cost of the by-election.

Labour has just issued the statement below.

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Cllr Stephen Jenkinson, Senior Labour Councillor and campaign manager for Labour in the recent by-election said

“The Libdems ran a very deceptive campaign in Colinton/Fairmilehead and it now seems they also ran a very deceptive candidate.

She conned her party, her activists but worst of all she conned the people who voted for her.

No one will trust a Libdem leaflet or a libdem candidate here ever again.

Thankfully, we are well served by two excellent Labour MPs here and when we go back to the polls in January we can elect a hard working Labour Councillor who will be committed to Colinton/Fairmilehead and who will work tirelessly to represent them in the City Chambers.”

ENDS

[Alternative Edinburgh @AlternativeEdin]

How about this AI-rtist's impression of a coo taking tea with the late Queen in front of what appears to be her own funeral cortege? Tastefully positioned above another with curlers in taking a pat in a human toilet. Which perhaps sums it up aptly

[Secret Edinburgh - urbex, street art, indie shops @SecretEdin]

Harry Potter was not written here.
#Leith

[Alternative Edinburgh @AlternativeEdin]

BBC reporting on independence still as accurate as ever:
"almost one in four (39%) of 16 to 24-year-old respondents said they would back Yes"
Plus ça change.

https://t.co/IJBdLn98gU

[Alternative Edinburgh @AlternativeEdin]

The Paris games are drawing to a close. See you all for the Wintry Olympics and Paralympics at Riyadh 2026!

[Alternative Edinburgh @AlternativeEdin]

Seeing Oasis in Edinburgh next year? Hotels are around £500/ night, but why not stay in a flat in Pilton for just £2,500! https://t.co/iU3BolF8XV

[Alternative Edinburgh @AlternativeEdin]

Fascinating as it is to read about golfers practicing the week before a tournament, I would rather the BBC's golf correspondent had been at the Scottish Open to cover Bob MacIntyre's home victory.

https://t.co/BDu9jfk9Zk

[Alternative Edinburgh @AlternativeEdin]

Stories @BBCSport is promoting ahead of Bob MacIntyre's home victory at the Scottish Open:

-Scotland's deterioration and problems from weeks ago
-Nine euros and six Wimbledon
-Irish and NZ rugby union
-An unrelated golf story from Thursday at the Renaissance Club.