The Edinburgh Reporter February 2023

EDINBURGH’S FREE LOCAL NEWSPAPER...A CAPITAL READ FROM START TO FINISH February 2023 Last dance A tragic loss Love is in the air ...

2 NEWS Editorial About us... We write about news relating to the Edinburgh area. If you have any news, or if you would like to s ...

3 By PHYLLIS STEPHEN MUSICIANS GATHERED in Edinburgh to maintain pressure on the BBC who plan to make cuts to jazz and other pro ...

4 NEWS Balancing the books We asked all the finance spokespeople on the council to do some forward financial planning THIS MONTH ...

55 Council concerns Students on fast track to Singapore F The interim Director of Corporate Services set a red flag on spending ...

6 POLITICS HUGH FINDLAY CONSERVATIVE Findlay is currently the Chair of the Edinburgh Conservative Association, and he stood in t ...

77 All good things... Patrons past and present bid a sad farewell to The Atik (AKA The Cav) By STEPHEN RAFFERTY SINCE ITS HEYDAY ...

8 NEWS Poarty heroes By PHYLLIS STEPHEN A NEW CHAIR has been appointed by the Board of Trustees at The Queen’s Hall. Dr Nigel Gr ...

99 By KIRSTY LEWIN HAVE YOU EVER wanted to sit down while walking in Edinburgh? Or been with someone who’s needed to? Your shopp ...

10 JOHN PREECE, who was “our” photographer for more than a decade, was an integral part of The Edinburgh Reporter team, and we a ...

11 Debbie Anderson invites you to take yourself back to your childhood with traditional jars of sweets in her shop. Chewits and ...

12 FEATURE VALENTINE’S GUIDE Just for the love of it On Valentine’s Day there are many things to do to show your loved one how m ...

Steve Corran 13 two hours and you have to book on The Cauldron website. It costs £44. each and includes a glass of Prosecco or a ...

14 Some people say this is the best view they’ve seen of the new St James Quarter and hotel ...

By STEPHEN RAFFERTY SWIMMERS ARE lapping up a Finnish-style sauna after plunging into the icy waters on Portobello beach. Soul W ...

16 FOOD AND DRINK CAFE REVIEW: Artisan Roast By Charlie Ellis CROSSWORD Compiled by David Albury ACROSS 4 Alcoholic drink distil ...

17 I FEEL I’VE BEEN rather tardy to the Ka Pao party and can’t count how many times its been recommended to me. After dining the ...

A MAJOR retrospective exhibition of work by Bridget Ievers Cox at Summerhall runs until 5 March 2023 Charles MacLean, the whisky ...

19 CULTURE • LITERATURE • EVENTS • MUSIC • MUSEUMS... 12TH: In 1624, George Heriot, goldsmith to Anne of Denmark, wife of King J ...

20 FEATURE WEST END LOVE TOKEN Tale with a It’s a... Twist Above, a recent photo of 1 Belford Road and, inset, interesting artis ...