The UK’s top spots for fish and chips have been revealed – and it seems nowhere is better than a chippy in East Lothian. East Coast, on Musselburgh’s North High Street, shared top spot with the Fish Lounge in London after a recent study by Betway. And that’s not all – Edinburgh’s own #Fish, on Marchmont Road, also claimed a place in the Top 10. The study, which revealed the top 12 fish and chips shops to try in 2024, measured the popularity of each location by a unique index score based on the...
An Edinburgh city centre restaurant has closed for good after a ‘challenging’ start to the year. Tasty PLC, the restaurant firm behind Italian chain Wildwood, has shut 18 sites across the UK – including its branch on Lothian Road. A spokesperson for Tasty PLC said: “We understand the impact of these difficult decisions, but unfortunately, they represent the steps needed to navigate a path through the challenges which are prevalent in our industry specifically, and the economy in general. “We are...
Scotland’s only luxury floating hotel has sailed to the top of the world’s best hotels list in the TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice awards 2024. Permanently berthed in the Port of Leith in Edinburgh, Fingal has been singled out by reviewers on the world’s largest travel guidance platform as one of the highest rated hotels on the planet and ‘Best of the Best’ in the UK. The five-star hotel has been named among best Small and Boutique hotels in the world by TripAdvisor reviewers, taking first and...
A new cafe is set to open on a busy Edinburgh street following the sad closure of a much-loved Chinese restaurant. Chef Chi, on Portobello High Street, shut its doors on April 1 after its owners announced their retirement. Now, work is underway to trasnform the space ahead of the opening of Rising Tide, a licensed cafe with a seasonally changing menu. A sign in the window of the premises, which is at the east end of the street, reads: “Chef Chi has closed down following the well deserved...
After a historic inaugural campaign, the awards continue to pile up for the Iowa women’s wrestling team. Head coach Clarissa Chun was named the USA Women’s Wrestling Coach of the Year on April 20. The announcement was made by the organization during the 2024 Olympic Team Trials in State College, Pennsylvania. This is Chun’s second
New analysis suggests Aberdeen is the least expensive city in Britain to get on the property ladder – but it’s a different story entirely for those looking to buy their first home in Edinburgh. Rightmove found that the average asking price for a first-time buyer-type property with two bedrooms or fewer in Aberdeen is £102,601. Assuming a 20% deposit, a typical first-time buyer in Aberdeen could pay around £406 per month in mortgage costs, Rightmove calculated. The research looked at more than 50...
Buffalo Police Commissioner Joseph Gramaglia confirmed that the boy's body had been left in the attic for a "significant amount" of time.
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The 16-year-old billionaire heiress, whose mother founded Flickr and her father founded Slack, disappears into San Francisco's notorious Tenderloin drug district when police ask for help finding her - The heiress to a $1.6 billion tech fortune disappeared from her mother's home in wealthy Marin County, California, four days ago and is feared to be wandering the streets of one of San Francisco's most drug-ridden neighborhoods streaks. Mint Butterfield is the only child of two of Silicon...
The canoe race attracts seasoned paddlers and amateurs alike, who brave the frigid waters just for fun, bragging rights and a sense of accomplishment.
Liverpool left-back Owen Beck has been named in the PFA Scotland
This week, the annual Texas Travel Awards named the San Antonio Zoo the best in the state for a third consecutive year. The award comes after 12 months of big announcements and the completion of large-scale projects at the zoo. Among those, the facility completely redesigned its main park entrance, dubbed H-E-B Plaza, inspired by the city's unique cultural heritage. The zoo also received several multimillion-dollar donations this year with most of the money going towards its ambitious...