Edinburgh

‘You can have a life-changing experience for the price of pizza’: Why Sneaky Pete’s is vital to Scottish music
Venue Watch

‘You can have a life-changing experience for the price of pizza’: Why Sneaky Pete’s is vital to Scottish music

Every week, The Big Issue’s Venue Watch campaign supports and champions grassroots music venues across the UK. This week, we’re celebrating a Scottish success story. In the last 15 years Sneaky Pete’s has become a cornerstone of Edinburgh’s live music scene. Here’s how it makes gig-goers “tingle all over”

Fifteen-Love’s Ella Lily Hyland: ‘I’m interested to tell the stories of working-class Ireland’
Interview

Fifteen-Love’s Ella Lily Hyland: ‘I’m interested to tell the stories of working-class Ireland’

Having made her name alongside Aidan Turner in the tennis drama, the up-and-coming Irish actor is starring in her first film, Silent Roar, and writing her own material

Scotland has the perfect antidote to ex-prisoners’ reoffending rates
Opinion

Scotland has the perfect antidote to ex-prisoners’ reoffending rates

What happens when people first leave prison is a great indicator of whether or not they will go on to reoffend. The Wise Group helps ex-prisoners on their first steps to a new life – and the results are remarkable

These walking tours with a twist let homeless people show you their city
Cities

These walking tours with a twist let homeless people show you their city

Edinburgh strip club ban ‘forces sex workers into greater risk of violence’
Employment rights

Edinburgh strip club ban ‘forces sex workers into greater risk of violence’

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American journalists covering COP26 are confusing Edinburgh and Glasgow and the internet is having a ball
Environment

American journalists covering COP26 are confusing Edinburgh and Glasgow and the internet is having a ball

Edinburgh International Festival set to bring light at the end of the tunnel
Art

Edinburgh International Festival set to bring light at the end of the tunnel