Two of the world’s leading authorities on climate finance will debate why the world keeps failing to act on climate change at Adam Smith’s former home, Panmure House.The event, on Friday 9 October fro...

The Category-A listed property, designed by Sir Basil Spence, has lain vacant at 15 Dalkeith Road, near Holyrood Park, since 2020.

A special event celebrating the women whose contributions have helped shape the Saltire Society and Scotland’s cultural life.

ALT: Cybergoth Dance Party

The pool and leisure facilities at Wester Hailes Education Centre (WHEC) have been refurbished and reopened on Thursday. This renovation of a valued local leisure asset will increase local access to sport, leisure and wellbeing. WHEC leisure facilities are open seven days for gym, swimming and fitness. Edinburgh Leisure say the needs of local residents have been "at the heart of the redevelopment, with improvements focused on activity spaces, inclusivity and the overall customer experience". The swimming pool offers lane swimming, diving and family sessions, with daytime access now also available to the fitness suite and new general-purpose studio.

The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) – the Botanics – is a place which is very special to everyone in the capital. This autumn the world-leading institution is marking a distinct moment in the Garden’s history with the opening of the newly redeveloped A-listed Palm Houses on 2 October.  This is part of the Edinburgh Biomes programme, and is hailed as the most ambitious restoration scheme in the history of the Botanics. As well as plants to see, there is a new visitor experience with films and other multimedia and multisensory digital tours.

Each month the Old Edinburgh Club take us back in time with their look at what happened in October as long ago as the fifteenth century. Day Event(s)