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Edinburgh care experienced woman Carmel Jacob is swimming 26 miles this month to support care experienced people at Christmas.

I'm swimming 26 miles for care experienced people to get a Christmas

Hibs football casual Pongo, played by Ruaraidh Murray (right), returns home to tell his brother Pete, played by Sean Langtree (left), that something bad has happened at the Hibs v Hearts match that day.

Review: Colours Run play about a troubled Hibs casual

LaplandUK is loved by celebrities including Kate Middleton and the Beckhams

I took my family to celebrity spot LaplandUK – here’s our guide

With more festivals announcing a fallow year or an outright cancellation in the future, we take a look at 13 UK music festivals once loved but now lost.

The 13 UK music festivals loved and lost over time

Brothers Naseer Ahmad, Khurshid Ahmad and Abdul Hamid pictured hard at work at their Poundsavers store at Nicolson Street in Edinburgh.

Family-run hardware store to close after 40 years of business

36 per cent of those polled adopt a "you can't take it with you" approach, spending their cash while they can, rather than putting it aside for emergencies.

Almost a third of Brits find rainy day funds outdated

The Ritz Cinema first opened in September 1929 before closing in the 1980s and later demolished to make way for flats. Val Rendall said ‘The Ritzy on Rodney Street had a Saturday matinée for us kids was fab in the early 70s.’ Lorraine Murie added: "The Saturday matinée was my favourite time of the week.”

Locals share sentimental locations that bring back childhood memories

George Watson's College

20 beautiful class photos capturing pupils' first days in Primary 1

Binky Felstead encourages families to embrace the mud this half term as she's spotted going down a 2.5m high mudslide, created by Bosch at Mudchute Farm.

How Made in Chelsea's Binky is 'embracing' the mud this half term

The joys of Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, with Liam Kennedy and Tui. (pic by Dominic Scurr).

I visited Egypt's desert jewel and left with smile wider than Sinai

I ran my first ever half marathon in the beautiful city Palma and made memories in Mallorca that will always stay with me. (Photo: Isabella Boneham)

I ran my first half marathon in Palma - and it was pretty spectacular

27 years ago, both Spice Girls and All Saints dropped new albums 23 days apart. But was there any bad blood between the bands or was it a case of fanbases preference?

Spice Girls v All Saints: Was there a rivalry or was it manufactured?

10 nostalgic drinks that will bring back memories from a night out in the 1990s (Photo: Adobe/Getty)

10 nostalgic drinks from the 1990s

7 gadgets you may recognise if you grew up in the 1980s. Photo: Scott Gries/ImageDirect/ Getty Images

7 retro gadgets you may remember if you grew up in the 1980s

A poll of 2,000 Brits found Pac-Man, Space Invaders and Super Mario Bros are the most iconic arcade games of all time

Brits reveal the top 20 most iconic arcade games

The old Tynecastle High School at McLeod Street, pictured in 2011, a year after pupils moved up the street to a purpose built new high school. Pupils who went to 'Tynie' in the 80s and 90s will remember the old school building and wonder why it hasn't just fallen down already as it awaits redevelopment work to build student housing for more than 500 people. Even back then the old school building, built in 1912, was in a serious state of disrepair, and who can forget the holes in the curtains?!

Gorgie/ Dalry school memories - in pictures
We’ve taken a look back in our archives to show what life was like for school pupils in the 80s and 90s in one specific Edinburgh area.
Kevin Quinn

Spending data revealed that summer lifestyle spending (June and August 2024) rose to £756.9m - a £12.9m increase compared to last year

Brits are spending more time with loved ones this summer, study finds

Edinburgh College of Art students at their annual revel in December 1967.

21 amazing pictures of student life in the 1950s and 1960s

An Edinburgh Corporation street cleaner - affectionately known as scaffies - with his cart and besom broom in Ferniehill Road, Edinburgh, in October 1970.

31 amazing pictures of Edinburgh at work in the early 1970s

The Tollcross branch of Rankins florist shop in Home Street Edinburgh, September 1978.

13 fascinating pictures of Edinburgh shops in the late 1970s

The View lives up to its name

Boardmasters 2024: Cornish coast festival shines once again

Getaways typically include reading by the pool, sightseeing trips and picking up souvenirs to take back home.

Tourists top 'must dos' on holiday

Edinburgh Restaurant Team Visiting the Ronald McDonald House

Edinburgh McDonald’s Visits Local Ronald McDonald House To Provide A Day Of Magi...

In 1916, Clarice Shaw was the only woman Labour councillor in Scotland

Story of trailblazing Leith campaigner told in new video

The early noughties meal we all enjoyed in the summer as children. (Photo: volga - stock.adobe.com)

The early 00s meal we all enjoyed in the summer as children

Ad Feature Pizza Hut sponsors the 2024 World Championship Domino Tournament

Ten years ago, Jenners - Edinburgh's most famous department store - was still open and trading in Princes Street. It had been taken over by House of Fraser in 2005 and the building would be bought in 2017 by Anders Holch Povlsen. The store never reopened after the Covid lockdown.

16 pictures that show how Edinburgh has changed in the last 10 years
Some people might think historic places like Edinburgh don’t change that much over the centuries, never mind the decades.
Ian Swanson

Remembering Edinburgh's roughest pubs from days gone by

How to spend more 'quality time' with family

13 photos bring back fond memories of Edinburgh in early 2000s

Currie Primary School

25 lovely class photos as pupils wave goodbye to primary school

Cadbury are bringing back a popular chocolate treat just in time for Christmas.

Cadbury to relaunch popular 1990s chocolate bar in the UK

25% of Brits admit they can't ride a bike

25% of Brits admit they can't ride a bike, study finds

Pedestrians stuck on the island as the traffic speeds past at the junction of Ardmillan Terrace and Dalry Road in Edinburgh, February 1980.

Edinburgh Retro: 31 amazing pictures of Edinburgh traffic in the 1980s

Father's Day experience for 2024

Father's Day: Memorable experience gifts starting at just £25

Castle Cornet, Guernsey

Visit Guernsey launches new historical routes ahead of D-Day

Families enjoying 'Summer of Play' activities at National Trust's Attingham Park, Shropshire. Picture: National Trust Images/James Dobson

For affordable days out National Trust membership is our saviour

Secondary school children from Edinburgh's Royal High School after their prize-giving ceremony in July 1981.

34 fantastic pictures of Edinburgh schools in the 1980s

It is one of Princes Street’s landmark buildings and is one of the first sights many will see as they arrive into the Capital.

Watch: Residents discuss the Capital shops they miss most

These are the top 10 nostalgic sweet treats of the nation

The Victorian facade and clock tower of the old Royal Infirmary building on Lauriston Place, Edinburgh ahead of the hospital's move to Little France.

29 fascinating photos of the old Royal Infirmary

Edinburgh residents asked for memories of old Royal Infirmary

Adam and Anna Johnston from Straiton will celebrate 60 years of marriage on Thursday, March 28, 2024.

We couldn't afford a honeymoon but will celebrate 60 years abroad

A crowded Arthur's Seat at Easter

Here are Edinburgh's best places to roll your Easter Eggs

Quiz for parents to identify nostalgic TV shows and presenters

The centre was opened in 1965

'Amazing' memories at Edinburgh trampoline centre recounted by readers

Tributes pour in for much-loved Edinburgh DJ Lenny Love

Tributes pour in for Edinburgh DJ Lenny Love

Situated on North Richmond Street, the Abbey opened in 1920 in a former synagogue, and closed around 1932. Youngsters called it "the Scabby".

11 stunning photos of lost cinemas around Southside

Former pop star presents the top 15 flashbacks in fashion

These are the top 20 Christmas mishaps

Decluttering your home could earn you cash – have you got hidden treasure in the house? Picture – supplied.

Ad Feature Vintage Cash Cow’s Guide to Edinburgh’s Vintage Treasures

The final day of the 2012 Fringe Festival. Pictured are some performers packing up and heading for home.

Looking back at the Fringe in the 2010s - in pictures

Dad had to pay £3k and drive 1,102 miles due to Brexit passport rule

The one-bedroom luxury apartment in the former headquarters of Cadbury's in Bournville Lane, Birmingham, is on the market for 145,000

Cadbury brings back fan-favourite chocolate after nearly 10 years

Jonnie Irwin

Jonnie Irwin shares beautiful moment of family bike ride