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CEO Blog: Edinburgh’s Lining-Up A Summer To Savour

It is amazing to think we are in March already. With the Christmas period well behind us, lighter evenings and […]

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‘Eat Out Edinburgh’ Campaign To Put City Centre Recovery On The Menu

This week we announced plans for a tasty new campaign to entice local people back to city centre restaurants, bars […]

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First Minister Nicola Sturgeon Visits Essential Edinburgh As Recovery Fund Announced

Announcing £80m of additional funding to support business recovery in Scotland, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon met today with Essential Edinburgh […]

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Essential Edinburgh Teams Up With Van Gogh Alive Multi Sensory Phenomenon

On the 17th of March 2022, Van Gogh Alive, the multi-sensory phenomenon created by Grande Experiences that’s taken cities the […]

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‘Wee herd’ comes to City Centre

Schools across Edinburgh are being asked to get creative in support of wildlife conservation with the launch of the Royal […]

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Scottish City BIDs call for safe and full return to office

Monday 31 January 2022 At a meeting of the Scottish City Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) Group in Stirling tomorrow, Tuesday […]

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By Roddy Smith CEO of Essential Edinbugh Originally published in The Scotsman Now that the dust has settled on the […]

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Essential Edinburgh Festive Opening Hours

We would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a safe and happy Christmas, and a bright, healthy […]

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Additional measures for Hospitality and Retail sectors

Thursday 16th December 2021 Today the Scottish Government issued updated advice and additional Covid-19 measures which must now be put in place. […]

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Edinburgh City Centre Is Very Much Open For Business

Essential Edinburgh’s response to latest Government Covid announcement. 14 December 2021 Retail and hospitality businesses in Edinburgh City Centre have […]

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