Edinburgh has a great choice of small (mostly independent) shops, the perfect places to buy souvenirs and gifts. You can pick up a ready-to-wear kilt or peruse delicious delicatessens and pungent ...

An Edinburgh couple who opened a pop-up Christmas shop in Edinburgh’s city centre last month have been told it is ‘unlike ...

Say “Scotland” and most people think whisky, but the country has a history of smuggling coffee – as it was heavily taxed – then importing and drinking the brew. The first coffee houses opened as ...

The Royal Mile is the ancient spine of Edinburgh, and one of the top destinations for the five million tourists who come to the city every year. The collective name for four streets that thread ...

A beloved store in Edinburgh with an "impressive" selection of festive items has been named one of the best Christmas shops in the whole of the UK. The Nutcracker Christmas Shop on High Street was ...

The Edinburgh Fringe is well underway, which means the streets of Edinburgh are full of locals and tourists alike. Scotland's capital is famous for many things, from its fascinating history to its ...

AUSTERITY may be set to last until 2018, but shoppers will have to get their elbows out after retail bosses predicted today would be the busiest Saturday of the year before Christmas. Did you know ...

The Royal Mile is the ancient spine of Edinburgh, visited by five million tourists each year. The collective name for four streets that thread through the city's Old Town, it is home to a 900-year-old ...