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Earlston

Scottish Borders, Scotland · population 1,750 · Photo: Wikimedia Commons

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Fans 1.5 miles Huntlywood 1.5 miles Newstead 2.9 miles Gattonside 3 miles Legerwood 3 miles Melrose 3.4 miles Darnick 3.8 miles Newtown St Boswells 3.9 miles

Villages in Earlston

Craigsford 21 Town Farm 8 Clackmae Cowdenknowes Cowdenknowes Mains Craig House Craigsford Mains Earlston Mains Georgefield Huntshaw Mosshouses Nether Cairney Park Sorrowlessfield Mains Whitefield

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Earlston

Earlston is a historic market town and civil parish in the Scottish Borders, Scotland. Historically part of the county of Berwickshire, the town lies on the River Leader in Lauderdale, and is approximately 29 miles south-southeast of Edinburgh, 63 miles east-southeast of Glasgow, and 58 miles south-southeast of Perth. It had a population of 1,765 in 2022.

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Visitor levy funds boost Edinburgh festivals and city services

Edinburgh’s new visitor levy, introduced in July 2026, will invest over £90 million in festivals, public services and infrastructure, supporting a £600 million cultural economy.

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Edinburgh council says housing upgrades and new grants put city on track to cut unsuitable temporary accommodation

On Scottish Housing Day the city council outlined how upgrades, new builds and a grant scheme are helping to ease the capital’s housing pressure and improve tenant health.

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Council

Edinburgh Council approves £1.12m boost for festivals and new £2.6m Innovate fund

Councillors have voted to increase existing cultural grants by 25 % and launch a £2.62 million Innovate fund, aiming to strengthen the city’s festivals and community arts groups through the Visitor Levy.

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Edinburgh Council greenlights seven Visitor Levy projects to restore heritage and improve public spaces

Seven new initiatives, from restoring Leith Customs House to creating nature footpaths and a public square on West Cross Causeway, have secured Visitor Levy funding after council approval on 17 September.

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250 HMS Queen Elizabeth sailors parade the Freedom of Edinburgh on Royal Mile

Around 250 crew members from the navy’s flagship HMS Queen Elizabeth exercised the Freedom of the City, marching along the Royal Mile with a band, a Guard inspection and an F-35 fly-past.

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Knife Angel departs Edinburgh after month-long knife-crime awareness programme

The 27-ft sculpture built from confiscated knives toured Edinburgh in September, sparking school productions, a bus-mounted art mosaic and police-led workshops before leaving the city.

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