Kevin Buckle

17 hours ago | edinburghnews.scotsman.com | Kevin Buckle

Published 28th Jun 2025, 06:59 BSTThe Harvey Nichols Edinburgh storePotentially good news this week was that Edinburgh’s GDP per head has surpassed that of London for the first time. Even with a background in statistics and economics I wasn’t sure exactly what this meant but put simply it is a measure of the value of goods and services produced in an area divided by its population.

1 week ago | edinburghnews.scotsman.com | Kevin Buckle

Protest against over tourism in BarcelonaTwo topics were in the news this week. There were mass gatherings in a dozen cities across Europe on Sunday to protest against “touristification”, most in Spain but also Portugal and Italy. Thank you for signing up!Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Edinburgh News, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Sorry, there seem to be some issues.

2 weeks ago | edinburghnews.scotsman.com | Kevin Buckle

Published 14th Jun 2025, 07:00 BSTAvalanche Records in Waverley Mall, EdinburghI mentioned last week there was a chance of the post office leaving the unit next door to Avalanche and though we were looking for more space, I would much rather the post office was nearby than have the opportunity to expand into the space.

3 weeks ago | edinburghnews.scotsman.com | Kevin Buckle

Published 7th Jun 2025, 06:59 BSTAvalanche Records is 'actively speaking' with the Waverley Centre’s owners about how the shop could expandLast week there was finally news on what is happening to our next door neighbour – the Waverley Market Post Office. An official announcement gave details of the first batch of the remaining 108 directly managed branches to be franchised, it having been announced last month that they would be moving to a fully franchised network.

4 weeks ago | edinburghnews.scotsman.com | Kevin Buckle

​​We are getting an increasing number of visitors looking for local artist recommendations, so much so that we have just created three racks of vinyl opposite our counter for people to look through all the Scottish artists we stock. Thank you for signing up!Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Edinburgh News, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Sorry, there seem to be some issues.