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Scotsman
2 days ago
- Business
- Scotsman
New food, drink and live music venue to open in Edinburgh for the festivals
A new open-air food and drink destination is coming to Edinburgh for four weeks in August. Sign up to our daily newsletter – Regular news stories and round-ups from around Scotland direct to your inbox Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Scottish brewer Innis & Gunn is transforming a site on Raeburn Place into a brand-new open-air food and drink destination. Stockbridge Social, which opens Friday 1 August 1st at 11am on the site once home to Neighbourgood Market , will bring people together through the very best of Scottish food, drinks and entertainment, with free entry every throughout August. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Food traders confirmed for the launch include Cromars, the St Andrews chippy making its Edinburgh debut, previously crowned East Scotland's best fish and chips. They'll be joined by steak frites specialists Flame to Fork, cult pizza outfit Wanderers Kneaded. As well as Innis & Gunn's award-winning beer, Edinburgh Gin and Lost Orchards, the cider makers known for replanting Scotland's lost orchards, will be on offer. A surprise-filled entertainment programme is also in the works, with more details to be announced soon. The Stockbridge Social will open on 1 August and run until 24 August | Innis & Gunn One thing guaranteed to be on the menu is Scottish trad music. Innis & Gunn has become one of the genre's biggest champions, most recently as headline sponsor of Celtic Connections. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad To mark its return as Official Beer Partner of the 2025 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the brewery recently launched a summer-long takeover of The Mound, which kicked off with a one-night-only show from Mànran. Just a short walk from Stockbridge, the Mound site will run daily until 24 August, offering a full programme of live music, street food and locally brewed drinks in the heart of the city. Fresh from a string of sold out shows, Scotland's biggest Celtic band Skipinnish will play The Mound on 22 August. This latest opening adds to Innis & Gunn's growing involvement with Scotland's biggest cultural events, including the Royal Highland Show, Edinburgh's Christmas and Hogmanay, Belladrum and the Fringe itself. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Dougal Gunn Sharp, founder and master brewer at Innis & Gunn, said: 'We're incredibly proud to play a big part in the fabric of Scotland's capital – from the Highland Show to the Fringe to the Christmas market – and the fact we have this incredible opportunity to take over the market in Stockbridge is unbelievably exciting. It's a very proud moment for us! 'With the Fringe returning and Oasis coming to town, Edinburgh is electric and we're cock-a-hoop to be part of it all.'
BreakingNews.ie
09-05-2025
- Business
- BreakingNews.ie
DAA steps up plans for new public viewing facility at Dublin Airport
Dublin Airport said the delivery of improved viewing facilities for the public to watch planes take off and land on the airport's runways will be able to progress after it provided Fingal County Council with additional information regarding a proposal submitted by daa last year. DAA's proposal is to significantly enhance the site of the current informal airport viewing point on Old Airport Road, locally known as "The Mound". Advertisement The site is fully owned by Dublin Airport and the construction of the free-to-access facility would be paid for by DAA as part of its ongoing commitment to supporting and working with the local community. The DAA made an initial planning application to Fingal County Council last year and was requested to submit further information regarding aspects of the proposed development, which it has now done. Additional information provided by the DAA includes: an agreement to relocate bicycle parking facilities on the site; details of the materials that would be used in construction; and answers to other questions posed by the planning authority regarding the decision to include/not include certain amenities within the development. The facility would provide a comfortable, dry and safe space for the community to view aircraft movements, with a clear view of the south runway (10R/28L) and the cross-wind runway (16/34) at Dublin Airport. Advertisement The proposal would replace the existing muddy grass mound and informal parking area with a dedicated car park with 22 parking spaces (including spaces for people with reduced mobility and dedicated family spaces), bike parking, and an elevated covered platform with seating. The facility will be fully-lit, with power provided by solar panels located on the site Gary McLean, managing director of Dublin Airport: "Aircraft observation facilities are a feature of airports around the world, and we want to get on and build this as soon as possible. "The public reaction to our proposal, which we'd pay for, has been incredibly positive and people really want it. Ireland Woman whose husband is detained in Dubai meets wit... Read More "This location has been an informal 'plane-spotting' area over the past 40 years and we think it's time to put a more formal facility in place. Advertisement "It's a rite of passage for kids in Dublin to be taken to 'The Mound' to watch the planes landing and taking off at the airport. "This new facility would make it safer and more enjoyable for users and we think it's a facility that the local community will really enjoy. We look forward to working with the planning authority to deliver this much-wanted public amenity which would be used by locals young and old for decades to come.'
