Trams ready to run on Princes Street tonight, no new Powderhall bridge until 2028, council rejects MSPs' 300% tax exemption bid + Porty Beach Busk in your non-festival weekend guide
Trams to be tested on Friday night. All bus diversions to be lifted. Temporary pedestrian walkway planned for road.
Parking permit plan for more Leith streets, Southside bingo hall revamp green light, crucial culture funding meeting tomorrow + historic Hearts heroes net £5m Euro bonus
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Silence of the trams: Leith trade down 35%, 'one crime in city every 12 minutes', tourist tax blamed for 'spending slump' + Volunteer Edinburgh Recruitment Fair returns
Comedians’ Choice Awards nominees revealed, emergency meeting on festival funding, why star ratings still 'shape cultural conversation' + eight new 50% off Gilded Balloon deals including Slay & Fred MacAulay
'Outrage' over bid to scrap trams to Granton, Boroughmuir pupils could be sent to Tynecastle High, MSP to give Leith 'more time' + Princes Street 'on schedule' to reopen on Monday
Roseburn path tram bid 'likely to be shelved', cleaners hospitalised in Morningside 'tape' incident, 20mph enforcement questions after limited fines + 'Leith Chooses' £44k funding applications now open
All the five-star reviews from reliable sources, 100 locally-produced shows reviewed, get 50% off Assembly show tickets + Pieute's birthday bash outside the museum
Concerns over Shore business rescue plan, Morningside Road closure over 'unknown substance', bakers donate for Leith loop charity runners + the annual Canal Raft Race at Fountainbridge
Ihsane: the five-star dance masterpiece, smutty shows in the spotlight, Pulitzer winner Mona Chalabi at the Book Festival + are influencers spoiling the festivals?
Council could buy fire-damaged Princes St building, 300% council tax hike on second homes faces vote, more questions over North Bridge bus stops + new bus routes announced by Lothian Buses
Upgrade plans for Royal Infirmary hospital, Voi bike bosses looking for new parking spots, update on South Suburban railway tram-train bid + new community gym opens at Liberton High School
Today & tomorrow at the festivals, a 'life-altering' five-star musical, Edinburgh Art Festival Jupiter Rising preview + the Dance Base show that is 'anti-venom for toxic masculinity'
Porty MP says locals 'are literally swimming in shit', major new '7/7/7' bus lane trial for London Road, data centre campaigners celebrate 'common sense' + Greenside Church up for sale at £1m
Wikipedia founder at the Book Festival, more five-star reviews, sauna-hating top critic calls Sauna Theatre 'perfect' + discounts for Darkfield's Arcade, Flight & Coma experiences
