The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Monday 9 February 2026
800 uni staff leave jobs, A&E 'under extreme pressure', Southside Community Council meeting tonight + £15k fundraiser for cathedral bells
800 uni staff leave jobs, A&E 'under extreme pressure', Southside Community Council meeting tonight + £15k fundraiser for cathedral bells
Congestion charge debate returns, parents lobby parliament for school phone ban, spotlight on the rise of local run clubs + a giant animatronic octopus in town
Artists hold 'funeral for AI', Map Fest, Kneecap gig, Suede at the Usher Hall, David Byrne at the Playhouse, Manipulate Festival + what's on stage this week
'Momentous decision' as data centre plan rejected, Lochend hit-and-run 'attempted murder', restaurant discount month returning + Tom Kelly's monthly Water of Leith wildlife video
BREAKING NEWS: Councillors 'unconvinced' of developer's sustainability claims
Decision day for 'green' data centre at South Gyle, Voi bikes now available in Stockbridge, environmental concerns at Granton beach + applications open for Sean Connery Youth Talent Lab
Bandstand could share £25m tourist tax cash, spending plan for Low Emission Zone income, chance of snow this evening + artists wanted for Pentlands Open Studios Art Trail
Just 39 jobs expected at 'green' data centre planned at the Gyle. Councillors to vote on Wednesday. Environmental questions raised. Developer declines to comment.
Bus & tram ticket price rise (day tickets now £6), Powderhall creative centre plan, Old Calton burial ground mystery, 'Keep Edinburgh Thriving' duo split + new home for Abandoned Artists
Reader tip-offs lead to investigation. Alan ‘Nashy’ Nash insists he had 'no prior knowledge' of project's past. Local businesses say they feel 'insulted'.
South suburban railway tram plan, funding blow for Community Task Force Volunteers, Teviot Row House reopening + your weekend guide
Fettes College 'failed to protect' abused children for four decades, Napier staff planning ten days of strikes, Meadows residents plea for bins to be moved + a controversial map of Edinburgh