The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Thursday 12 November 2026
'Our schools are safe' after hoax bomb threat, victory for Leith St Andrews church campaign, crucial council transport meeting today + learn sign writing with the master, Thomas Paints
Creative Edinburgh Awards on Friday, Push the Boat Out poetry festival begins, creatives unite against AI data centres + Dolly Parton gig for local kids' books
Tourist tax cash to hire festive 'ambassadors', questions over Bristo Square Spiegeltent, countdown to AI data centre march + go inside the Stockbridge Creative Colonies
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Protest planned for transport meeting, Saughton Park cafe closing after three years of losses, Meadows Festival 2027 postponed + new bar planned for Forrest Road
Project delayed and 'changes' drafted as next consultation is pushed back a month following 13,000-strong public outcry
Overnight trouble as police attacked with fireworks, Argyle House 400-bed hotel plan revealed, Summerhall businesses demand demolition answers + comedy and Climate Ceilidh in Portobello
What happens next with Summerhall, plans for three new hotels, new work by Leith Walk giraffes sculptor + The Pastry Section is leaving Stockbridge
Radical Book Fair, Zine Fair & Albion Open Studios weekenders, why jazz is thriving in Juniper Green, book events with Annie Macmanus, Laura Kuenssberg & Andrew Cotter + Argonaut vs Enshittification
Trees axed from £20m George St plan, First Minister 'concerned' by city arts crisis, AI slop comes for Greyfriars Bobby + Irvine Welsh to DJ Leith bar's 20th birthday
Meadows running club safety fears, double bakery closure news, local Americans host election night screenings + Tom Kelly's monthly local wildlife update
Warning over QR code stickers, Jenners scaffolding update, creatives unite for 'arts emergency' summit + November's hyperlocal newspaper editions
Council denies blame as childcare centre shuts, bid to help St Margaret's House creatives facing eviction, car-free day rejected + your busy weekend events guide
New £18m AI chip centre for uni, students & staff plan 'cash cow' protest, Leith shops urged to join discount voucher scheme + People's Emergency Briefing screening on Sunday
Meet the city's top 32 creatives, uni experts unite on why AI data centres are NOT inevitable, stellar gig for Gaza + this week's cultural jobs
Centre shuts in childcare 'crisis' as birthrate blamed, Oi Musica van stolen in Porty, Leithers share ideas for 'Town of Culture' + hundreds back church community bid