The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Weekend edition: 4 - 6 September 2026
New Green councillor for Porty & Labour win Southside byelection, Fringe faces funding 'challenge', Edinburgh Live's new paywall + your weekend guide
Michael MacLeod
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The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Thursday 3 September 2026
Anti-data centre protest at Holyrood today, new hope for South Sub tram-train campaign, Leith's giant yellow windfarm towers set to leave + new season of community cinema screenings
Edinburgh Culture Minute 🪩 2 - 8 September 2026
Edinburgh's festivals keep on going all year, get involved in creative community events, Collective Gala up Calton Hill on Saturday & Portobello Art Walk weekender
The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Wednesday 2 September 2026
Trams to Granton face crucial vote next week, council slams 'entirely false' media reporting on 'homeless refugees', stab victim's mum unveils Leith Knife Angel + Climate Emergency film screening
The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Tuesday 1 September 2026
Row over next year's Festival Fringe dates, Portobello pool closed for another week, fears for future of St Mark’s Path coffee box + nominations open for Creative Edinburgh Awards
The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Monday 31 August 2026
Festivals 'traumatised' locals claims council culture boss, missing trams cost some traders 50%, 'Knife Angel' sculpture landing in Leith + fitness meets community action at new 'GoodGym'
The Edinburgh Festival Minute
🎭 Edinburgh Festival Minute: the final weekend 29 - 31 August 2026
Acts' plea: don't let festival fizzle out as sales 'fall off cliff', all the comedy awards winners, famous faces at Book Festival's busy final weekend & more exclusive Fringe ticket deals
The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Weekend edition: 28 - 30 August 2026
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
Breaking news: Princes Street due to re-open on Saturday
Trams to be tested on Friday night. All bus diversions to be lifted. Temporary pedestrian walkway planned for road.
The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Thursday 27 August 2026
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
The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Wednesday 26 August 2026
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
The Edinburgh Festival Minute
🎭 Edinburgh Festival Minute: 25 & 26 August 2026
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