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
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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
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
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
The Edinburgh Festival Minute
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
The Edinburgh Festival Minute
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
The Edinburgh Festival Minute
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