The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Weekend edition 12 - 14 July 2024
Porty beach swim alert, train disruption, Jazz fest begins, Hearts parade + Neighbourgood Beach food market opens
🌤️ Good morning Edinburgh. Here’s Friday’s Edinburgh Minute, followed by the weekend guide for paid-subscribers.
🌊 Swimming at Portobello Beach has been deemed unsafe this weekend after high levels of bacteria were detected in the water. The Scottish Environment Protection Agency is temporarily advising against bathing and paddling between Pipe Lane and Joppa Rocks, ‘due to the potential risk to human health’. The incident is expected to last for five days. - More info from the council here and SEPA’s live status updates are here.
⮑ It follows a similar warning at Fisherrow Sands earlier this week.
🚈 ScotRail’s temporary timetable has resulted in the Edinburgh-Dunbar service being reduced to a single train each way daily, as a driver strike looms. - Cameron Ritchie, East Lothian Courier.
⮑ The temporary timetable is updated here each day.
🚨 Police and firefighters were called to the Lloyds Banking Group building in Fountainbridge yesterday after a ‘suspicious’ package was delivered. - Caitlyn Dewar, STV News.
🏛️ People in cars are being blamed for Calton Hill’s 'anti-social behaviour and littering' problems. Calton Hill Conservation Trust is calling on the council to close the access road barrier. - Local Democracy Reporter Donald Turvill in The Edinburgh Reporter.
🧠 Edinburgh-based researchers have developed ways to use AI to predict a person’s risk of Alzheimer's, diabetes and heart disease up to ten years before diagnosis. - Joseph Anderson, The Scotsman.
🏃 The World Orienteering Championships begin today with events all over town at locations including Leith Links, Princes Street Gardens, Riccarton and Wester Hailes. - More details.
🎭 “Baby Reindeer reveals the shame and wonder of performing at the Edinburgh fringe” - Comedian Georgie Wyatt writes in the Guardian about ‘the mix of heady promise and bleak reality that awaits another influx of acts this summer’.
⚽️ Heart of Midlothian FC will host an anniversary parade on Saturday celebrating 150 years of sporting history in the capital. A procession of led by 150 piper and drummers will set off from the monument at Haymarket to Tynecastle Park at 1pm before a friendly match with Leyton Orient. - More details about the Maroon Mile are here.
🏃♀️ The We Run Edinburgh group have a Saturday morning run at Leith Links. - Sign up details are here.
🖼️ The Timorous Beasties interior design company has announced Thursday 18 July as the opening date of its New Town shop.
📌 Edinburgh Minute Community Noticeboard
📌 “This Saturday 13th, 2-4pm ‘Cycling Craftivism’ Family Craft Workshop: "Come along to our cycling craftivism event and make badges or design your own stencil!” Just drop in - on at The Museum of Edinburgh as part of the ongoing Pedal Power Exhibition.” - Thanks to Victoria for sharing this.
📌 “July's Balerno Farmers' Market is this Saturday (13 July) on Main Street, 9am -1pm, with an excellent range of stallholders bringing fresh Scottish produce and handmade products—plus information from local community groups and charities.” - Thanks to C&B News for sharing this.
📌 “Yoga for Runners - Sunday 14th July. Up & Running Edinburgh is hosting Good Time Yoga for this month’s session of yoga, a short run/trot/shuffle, treats and coffee. Absolute beginners absolutely welcome.” - Thanks to Good Time Yoga and Up & Running for sharing this.