The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Wednesday 7 May 2025
Schools ban phones, Dalry Cemetery alarm settlement, £4.4m for homeless hotels, Fringe adds another 1,500 shows + Stockbridge ‘Wee City Nook’ on the big screen
Schools ban phones, Dalry Cemetery alarm settlement, £4.4m for homeless hotels, Fringe adds another 1,500 shows + Stockbridge ‘Wee City Nook’ on the big screen
South Gyle data centre rejection appealed, new home for Edinburgh Art Festival, Causewayside Lads' Institute building listed, Bannerman's bar closing for two months + your weekend guide
Dean Bridge church for sale, job fears at Standard Life's £2bn Aegon takeover, Dumbiekyes row over Pleasance venue noise + new padel centre plan for Fort Kinnaird
All the local Record Store Day events, Forest Fringe returns, Cowgate Block Party, Matthew Bourne's Red Shoes at Festival Theatre + Priscilla at the Playhouse
New recycling bins for single-use cup litter crackdown, Porty Fringe arriving in August, new cafe for the Southside + houseplant speed-repotting tournament