The Edinburgh Minute ⏰: weekly round-up
This week's 10 most-read local stories: 3-9 July 2023

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☀️ Good morning Edinburgh. Here’s a round-up of the newsletter’s most clicked/tapped links this week:
- 🍽 Eight local eateries win Restaurant of the Year awards - The Herald, 309 clicks/taps, Wednesday.
- 👑 Viral video of a not very busy Royal Mile - Kevin Williamson on Twitter, 294 clicks/taps, Thursday.
- ⛴ Ukrainian refugee cruise ship saga ends - STV News, 126 clicks/taps, Friday.
- 📰 July's edition of The Spurtle, 118 clicks/taps, Monday.
- 💰 Caledonian hotel sold for £85m - Herald, 116 clicks/taps, Tuesday.
- 🌯 Taco Bell smell concerns at Picardy Place - Spurtle, 107 clicks/taps, Wednesday.
- 🦆 Western Harbour Ponds campaign - Twitter, 102 clicks/taps, Friday.
- 🍫 Morningside's Harvest Garden closing - FB, 97 clicks/taps, Monday.
- 🚁 Royals arrive by helicopter in Holyrood Park - Youtube, 82 clicks/taps, Tuesday.
🎟 Comedian giving away free Fringe tickets to Edinburgh residents - Mark Watson on Twitter, 141 clicks/taps, Thursday.