The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Monday 17 November 2025
Final day to have your say on trams, 7,000 consultation responses so far, quad bike hit-and-run, three days of uni strikes begin + Creative Edinburgh Award winners
Final day to have your say on trams, 7,000 consultation responses so far, quad bike hit-and-run, three days of uni strikes begin + Creative Edinburgh Award winners
Although it's described as 'Edinburgh's ugliest building' by some, a new plan to replace Argyle House with a hotel and flats is 'madness, given the Climate Emergency' according to one of the city's most influential architects
'Half-baked' Princes Street plan shelved, hitman admits Hogmanay murder, uni staff plan strike, Forth Awards winners, Stockbridge Creative Colonies open studios + Christmas markets open
Haymarket bus crash, Southside robberies, CodeBase 'surprise' at demolition plan & could move 'elsewhere' + mysterious markings in Stockbridge
Stockbridge Creative Colonies open studios weekender, new Grayson Perry in town, Inspace brings Digital Ghosts to life + an album inspired by... this newsletter?!
Argyle House demolition plan, 'serious concerns' over tram plan, Gorgie residents dispute £19m bill + the history of North Edinburgh resistance and community activism
Lothian Buses sued, Cowgate road safety protest, trams 'false consultation' claim + Radical Road update
🍕 Introducing: Brown's of Leith, a new food, drink and arts space 🪩 Civerinos among the traders moving in 🎨 'It's like a mini Tate Modern'.
£42m for Granton housing, new fears for Porty cinema, 20mph change for 66 streets + questions over £2bn tram plan consultation
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'Relief' in Niddrie but police on stand-by, Rockstar protests, wedding venue closing, new spot for The Pastry Section + Flotilla of Lights along the canal
Radical Book Fair, new £50k Pianodrome campaign to revamp Bruntsfield church, community cinema spotlight, new Summerhall Arts residency + woodland dining at Jupiter Artland