The Edinburgh Minute ⏰: Thursday 10 August 2023
Waverley Festival Village axed, plans for new Water of Leith bridge, Stac Polly for sale + is Edinburgh 'healthily non-digital'?
Waverley Festival Village axed, plans for new Water of Leith bridge, Stac Polly for sale + is Edinburgh 'healthily non-digital'?
Funding debate rages as £5m ‘isn’t enough’, book festival(s) begin, reviews round-up + the Fringe act forking out £22k to be here
Housing protest, CodeClan ‘charged less than it cost to run’, Smithies pub demolition plan + Phoebe Waller-Bridge doubles audience
California offer to ‘stranded’ CodeClan students, fond farewell to Leith chef, Golden Globe winner added to Art Fest line-up + Assembly could 'run out of money at the end of the year'
Why festivals are ‘stretched to breaking point’, former Filmhouse staff bid to reopen cinema, students fundraise after CodeClan collapse + the truth at Edinburgh’s ‘comedy airport’
Locals and celebs rally for comedian after just one person shows up to her show + police at drag show, festivals escape map, all-day Arthur’s Seat run and the weekend’s best fest and non-fest events
Granton Harbour flats rejected, bike events start, airport baggage chaos hits Aunty Donna musician + Ewan McGregor grabs a local brew
How to get yourself festival-organised without the overwhelm, ‘free tickets’ debate, ChatGPT tackles the Fringe + all the non-festival-related local creative industries news and opportunities
Pothole map of UCI bike race route, oil protestors target Holyrood, MSP under fire for LTN meeting + local zoo says bear is real
Removable bike racks warning, council’s £80k trip bill, Colinton Tunnel diversion + live music returns to The Southern
Shirley Manson’s teacher tribute, Hilda plant shop and Lannan bakery open + Portobello’s community groups hit the airwaves
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