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# The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Wednesday 7 Wednesday 2026
- URL: https://www.edinburghminute.com/the-edinburgh-minute-wednesday-7-wednesday-2026/
- Published: 2026-01-07T07:00:57.000Z
- Updated: 2026-01-07T09:16:56.000Z
- Description: Pay to park at the Pentlands, new statue for Princes Street Gardens, Lane7 opening second venue, long walk for Sudan arrives in town + ice skating on the Inverleith Park pond
- Author: Michael MacLeod

🌤️ Good morning Edinburgh. Here’s today's **Edinburgh Minute**. 

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❄️ We're half way through another a full week of freezing temperatures. The council's **gritters** were out again last night '[*treating priority pavements, cycle lanes and roads*](https://x.com/Edinburgh%5FCC/status/2008529592198590906?ref=edinburghminute.com)'. A further **Met Office yellow warning** for icy conditions continues until 10am this morning. - [Get the Met Office forecast here](https://weather.metoffice.gov.uk/forecast/gcvwr3zrw?ref=edinburghminute.com#?date=2026-01-07). 

- People were **ice skating on the Inverleith Park pond** yesterday. - [Photos by Alan Simpson in The Edinburgh Reporter](https://theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2026/01/its-cold-enough-for-skating-on-inverleith-pond-today/?ref=edinburghminute.com).

> Skating on Inverleith Pond today
> 
> — [The Edinburgh Reporter (@edinreporter.bsky.social)](https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:dtb2mkl46skh5k2ohfyxxbct?ref%5Fsrc=embed&ref=edinburghminute.com) [2026-01-06T14:27:39.924Z](https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:dtb2mkl46skh5k2ohfyxxbct/post/3mbr5x7l2ls2p?ref%5Fsrc=embed&ref=edinburghminute.com)

🚔 An **81-year-old man** was taken to hospital after being hit by a car as it was driven on Queensferry Road near **Dean Bridge** on New Year's Day. - [Police Scotland published an appeal here](https://www.scotland.police.uk/what-s-happening/news/2026/january/appeal-following-serious-crash-in-edinburgh/?ref=edinburghminute.com). 

🗳️ **Ash Regan**, an independent MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, has been suspended from Holyrood for two days after being found to have breached the MSP code of conduct. - [STV News](https://news.stv.tv/politics/msp-ash-regan-suspended-from-holyrood-for-two-days?ref=edinburghminute.com). 

🅿️ New mandatory parking fees are being introduced at four **Pentland Hills** carparks. Permits will be available for regular users. - [Donald Turvill, The Herald](https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/25744883.parking-fees-introduced-pentland-hills-car-parks/?ref=edinburghminute.com). 

🎳 ***Lane7***, which has a bowling venue at the St James Centre, is planning to open a second site at Ocean Terminal Shopping Centre in Leith. - Thanks to a reader for sending this in. There's coverage in the [Evening News](https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/arts-and-culture/additional-edinburgh-site-listed-by-lane7-in-new-26-openings-5465156?ref=edinburghminute.com), and [BDaily](https://bdaily.co.uk/articles/2026/01/06/lane7-strikes-expansion-triple?ref=edinburghminute.com). 

🏠 An abandoned former Sick Kids' hospital **townhouse near the Meadows** could be turned into serviced apartments. - [Lee Dalgetty, Edinburgh Live](https://www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edinburgh-news/plans-former-edinburgh-hospital-building-33175130?ref=edinburghminute.com) \+ [Ross Chalmers, Deadline News](https://www.deadlinenews.co.uk/2026/01/06/historic-edinburgh-hospital-buildings-could-be-converted-into-holiday-flats/?ref=edinburghminute.com). 

🌳 The first images have been released of a **new memorial statue in Princes Street Gardens** to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Royal Regiment of Scotland. - [Ross Chalmers, Deadline News](https://www.deadlinenews.co.uk/2026/01/06/plans-detailed-for-royal-regiment-of-scotland-statue-in-edinburgh/?ref=edinburghminute.com). 

- There are **more recent planning applications** in [this round-up by Phyllis Stephen of The Edinburgh Reporter](https://theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2026/01/this-weeks-planning-applications-in-edinburgh-14/?ref=edinburghminute.com).

🍣 ***Yo! Sushi*** on Princes Street has closed. - [Chloe Goodall, Edinburgh Live](https://www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edinburgh-news/edinburgh-princes-street-yo-sushi-33177540?ref=edinburghminute.com). 

🍽️ The family-run ***Charwood*** restaurant in **Fairmilehead** is closing after 12 years in business. The owners are retiring. - [Jacob Farr, Edinburgh Live](https://www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edinburgh-news/edinburgh-locals-gutted-owners-popular-33174617?ref=edinburghminute.com). 

🚚 Bringing 'man-with-a-van' services up to date, Edinburgh woman Hannah Crawford has launched her own '**Han-with-a-van*'* business. - [Nicholas Malizia, Edinburgh Live](https://www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edinburgh-news/edinburgh-woman-launches-pioneering-female-33178455?ref=edinburghminute.com). 

📍 **For local history fans**: As part of celebrations marking the 300th anniversary of the founding of the **Edinburgh Medical School**, architect Malcolm Fraser will be lecturing, alongside historian Harriet Blakeman, on “*A Deep History of Health and Healing in Edinburgh*” on 5 February at the ECCI on Infirmary Street. - [More details and tickets are here](https://fraserlivingstone.com/news/health-and-healing-in-edinburgh?ref=edinburghminute.com). 

[A Deep History of Health and Healing in EdinburghA Deep History of Health and Healing in Edinburgh![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/92/5b/925b4169-eb49-48f3-a960-edcd9282acd9/content/images/icon/favicon-2.ico)Fraser/Livingstone Architects Edinburgh, Scotland![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/92/5b/925b4169-eb49-48f3-a960-edcd9282acd9/content/images/thumbnail/Health-and-Healing-in-Edinburgh-3.png)](https://fraserlivingstone.com/news/health-and-healing-in-edinburgh?ref=edinburghminute.com)

📆 A stalwart of the local tech industry, ​James Baster is relaunching [***Open Tech Calendar***](https://opentechcalendar.co.uk/event/teacaketech%5F2026-01-21?ref=edinburghminute.com). He'll be talking about it at an event later this month. - [More details in this week's Campfire newsletter by Robert Gelb](https://open.substack.com/pub/campfirescot/p/events-lots-of-events-to-start-the?utm%5Fcampaign=post-expanded-share&utm%5Fmedium=web). 

[✨ Events, lots of events, to start the year offHappy new year!![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/92/5b/925b4169-eb49-48f3-a960-edcd9282acd9/content/images/icon/https-3A-2F-2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com-2Fpublic-2Fimages-2F0eb97e25-cb10-4960-96e5-15c56826d0c5-2Fapple-touch-icon-180x180-1.png)CampfireRobert Gelb![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/92/5b/925b4169-eb49-48f3-a960-edcd9282acd9/content/images/thumbnail/https-3A-2F-2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com-2Fpublic-2Fimages-2F0f9b76e3-9b72-4fa7-b13b-fd7f696b2ff9_2938x2109.jpeg)](https://open.substack.com/pub/campfirescot/p/events-lots-of-events-to-start-the?utm%5Fcampaign=post-expanded-share&utm%5Fmedium=web)

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