Annual taxi outing for sick children cancelled after police policy change

The parade sees taxis carrying sick children (Image: Gordon Bell)

The annual Edinburgh taxi outing for sick children has been “reluctantly” cancelled after organisers said a policy change has left police officers unable to escort the cabs.

The annual outing, organised and funded by taxi drivers, gives children with special needs, life-limiting conditions and terminal illnesses a day out where they are driven around the city in colourfully decorated taxis.