A popular Edinburgh dance music event has been given the go-ahead despite police raising significant safety concerns after previous events were marred by drug-taking and hospitalisations.
The Terminal V festival has been held at the Royal Highland Centre several times since launching in 2017. That first event attracted almost 5000 people - and this year it set to welcome up to 20,000 people to the Ingliston venue for a Halloween themed event on October 29.
But after hundreds of arrests for drug incidents at previous events, and medical issues including three patrons needing to be placed in medically induced comas, Police raised concerns as organisers appeared before Edinburgh City Council's licensing sub-committee on Monday (October 3) seeking a temporary public entertainment license.
