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Iona Young

Edinburgh local and world's most pierced woman hits out after Festival Fringe license decision

An Edinburgh local and the world's most pierced woman says she has been refused her license for Festival Fringe this August.

Elaine Davidson, 53, has hit out at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe after claiming she was refused her license for the first two weeks of the world famous art festival - despite the fact she has been a veteran performer at the Fringe for over 20 years.

The iconic Edinburgh performer says she is gutted to miss the first and "biggest" weeks of the festival and concerned about losing income after facing years of financial difficulties due to being an artist in the pandemic.

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