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Iuliia Vlasova

Edinburgh man mocks 'untouchable phone boxes' marooned in middle of tram works

A Leith Walk councillor joked how the law has no power over an old phone box when sharing a photo of the booth with the construction going around it.

Liberal Democrat Cllr Jack Caldwell took to Twitter to share a picture of the controversial ongoing Trams to Newhaven project that began in 2020.

Publishing a picture of a new pavement laid around an old vandalised phone box, the councillor said: "A new "Island" landscape design for your pleasure, Ross McKenzie... even the mighty Tram Line Two (2006) Act has no power over phone boxes."

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