Old eyesore payphones have been removed from Edinburgh city centre following calls for action to be taken to rid the streets of the "grotty" boxes.
Two phone boxes at Hunter Square which a councillor said had turned into public toilets and convenient hiding places for drug dealers were finally taken away by BT, alongside three from Hanover Street which had also been badly vandalised and were leaning to one side.
Despite dozens of other dilapidated kiosks across the city being the focus of negative attention, BT said no more removals are currently planned - and is persisting with its efforts to get permission to replace them with 'Street Hub' digital advertising billboards, despite repeated rejection of plans by the council.
