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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
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Alasdair Ferguson

Festival to leave Scotland for England after 50 years to 'radically reduce costs'

Organisers said Greater Manchester was chosen to host the festival (Image: Supplied)

THE Edinburgh TV Festival will be relocated to Greater Manchester in a bid to “radically reduce the costs” and make it easier for people to attend, organisers have announced.

The decision to move the festival from the Scottish capital, which will be held in the city for the last time this August, was part of a UK-wide “strategic review” into the event’s long-term future, its board of directors said.

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