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The huge amounts of rubbish covering Edinburgh during the Fringe as bin strikes continue

Rubbish is piling up, with city centre streets covered in litter and bins overflowing in tourist hotspots

Wales Online

Labour-led council to blame for overflowing Edinburgh rubbish, says SNP minister

LABOUR are to blame for rubbish strewn-streets and overflowing bins in Edinburgh, a Scottish Government minister has said.

The National (Scotland)

Scots woman beaten black and blue and left unconscious by strangers at Edinburgh Fringe event

Ellen Clarkson, from Broxburn, was battered at the Hot Dub Time Machine show at the Royal Highland Centre on the outskirts of the capital at around 1.15am on Sunday, August 21.

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Dame Judi Dench and Craig Revel Horwood visit The Repair Shop as show marks fifth anniversary

The famous faces will star in a special episode of the BBC show as part of the Edinburgh TV Festival

Wales Online

Historic Edinburgh New Town building may get roof terrace with jaw-dropping views

Permission has already been granted to turn the A-listed building - which used to house the Nationwide Building Society - into 29 new luxury apartments in the heart of the New Town.

Edinburgh Live

Vile Edinburgh man caught on camera shouting horrific abuse at non binary person

A non-binary Leith local has been left shaken and furious after a stranger began to hurl homophobic insults at the 20-year-old while they were walking home from work

Edinburgh Live

Angus Robertson: Labour-led council to blame for overflowing Edinburgh rubbish

Waste workers in the capital are on strike following a 3.5% pay offer which unions have called ‘derisory’ and ‘pathetic’.

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Edinburgh Fringe foodies queue down the street for unusual ice cream flavours

Known to be a popular spot in the Grassmarket, both visitors and locals were seen lining up for Mary's Milk Bar on Sunday, with the sunny weather bringing out a craving for the cold stuff.

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh Council to launch plans for brand new tram route across the city

With works down on the Newhaven line extension still in progress, officials are set to put forward the proposals, which would see the tram operate on a north-south tram line.

Edinburgh Live

Glasgow prisoner death probe after hammer attack brute dies in jail

Kenneth Wilson passed away at HMP Low Moss earlier this month after being banged up at Edinburgh High Court in January of 2018 for attacking a woman with a hammer.

Glasgow Live

Edinburgh Connect Festival and everything you need to know ahead of music event

The Connect Festival hasn't been held in Scotland since 2008, and hopes to join some huge names from around the world with some local homegrown talent at the Royal Highland Centre.

Edinburgh Live

Group of Midlothian kids get into mass brawl at play park as parents intervene

According to officers, the altercation took place in broad daylight at Dalkeith Country Park in Midlothian, at some time around 12.30pm on Sunday, June 26, 2022.

Edinburgh Live

British man accidentally bid against himself and spent £20k on Edinburgh sculpture

Gareth Palmer, made the mistake in October 2021 after he ended up on eBay after downing a bottle of wine, which saw him enter a bidding war on both of his accounts.

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh Festival closing fireworks will not go ahead this year

Organisers of the Edinburgh International Festival have confirmed the traditional firework display to mark the end of the celebrations will not be going ahead for 2022.

Edinburgh Live

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The National (Scotland)

Unions to meet councils as strikes see bins overflowing in Edinburgh

SCOTTISH councils are set to meet unions in a bid to stop the spread of strikes which have left Edinburgh’s bins overflowing and its streets…

The Independent UK

Unions to meet councils as strikes see Edinburgh’s streets strewn with rubbish

Council umbrella body Cosla is set to meet unions on Tuesday.

Daily Mirror

Dame Judi Dench to appear in The Repair Shop to fix treasured gift to her late husband

Dame Judi Dench and Craig Revel Horwood will appear in an episode of The Repair Shop as part of this year’s Edinburgh TV Festival

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh incident near city centre pub as fire crews seal off walkway

A concerned local resident spotted the emergency services responding to an incident in the heart of the city centre on the Canon Gait. It is not known if any individuals suffered injuries.

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Andy Burnham slams Edinburgh-bound train 'double-booking chaos'

The prominent politician took aim at Avanti West Coast after travelling from the Greater Manchester town to the Scottish capital and noticing the lack of seating.

The National (Scotland)

SNP raise concerns over delays to works on Edinburgh's iconic North Bridge

SNP councillors are calling for increased scrutiny as delays were announced to major works on Edinburgh’s historic North Bridge.

Edinburgh Live

West Lothian woman ambushed at Hot Dub Time Machine by gang who mistook her identity

Ellen Clarkson and her boyfriend Cameron Hunter were viciously set upon in a vile assault at the Royal Highland Centre. Those responsible were believed to be in their 30's.

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh weather: Capital set for three days of sunshine across weekend amid highs of 23C

If you are heading out at the end of the week between Friday and Sunday, then you will thankfully have dry weather conditions with the Met Office predicting some sun.

The National (Scotland)

Labour slammed for being 'asleep at the wheel' in bin workers' pay dispute

FORMER Edinburgh council leader Adam McVey has slammed the Labour administration for being “asleep at the wheel” as bin strikes left the city…

Evening Standard

Rubbish lines the streets of Edinburgh amid cleaning strikes

Edinburgh streets are lined with rubbish during the city's busiest month of the year as council workers are on strike over pay.While tourists have been flocking to the capital to enjoy the summer festivals, cleansing staff working for Edinburgh City Council went out on strike on Thursday August 18, as…

The National (Scotland)

What it's like in Edinburgh on day five of the bin worker strikes

THE Labour-run city of Edinburgh was covered in piles of rubbish and overflowing bins on day five of strikes as the dispute over pay grows

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