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23/09/2024

🌤️ Good morning Edinburgh. Today’s headlines: Leith venue confirms closure, video of attack on Cowgate cyclist goes viral, Powderhall junction plans + animal rights protest at Gucci

⮑ Edinburgh’s daily local news without the ads: https://edinburghminute.substack.com/p/edinburgh-minute-23-september-2024

22/09/2024

What’s this? It’s a work in progress… More details soon 👀 Meanwhile, The Edinburgh Minute newsletter passed 14,000 free subscribers this weekend! Thanks to everyone who reads, shares it and supports it.
For those interested, I’ll be speaking at this on Monday: Masterclass: How Local News Can Grow On Substack. Register for free here: lu.ma/ur20x3ig

21/09/2024

Kick start your weekend! In this week’s Culture Minute: King’s Theatre update, Mogwai at the Usher Hall, Parallels II at Coburg House, Still Game on stage, 5Things pop-up, Les Mis in Porty + Play, Pie & Pint returns to the Traverse:
https://edinburghminute.substack.com/p/edinburgh-culture-minute-18-24-september-2024

20/09/2024

🌤️ Good morning Edinburgh. Not gonna lie, it’s not the busiest day ever of local news. Usually Fridays are much busier. Anyway, here’s everything I could find: https://edinburghminute.substack.com/p/edinburgh-minute-22-september-2024

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19/09/2024

📮 There have now been more than 900 local stories, events and things contributed to the Community Noticeboard since I introduced it into the free Edinburgh Minute daily newsletter in January. That’s a steady 100 contributions every month. Big thanks to everyone who helps to make this happen. It’s my favourite bit of the newsletter and keeps me busy.

💌 You can share your things here: https://forms.gle/nn8TZzDCRcWitTvX9

19/09/2024

🌤️ Good morning Edinburgh. It’s a busy Thursday! Today’s headlines: Summerhall breakthrough bid, free bus plan, final Pride Bridge design, local craft mag launch + the ‘10 most annoying people’

⮑ Edinburgh’s daily local news without the ads: https://edinburghminute.substack.com/p/edinburgh-minute-19-september-2024

18/09/2024

🌤️ Good morning Edinburgh. Today’s headlines: Eye hospital shuts, row over councillor’s £16k ‘golden goodbye’, students facing homelessness + bar award winners named

⮑ Edinburgh’s daily local news without the ads: https://edinburghminute.substack.com/p/edinburgh-minute-18-september-2024

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17/09/2024

🌤️ Good morning Edinburgh. Today’s headlines: Princes Street cycle lane plan, Queensferry ‘boy racers’, EICC protest, Frankenstein shoot ends + £10m Hearts deal

⮑ Edinburgh’s ad-free daily local news: https://edinburghminute.substack.com/p/edinburgh-minute-17-september-2024

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16/09/2024

🌤️ Good morning Edinburgh. Today’s headlines: Hogmanay headliner announced, Summerhall deadline looms, record-breaking Kiltwalk + PE teacher swims across the Forth

⮑ Edinburgh’s daily local news without the ads: https://edinburghminute.substack.com/p/edinburgh-minute-16-september-2024

13/09/2024

🌙 Good morning Edinburgh. It’s a chilly start out there.
Today’s headlines: Bus Trackers finally working, survivors ‘damaged’, George Street parking ban plan + artists open their doors in Abbeyhill & Porty this weekend

⮑ Edinburgh’s daily local news without the ads: https://edinburghminute.substack.com/p/edinburgh-minute-weekend-13-september-2024

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12/09/2024

🌤️ Good morning Edinburgh. Today’s headlines: Car fires in Leith, new Italian restaurant in Stockbridge, Conor O’Brien event, new Dominion cinema screen + Alpine Coaster opens this weekend

⮑ Edinburgh’s daily local news without the ads: https://edinburghminute.substack.com/p/edinburgh-minute-12-september-2024

11/09/2024

A bumper edition of The Edinburgh Culture Minute just landed in subscribers’ inboxes.

Preview here: https://edinburghminute.substack.com/p/edinburgh-culture-minute-11-17-september-2024

11/09/2024

🌤️ Good morning Edinburgh. Wednesday’s headlines: Hutchison Vale football fraud probe, Drumbrae travellers debate, Javits expansion + Tool Library’s 10th birthday festival

⮑ Edinburgh’s daily local news without the ads: https://edinburghminute.substack.com/p/edinburgh-minute-11-september-2024

10/09/2024

🌤️ Good morning Edinburgh. Today’s headlines: Quarry blast concerns, Maybury Quarter event, Lawnmarket closure, Hollywood stars on set + a look inside the Filmhouse

⮑ Edinburgh’s daily local news without the ads: https://edinburghminute.substack.com/p/edinburgh-minute-10-september-2024

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09/09/2024

“Substack can be a bastion of local news”.
The Edinburgh Minute & The London Minute feature in today’s in print and online alongside other local titles including , and . Thanks to Ian Burrell for the interview.

Web link: https://inews.co.uk/news/business/how-substack-is-transforming-local-news-3266812?ico=most_popular

09/09/2024

🌤️ Good morning Edinburgh. Monday’s headlines: New Town Quarter delay, council wages overpaid, new buses roll out + Leith gears-up for The Get Down

⮑ Edinburgh’s daily local news without the ads: https://edinburghminute.substack.com/p/edinburgh-minute-9-september-2024

06/09/2024

🌤️ Good morning Edinburgh. Today’s headlines: Missing swimmer update, Bruntsfield bank ‘saved’, Paolozzi mural unveiling, Italian food and drink fest at Summerhall + Porty artists open their doors

⮑ Edinburgh’s daily local news without the noise: https://edinburghminute.substack.com/p/edinburgh-minute-6-september-2024

05/09/2024

🌤️ Good morning Edinburgh. The Minute is back. Thursday’s headlines: Swimmer search, Seafield plans, education cuts, ‘imminent’ bus tracker update + 2025 Hidden Door fest venue revealed

⮑ Edinburgh’s daily local news without the noise: https://edinburghminute.substack.com/p/edinburgh-minute-5-september-2024

16/08/2024

🌤️ Good morning Edinburgh. Today’s headlines: Saoirse Ronan launches film festival, bus tracker update promise, King’s Theatre refurb update, ECA grad show opens + Edinburgh Art Festival begins

⮑ Edinburgh’s daily local news without the noise: https://edinburghminute.substack.com/p/edinburgh-minute-16-august-2024

15/08/2024

Lots of local faves on stages in this week’s Culture Minute, including: , at , the ALT Book Fringe at , the launch plus a bonus .cultureshow episode all about ’s mega Jupiter Rising party this weekend 🥳 And that’s only one section from one screenshot. It’s jam-packed but still easy to read and get yersel festival-organised:

https://edinburghminute.substack.com/p/edinburgh-culture-minute-14-20-august-2024

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15/08/2024

🌤️ Good morning Edinburgh. Today’s headlines: Tourist tax spending details emerge, film festival begins, community projects plan + bookshop’s reopening party

⮑ Edinburgh’s daily local news without the noise: https://edinburghminute.substack.com/p/edinburgh-minute-15-august-2024

14/08/2024

🌤️ Good morning Edinburgh. Today’s headlines: Tram workers plan walkout, Scotsman editor quits, some cheery ‘nuclear hit list’ news + why Summerhall is ‘not just about events’

⮑ Edinburgh’s daily local news without the noise: https://edinburghminute.substack.com/p/edinburgh-minute-14-august-2024

13/08/2024

🌤️ Good morning Edinburgh. Today’s headlines: Bin strike suspended but not fully ruled-out, bus lane plan, Dalry bridge update, supercomputer cash scramble, Breakfast Bothy opens in Marchmont + 20% off The Edinburgh Minute

⮑ Edinburgh’s daily local news without the noise: https://edinburghminute.substack.com/p/edinburgh-minute-13-august-2024

12/08/2024

What an honour to get a Britney/Madonna mic and the chance to chat with readers from the famous Spiegeltent stage. Chair Laura Waddell made it easy. Thanks to Jenny Niven & her amazing team for the kind invitation. A real treat for this lifetime fanboy. We’ll do it again on Friday from 10am and it’s free! Come chat about the news with some brews and breakfast.

12/08/2024

🌤️ Good morning Edinburgh. Today’s headlines: Bin strike decision due today, funding for ‘deathtrap’ junction, uni running costs ‘hit £100m a month’ + Phoebe Waller-Bridge returns to the Fringe

⮑ Edinburgh’s daily local news without the noise: https://edinburghminute.substack.com/p/edinburgh-minute-12-august-2024

09/08/2024

🌤️ Good morning Edinburgh. Today’s headlines: Anti-racism demonstration, 900th birthday event axed, Summerhall update, Circus Lane Airbnb ban, the Ferry’s famous Burryman procession + Edinburgh Art Festival begins

⮑ Edinburgh’s daily local news without the noise: https://edinburghminute.substack.com/p/edinburgh-minute-9-august-2024

08/08/2024

🌤️ Good morning Edinburgh. Today’s headlines: Funding boost for festivals, bus tracker update, Polwarth roundabout plan, FringeShip docks in Leith + swimmer plans to cross the Forth

⮑ Edinburgh’s daily local news without the noise: https://edinburghminute.substack.com/p/edinburgh-minute-8-august-2024

07/08/2024

It’s Wednesday, so it’s time for... 🪩 Edinburgh Culture Minute! This week: Book fest starts this weekend, Sett Studios leaving Leith Walk, Voguing at Summerhall, how to get half-price tickets + all the five-star reviews so far: https://edinburghminute.substack.com/p/edinburgh-culture-minute-7-13-august-2024

07/08/2024

🌤️ Good morning Edinburgh. Today’s headlines: Margiotta cafe plan, Kerr wins silver, Baillie Gifford office plan, free school uniforms + Graham Norton’s Fringe tips

⮑ Edinburgh’s daily local news without the noise: https://edinburghminute.substack.com/p/edinburgh-minute-7-august-2024

06/08/2024

🌤️ Good morning Edinburgh. Today’s headlines: Councillors to vote on Palestinian flag, £100m cuts warning, new Princes Street Gardens play park opens + Truss heckled at Fringe

⮑ Edinburgh’s daily local news without the noise: https://edinburghminute.substack.com/p/edinburgh-minute-6-august-2024

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