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Last chance to comment on the Fountainbridge active travel scheme in Edinburgh - had been meaning to get round to this so thanks for the reminder @edinburghminute.bsky.social
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Dundee Street Fountainbridge Active Travel Project - City of Edinburgh Council - Citizen Space
Find and participate in consultations run by City of Edinburgh Council
consultationhub.edinburgh.gov.uk
January 12, 2026 at 7:40 AM
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🌤️  Good morning Edinburgh. Monday’s headlines: New ferry service to France, car stolen in 'frost-jacking', 24-hour gym for Slateford + an exclusive discount for the Meadows Marathon

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An icy canal in the foreground, with buildings in the background. Text over reads: The Edinburgh Minute - Monday 12 January 2026: New ferry service to France, car stolen in 'frost-jacking', 24-hour gym for Slateford + an exclusive discount for the Meadows Marathon
January 12, 2026 at 7:24 AM
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🌤️  Good morning Edinburgh. The headlines: Uni boss wants students to pay for tuition, Wardie Bay starfish 'mystery', Sunday races in Holyrood Park + weekend markets return

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A rainbow appearing near a crane in a city river dock. Text over reads: The Edinburgh Minute - Weekend edition: 9 - 11 January 2026: Uni boss wants students to pay for tuition, Wardie Bay starfish 'mystery', Sunday races in Holyrood Park + weekend markets return
January 9, 2026 at 7:22 AM
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'...an expert and Martin Lewis...' 🤣 a bit shady on Reach PLC's favourite expert, no?

(@martinlewis.moneysavingexpert.com is not a fan of these Live sites)
edinburghlive.co.uk Edinburgh Live @edinburghlive.co.uk · 3d
People can make a number of simple changes an expert and Martin Lewis have said
Anyone with boiler from after April 2005 told to change setting
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January 9, 2026 at 7:21 AM
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🌤️  Good morning Edinburgh. Thursday’s headlines: Masked gang's cash machine ram-raid, £7.5m revamp for Porty pool, Venezuela protest planned + rooftop pilates

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#edinburgh #scotland
A seaside promenade at night, with street lights on the left and houses on the right. Text over reads: The Edinburgh Minute - Thursday 8 January 2026: Masked gang's cash machine ram-raid, £7.5m revamp for Porty pool, Venezuela protest planned + rooftop pilates
January 8, 2026 at 7:30 AM
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Still time to do our travel survey - we need your views about public transport locally, and how you get around #Craigmillar and #Niddrie forms.gle/Eqd5WXj8M4tv...
Pictures of cars buses trains and bikes. Poster reads: we need your views: tell us about your travel habits take part in our shore Craigmillar travel survey. Share your views and enter our prize draw to win £50
January 7, 2026 at 11:07 AM
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🪩 In this week’s Edinburgh Culture Minute newsletter:

New £10k residencies for artists, busy month of gigs including Fuzz Fest in Leith & Cowgate Block Party, Justin Hawkins Rides Again + new creative jobs

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A person holding an owl. Text over reads: The Edinburgh Culture Minute - New £10k residencies for artists, busy month of gigs including Fuzz Fest in Leith & Cowgate Block Party, Justin Hawkins Rides Again, plus… new year, loads of new creative jobs
January 7, 2026 at 5:45 PM
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Direct link to the council’s consultation, which closes on the *12th January 2026*

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Dundee Street Fountainbridge Active Travel Project - City of Edinburgh Council - Citizen Space
Find and participate in consultations run by City of Edinburgh Council
consultationhub.edinburgh.gov.uk
January 7, 2026 at 2:26 PM
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🌤️  Good morning Edinburgh. The headlines: Pay to park at the Pentlands, new statue for Princes Street Gardens, Lane7 opening second venue, long walk for Sudan arrives in town + ice skating on the Inverleith Park pond

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A Christmas tree on a pavement next to bins in a city street.
January 7, 2026 at 7:21 AM
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❄️ Edinburgh Live last week confidently said: "The snow is set to start from 6am on Tuesday and fall for the rest of the day."

Of course it hasn't. Those 'exact time' articles are clickbait. I link to them anyway to encourage critical thinking about media.

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Exact time Edinburgh set for snow and sleet showers as freezing conditions continue
On Tuesday, temperatures will peak at 3C before dropping to -1C overnight. The capital is set to face light snow showers and a gentle breeze as the week goes on.
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January 6, 2026 at 11:44 AM
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❄️  Good morning Edinburgh. Tuesday’s headlines: Snow warning this morning, thousands of pupils skipping school, charity shop makes £14k in one day + 'end of an era' for Victoria Street's Maison Bleue restaurant after 28 years

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January 6, 2026 at 7:21 AM
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A big exclusive about a Victoria Street business in tomorrow morning’s Edinburgh Minute newsletter.
January 5, 2026 at 10:16 PM
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Frozen Inverleith Park pond this morning
January 5, 2026 at 11:06 AM
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🌤️  Good morning Edinburgh. Headlines: Waverley trains affected by snow, plans to shut city centre police station in evenings, Heriot-Watt Uni lecturers vote on strike + join the Doddie Dawn Patrol

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The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Monday 5 January 2025
Waverley trains affected by snow, plans to shut city centre police station in evenings, Heriot-Watt Uni lecturers vote on strike, Cramond Island rescue + join the Doddie Dawn Patrol
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January 5, 2026 at 7:08 AM
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#Edinburgh #Cycling developments 2026 (?)

Our thoughts--> www.spokes.org.uk/2026/01/2025...

🤔 #MainRoad protected lanes
🤔 #Tram
🤔 #PrincesStreet
🤔 #BraidEstate
🤔 Plans: #CCWEL extension, #LothianRoad
🤔 #DemandManagement: #TrafficFilters #charging
🤔 #BusLanes
🤔 Use of officer time
... and much more
Start of Spokes article... 2025–>2026 : What for Edinburgh Cycling Policy & Action? Will 2026 see Edinburgh City‘s new ‘Primary Cycle Network’ definition start to turn from policy into reality? And what of the City’s hugely ambitious 30% by 2030 traffic-reduction aims? What other decisions or actions may we see in the coming year? Picture of a bollarded route due to be upgraded in 2026 as part of the main-road 'Primary Cycle Network' Picture of Foot of Walk to Dock Street under construction - opening in 2026 Huge amounts of precious time having to be spent by officers in reassuring & re-reassuring worried councillors on issues where evidence is already pretty solid... In conclusion, a random thought Looking back on the stories above, one has to be struck by the huge amount of precious officer time that is devoted to handling the concerns of councillors worried by objections which in the end often prove either irrelevant or largely unfounded. Time which could be spent far more productively. Here are some examples… There is no better example than the saga of the Travelling Safely experimental Orders and the role of the TRO subcommittee (see ‘2025’ near the start of this article), resulting in additional meetings and literally hundreds of pages of reports [e.g. this 682-page download for their third meeting covering much of the same ground] The Braid Estate story (see above) is another – huge amounts of time in meetings, massive reports, preparation of traffic orders, finding contractors, abortive costs – all in aid of a messy compromise experiment, unwanted by many, and which may now not happen Most recently, the decision of TRO Sub to postpone a decision on whether to allow east-bound cycling in Rose Street, where westbound has been legal for decades. Officers now have to prepare a report on issues such as whether bikes may collide with cafe tables or get through any roadworks that might happen, even though the existing west-bound cycling works perfectly well. Is there a solution to this tragic time-wasting, delaying projects which are far more safety and environmentally significant? Certainly, objections must be heard, and councillors must interrogate officers. Some objections do have real substance. But when evidence is clear, and plainly laid out by officers when questioned at Committee (as, largely, in the above examples) surely there must be a mechanism for making councillors think twice. Is yet another investigation, more reports, more meetings, mor…
January 3, 2026 at 6:03 PM
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❄️  Good morning Edinburgh. Friday’s headlines: Drone pilot arrested, Morningside crash, volunteering opportunities at Gorgie Community Farm + a sunny weekend forecast

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Vehicles on a city street at sunset. Text over reads: The Edinburgh Minute - Weekend edition: 2 - 4 January 2026: Drone pilot arrested, Morningside crash, volunteering opportunities at Gorgie Community Farm + a sunny weekend forecast
January 2, 2026 at 7:25 AM
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The first thing on Edinburgh Live this year is Hogmana... oh wait, no, it's a McDonalds review.
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With a rating of just 1.8 stars on Tripadvisor, we decided to try the worst rated McDonald's and see what all the fuss was about.
We tried Edinburgh's worst rated McDonald's to see if the reviews were accurate
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January 1, 2026 at 7:34 AM
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🌤️  Happy new year Edinburgh. Today’s headlines: Hogmanay bounces back, Grassmarket pubs hit by 'crippling' power cuts, penguin parade paused + three free Sprogmanay family ceilidhs today

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Fireworks above a castle. Text over reads: The Edinburgh Minute - Thursday 1 January 2026: Hogmanay bounces back, Grassmarket pubs hit by 'crippling' power cuts, penguin parade paused over flu outbreak fears + three free Sprogmanay family ceilidhs today
January 1, 2026 at 7:19 AM
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🌤️  Good morning Edinburgh. The headlines: Tourist tax cash could fund Hogmanay events, Granton residents without heating or water, hunt for fireman's family + kindness at Southside Community Centre

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A highland cow sitting on a hill overlooking a city. Text over reads: The Edinburgh Minute - Wednesday 31 December 2025: Tourist tax cash could fund Hogmanay events, Granton residents without heating or water, hunt for fireman's family + kindness at Southside Community Centre
December 31, 2025 at 7:28 AM
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🌤️  Good morning Edinburgh. The headlines: Hogmanay sell-out expected, 64,000 jet out of city, 30 locals on New Year Honours list + tabloid claims Edinburgh to be 'buried' by 650-mile wall of snow

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People holding flaming torches. Text over reads: The Edinburgh Minute - Tuesday 30 December 2025: Hogmanay sell-out expected, drones banned, 60,000 jet in while 64,000 jet out, Knighthood for Botanics boss and 30 locals on New Year Honours list + tabloid claims Edinburgh will be 'buried' by 650-mile wall of snow
December 30, 2025 at 7:14 AM
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🌤️  Good morning Edinburgh. Monday’s headlines: Cowgate church attack, global broadcast for Hogmanay, Elephant House to reopen today + when The Mound had an 'electric blanket'

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People riding a spinny-swing thing with a large clock in the foreground. Text over reads: The Edinburgh Minute - Monday 29 December 2025: Cowgate church attack, global broadcast for Hogmanay, Elephant House to reopen today + when The Mound had an 'electric blanket'
December 29, 2025 at 7:05 AM
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Here’s this year’s Hogmanay (and hyperlocal Hogmanay) events guide for Edinburgh: www.edinburghminute.com/the-edinburg...
December 28, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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threadinburgh.scot
🗓️ 28th December is the anniversary of the Tay Bridge Disaster, a tragedy which overshadows another on the same day 27 years later. In 1906 a wintry tragedy at Elliot Junction caused 22 deaths and 24 injuries when safety and control broke down in a blizzard 🚂🚃

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The thread about the Elliot Junction Disaster; a railway tragedy in the midst of a blizzard
28th December is the anniversary of the Tay Bridge Disaster (of 1879), but is also the anniversary of the Elliot Junction Disaster of 1906. The spectacle of the former catastrophe, which saw around…
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December 28, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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Last chance: send in your events for this year’s Edinburgh Minute hyperlocal Hogmanay edition (going out to 27,000 inboxes soon):

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December 28, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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As usual at this time of year, I’m writing a Hyperlocal Hogmanay events round-up from the Edinburgh Minute. To have your event included, please send it in here:
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December 24, 2025 at 8:17 AM