An item of "Breaking News". Will appear on the Breaking News page and the front page.
An as yet undisclosed number of young people who had hoped to vote in next month’s Ward 12 (Leith Walk) by-election will not be able to do so.
The news emerged today in a letter posted from the Electoral Registration Officer to all those affected.
Ms Joan H. Hewton FRCS explained that poll cards/postal letters had been mistakenly issued to some under-18-year olds in Ward 12.
Kingsford Developments Ltd’s plans to build a new electricity substation and ‘summer house’ outside 154 McDonald Road have been withdrawn today (Ref. 15/03183LBC).
The proposal, first reported here on 14 July, immediately drew opposition from those who thought it would ruin the Category B-listed building’s north elevation facing Broughton Road.
With a new story simmering on the back burner at Spurtle HQ, and a Ward 12 by-election hustings to prepare for this evening, we have no time to bring you today's news today.
Instead, here is some local information which is ever so past its sell-by date. It first appeared in the Caledonian Mercury on 16 January 1765, and its first sentence is 199 words long. Unusual by today's journalistic standards.
Below is the advice issued to Leith Walk (Ward 12) by-election candidates this evening in advance of tomorrow's hustings event from 7.15–9.15pm in Broughton St Mary's Parish Church, Bellevue Crescent.
If you have a burning question but are unable to attend, e-mail it to us in advance and we'll try to fit it in.
Dear Candidates
We're really looking forward to hearing from you at tomorrow evening's event.
In a remarkable turn of events, City of Edinburgh Council’s Development Management Subcommittee today refused permission for the demolition of the low-rise building at 1–6 Canonmills Bridge.
Councillors unanimously turned down the application, despite the advice of officials, and despite planning consent for a replacement structure having been given in 2009 (see Breaking news, 29.7.15).
David Sterratt and Ella Taylor-Smith got to three of the Festival Fanfare concerts on Sunday, which took place at 12 locations along the Water of Leith.
3pm, St Mark’s Park
David Sterratt writes: I can vouch for the perfection of listening to the rich, sonorous timbres of Kirkintilloch Kelvin Brass on a warm summer's afternoon in St Mark's Park.
RHYS FULLERTON REVIEWS ILONA SZALAY'S WITNESS
Currently provoking strong reactions on Dundas Street are Ilona Szalay’s bold glass paintings.
This is Szalay’s first Scottish solo exhibition, and you can see why the gallery is keen to show off her talents.
Chief Inspector Bob Paris has defended Police Scotland’s performance in the city centre, and advised Broughton locals to get a sense of proportion when it comes to anti-social behaviour.
Addressing the latest meeting of the New Town and Broughton Community Council, Paris (area commander for central Edinburgh) claimed the new unified Force has done well, particularly given Holyrood’s requirement that it should make very substantial savings.
Malcolm Fraser Architects – one of the best-known and most respected architectural practices in Edinburgh – has gone into liquidation.
MFA was founded by Malcolm Fraser (pictured below) in 1993 and employs 15 people at its 28 North Bridge HQ. The office closed earlier today on Monday.
In a statement released late this evening, Fraser said:
REVIEW: 'PAPERWORK 2' AT THE EDINBURGH SKI CLUB
For the third year in a row, the Working Lines collective are staging an exhibition as part of the Edinburgh Art Festival.
Paperwork 2 is refreshingly free of hoopla, with the four artists involved – all students or recent graduates from Edinburgh College of Art – displaying recent work in a variety of complementary styles.
Their contributions are uncluttered, quiet, contemplative, subtle, modestly sized and affordable.