Donald Turvill
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So they *finally* gave up trying to roll out those hideous screens then
June 30, 2025 at 6:53 PM
So they *finally* gave up trying to roll out those hideous screens then
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June 5, 2025 at 11:47 AM
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✍️And finally, something a bit different: Michael Pedersen, Edinburgh’s Makar - or Poet Laureate - reflects on the city and its artistic riches as he searches for its soul
www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/2521...
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The 'Great Edinburgh poem' and a makar's search for the heart of a city
Michael Pedersen, Edinburgh’s Makar or Poet Laureate, reflects on the city and its artistic riches as he searches for its soul
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June 5, 2025 at 11:47 AM
✍️And finally, something a bit different: Michael Pedersen, Edinburgh’s Makar - or Poet Laureate - reflects on the city and its artistic riches as he searches for its soul
www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/2521...
www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/2521...
💰Go deeper into how the city's public services are funded and, what it pays for and the grave financial challenges with this handy explainer from @martin1williams.bsky.social
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2521552...
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2521552...
Why are Edinburgh's public services facing financial challenges?
The debt-ridden council delivering public services to Scotland's capital wants more power to raise taxes even higher saying that local authorities…
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June 5, 2025 at 11:47 AM
💰Go deeper into how the city's public services are funded and, what it pays for and the grave financial challenges with this handy explainer from @martin1williams.bsky.social
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2521552...
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2521552...
🚲Vicky also looks ahead to Edinburgh's new bike hire scheme being trialled this summer
In this piece, she asks 'Can the city that failed at Just Eat bikes now go dockless?'
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2520641...
In this piece, she asks 'Can the city that failed at Just Eat bikes now go dockless?'
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2520641...
Just Eat bikes were a failure. But could Edinburgh be ready for dockless e-bikes?
Four years after the end of Just Eat bikes, Edinburgh is planning to try a new bike share scheme. Has it learned enough to make this work?
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June 5, 2025 at 11:45 AM
🚲Vicky also looks ahead to Edinburgh's new bike hire scheme being trialled this summer
In this piece, she asks 'Can the city that failed at Just Eat bikes now go dockless?'
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2520641...
In this piece, she asks 'Can the city that failed at Just Eat bikes now go dockless?'
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2520641...
🚍While @vickyallan.bsky.social asks: Could fewer bus stops make Edinburgh buses faster?
We're lucky to have publicly-owned buses, but they're slow
Could it be down to the number of bus stops? Or are better bus lanes and congestion measures the key?👇
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2520571...
We're lucky to have publicly-owned buses, but they're slow
Could it be down to the number of bus stops? Or are better bus lanes and congestion measures the key?👇
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2520571...
What would it take to make Edinburgh buses faster? Fewer bus stops
The buses in Edinburgh are slow. Could it be down to the number of bus stops? Or are better bus lanes and congestion measures the key?
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June 5, 2025 at 11:45 AM
🚍While @vickyallan.bsky.social asks: Could fewer bus stops make Edinburgh buses faster?
We're lucky to have publicly-owned buses, but they're slow
Could it be down to the number of bus stops? Or are better bus lanes and congestion measures the key?👇
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2520571...
We're lucky to have publicly-owned buses, but they're slow
Could it be down to the number of bus stops? Or are better bus lanes and congestion measures the key?👇
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2520571...
🧑🏫Really interesting piece here from Education Correspondent Garrett Stell
Edinburgh teachers are pioneering a new approach to maths lessons using journaling to help students connect to a notoriously alienating subject
I could've done with some of this!
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Edinburgh teachers are pioneering a new approach to maths lessons using journaling to help students connect to a notoriously alienating subject
I could've done with some of this!
www.heraldscotland.com/news/educati...
Edinburgh teachers reimagining lessons through mathematical journaling
Two Edinburgh teachers are pioneering a new approach to maths lessons using journaling to help students connect to a notoriously alienating subject.
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June 5, 2025 at 11:43 AM
🧑🏫Really interesting piece here from Education Correspondent Garrett Stell
Edinburgh teachers are pioneering a new approach to maths lessons using journaling to help students connect to a notoriously alienating subject
I could've done with some of this!
www.heraldscotland.com/news/educati...
Edinburgh teachers are pioneering a new approach to maths lessons using journaling to help students connect to a notoriously alienating subject
I could've done with some of this!
www.heraldscotland.com/news/educati...
From @brianjaffa.bsky.social, an exclusive deep dive on what's really going on with the Ross Bandstand in Princes St Gardens
🗣️"There needs to be a real conversation about what we can do to improve things and turn it into a real community amenity"
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2520159...
🗣️"There needs to be a real conversation about what we can do to improve things and turn it into a real community amenity"
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The stunning Edinburgh concert venue big-name rock bands have been banished from
New curbs have been introduced on large-scale concerts at the Ross Bandstand, Edinburgh's historic outdoor venue in Princes Street Gardens.
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June 5, 2025 at 11:42 AM
From @brianjaffa.bsky.social, an exclusive deep dive on what's really going on with the Ross Bandstand in Princes St Gardens
🗣️"There needs to be a real conversation about what we can do to improve things and turn it into a real community amenity"
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2520159...
🗣️"There needs to be a real conversation about what we can do to improve things and turn it into a real community amenity"
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2520159...
🔴I turn my attention to plans for George Street's pedestrianisation and whether the project can be saved amid spiralling costs
The transport convener says it's still a 'project worth backing' - but will enough councillors in the City Chambers agree?
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2521455...
The transport convener says it's still a 'project worth backing' - but will enough councillors in the City Chambers agree?
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2521455...
'Over-designed and too expensive': Can George Street pedestrianisation be saved?
City councillors will weigh scaled-down options for the long-delayed George Street revamp, as costs soar and political support falters.
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June 5, 2025 at 11:41 AM
🔴I turn my attention to plans for George Street's pedestrianisation and whether the project can be saved amid spiralling costs
The transport convener says it's still a 'project worth backing' - but will enough councillors in the City Chambers agree?
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2521455...
The transport convener says it's still a 'project worth backing' - but will enough councillors in the City Chambers agree?
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2521455...
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June 4, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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June 4, 2025 at 10:27 AM
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🎦In other arts news from @brianjaffa.bsky.social Edinburgh's Filmhouse is to continue its crowdfunder campaign in a bid to secure a further £100k for the cinema's revamp, after a funding bid was turned down
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2521251...
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2521251...
National Lottery funding blow for Edinburgh Filmhouse revamp ahead of opening
A crowdfunding campaign on the brink of reviving Edinburgh's reborn Filmhouse cinema will continue after it opens to the public in the coming…
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June 4, 2025 at 10:27 AM
🎦In other arts news from @brianjaffa.bsky.social Edinburgh's Filmhouse is to continue its crowdfunder campaign in a bid to secure a further £100k for the cinema's revamp, after a funding bid was turned down
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2521251...
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2521251...
However, National Galleries of Scotland isn't so keen and says it's focused on their plans for a new cultural centre and visitor attraction at Granton Waterfront
...but as @brianjaffa.bsky.social reveals, that has been left in limbo amid a funding gap👇
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2520387...
...but as @brianjaffa.bsky.social reveals, that has been left in limbo amid a funding gap👇
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2520387...
Edinburgh's waterfront art treasures vision left in limbo over 'vital' funding
It is the heart of a planned new cultural quarter for Edinburgh and a centrepiece of a £1.3 billion transformation of more than 60 acres of its…
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June 4, 2025 at 10:26 AM
However, National Galleries of Scotland isn't so keen and says it's focused on their plans for a new cultural centre and visitor attraction at Granton Waterfront
...but as @brianjaffa.bsky.social reveals, that has been left in limbo amid a funding gap👇
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2520387...
...but as @brianjaffa.bsky.social reveals, that has been left in limbo amid a funding gap👇
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2520387...
🖼️Also from me... a modern art gallery in Princes Street Gardens?
Fresh off the back of stirring debate over the future of Princes Street, architect Richard Murphy is back — with a new speculative vision: relocating the National Gallery of Modern Art👇
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2520246...
Fresh off the back of stirring debate over the future of Princes Street, architect Richard Murphy is back — with a new speculative vision: relocating the National Gallery of Modern Art👇
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2520246...
Inside the bold new plan to build an art gallery in Princes Street Gardens
Architect Richard Murphy's latest idea for the city centre involves relocating the National Gallery of Modern Art to Princes Street Gardens.
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June 4, 2025 at 10:25 AM
🖼️Also from me... a modern art gallery in Princes Street Gardens?
Fresh off the back of stirring debate over the future of Princes Street, architect Richard Murphy is back — with a new speculative vision: relocating the National Gallery of Modern Art👇
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2520246...
Fresh off the back of stirring debate over the future of Princes Street, architect Richard Murphy is back — with a new speculative vision: relocating the National Gallery of Modern Art👇
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2520246...
🗣️We also hear from @edinburghminute.bsky.social's Michael MacLeod
He writes: "People are desperate to find out about developments in the housing crisis: affordable homes, new flats and how the council is tackling short-term lets alongside homelessness"
www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/2520...
He writes: "People are desperate to find out about developments in the housing crisis: affordable homes, new flats and how the council is tackling short-term lets alongside homelessness"
www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/2520...
How I discovered Edinburgh is so much better than I thought it was
The Edinburgh Minute is essential reading for a lot of people. I get up at 5am to curate it, then send it at 7am every day. It started as a simple…
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June 4, 2025 at 10:25 AM
🗣️We also hear from @edinburghminute.bsky.social's Michael MacLeod
He writes: "People are desperate to find out about developments in the housing crisis: affordable homes, new flats and how the council is tackling short-term lets alongside homelessness"
www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/2520...
He writes: "People are desperate to find out about developments in the housing crisis: affordable homes, new flats and how the council is tackling short-term lets alongside homelessness"
www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/2520...
🧳Meanwhile @scottwwright.bsky.social reports tourism leaders remain 'very sceptical' of the city's visitor levy
They say it risks 'considerable complexity and unnecessary costs' for accommodation providers who are responsible for collecting the money👇
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2518508...
They say it risks 'considerable complexity and unnecessary costs' for accommodation providers who are responsible for collecting the money👇
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2518508...
Tourist chiefs warns Scotland risks 'pricing itself out of the market'
Industry groups worry tourist tax will make Edinburgh more expensive
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June 4, 2025 at 10:23 AM
🧳Meanwhile @scottwwright.bsky.social reports tourism leaders remain 'very sceptical' of the city's visitor levy
They say it risks 'considerable complexity and unnecessary costs' for accommodation providers who are responsible for collecting the money👇
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2518508...
They say it risks 'considerable complexity and unnecessary costs' for accommodation providers who are responsible for collecting the money👇
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2518508...
🏨There's calls for policy changes to limit the conversion of city centre office blocks into hotels
'Over the past 18 months more than 220k square feet of prime office pipeline has been taken out of the market, all of which was sold for hotel conversion'
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2519737...
'Over the past 18 months more than 220k square feet of prime office pipeline has been taken out of the market, all of which was sold for hotel conversion'
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2519737...
Edinburgh must find the right balance to protect its prime office stock
Ensuring a thoughtful balance in core locations is essential for the city's long-term prosperity.
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June 4, 2025 at 10:22 AM
🏨There's calls for policy changes to limit the conversion of city centre office blocks into hotels
'Over the past 18 months more than 220k square feet of prime office pipeline has been taken out of the market, all of which was sold for hotel conversion'
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2519737...
'Over the past 18 months more than 220k square feet of prime office pipeline has been taken out of the market, all of which was sold for hotel conversion'
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2519737...