Tag: festival

Edinburgh Fringe whinge: hotels and council fight over ‘bed tax’ plan

Council leader floats idea of Festival taxes

Scottish News

Deadline News Journalist - September 23, 2011

By Kevin Duguid EDINBURGH Festival fans could be hit with a new “ticket tax” under plans due to be investigated...

World record breaker Mark Beaumont launches film festival

Clare Carswell - October 19, 2010

WORLD record breaking Scots cyclist Mark Beaumont swung from the walls of Edinburgh International Climbing Arena suspended on his bike to help launch this...

Scots prisoners help to build effigies for Indian festival parade

Christine Lavelle - October 6, 2010

By Christine Lavelle SOME of Scotland’s hardest prisoners have helped create giant 40ft effigies to be torched to mark a major Hindu...

Biffy Clyro to headline Edinburgh's Hogmanay celebrations

Christine Lavelle - September 29, 2010

By Christine Lavelle SCOTS rockers Biffy Clyro are set to headline the Hogmanay celebrations in Edinburgh this year. The Ayrshire trio will bring in 2011 at...

Paramedics trial electric bicycles in Edinburgh

Deadline News Journalist - September 3, 2010

By Martin Graham PARAMEDICS are swapping blue lights and sirens for bike clips and bells as they try out electric bikes in Edinburgh. Emergency response staff...

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