Edinburgh Old Town Community Council

Welcome to the home of Edinburgh Old Town Community Council, where we highlight the day to day lives, issues and joys, of Old Town residents and frequenters 😄

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How The Fringe Can Impact Edinburgh Locals https://t.co/1WxWzOq83D via @YouTube

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We’re taking a short break.

We’re having a little refresh—but don’t worry, we’ll be back very soon with a new website, email addresses and much more.

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Warning ! Don’t come to the High Street at night. Last night 21 panes smashed in The High Court, windows smashed in Council information centre, street cleaner attacked at 5.30am by 5 warring drug injectors. Needles in every Close. Zero policing.

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“The Spanish government has called for the removal of the listings of nearly 66,000 properties on rental platform Airbnb on the grounds that they breach regulations for tourist accommodation.”

https://t.co/wa3tk54IoD

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“Scots are astonished at the size of their councils compared to every other country in Europe, but don’t realise what we are missing. It is the chance to actively fix our own communities instead of watching them wither whilst being governed from afar.”

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@nabwoodconsult @FinlayMcF Thank you Paul ☺️

[Cockburn Association (The Edinburgh Civic Trust) @thecockburn]

Edinburgh traffic bans in city centre to be made permanent following trial https://t.co/AMSATOfqi7

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“This year’s Fringe is set to beat the 2.6m tickets sold in 2024, with 3,317 shows, featuring 51,446 performances across 262 venues.
The 2019 Fringe saw a record 3m ticket sales, with 59,600 performances of 3,841 shows across 323 venues.” @EdinInquirer

https://t.co/fMehTqmfVy

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“Julie’s first task will be to establish the Edinburgh Visitor Levy Forum … with the first meeting taking place before 24 July 2025. The forum’s purpose is to discuss and advise the Council on matters to do with the levy …”

[The City of Edinburgh Council @Edinburgh_CC]

Councillors have appointed Julie Ashworth to lead the new independent Visitor Levy Forum - a group that will advise the council on all matters related to Edinburgh’s levy. More: https://t.co/pbYQyjKPj9

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Mr Barrett insisted that flypasts, such as those by the Red Arrows, are an integral part of the history of the Tattoo. He said:

“This is something we monitor and it’s not up to us … But in some ways, we are at the mercy of everybody else.”

https://t.co/GqbRKCvtLq

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Residents invited to public engagement meeting at The Business Centre, City Chambers on Wednesday 14th May at 6pm.

Update from Facil Productions via @WarnerBrosUK on filming, from Sunday 8th to Friday 13th June.

Want to know more?
[email protected]

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“We want to reduce these to, preferably, zero, but at least get fewer … there’s fewer than there used to be. But it has a number of flight paths of jet aircraft during the tattoo, which is in August – it’s purely for entertainment.”

https://t.co/YLodW7rICd

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The 45 cruise ships expected to call at Rosyth and South Queensferry, between now and October.

https://t.co/9PTiouIh5U

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Our latest newsletter from Police Scotland.

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Our inaugural meeting is set!
All Old Town residents welcome.

[Cllr. Finlay McFarlane @FinlayMcF]

🏰 As Returning Officer I have called @EdOldTownCoCo inaugural community council for Tuesday 13th May at 6.30pm @TheCrannie on Cranston Street.

🏰 All Old Town residents welcome. I look forward to working with the enthusiastic new members and those returning in the coming years.

[Cllr. Finlay McFarlane @FinlayMcF]

🏰 As Returning Officer I have called @EdOldTownCoCo inaugural community council for Tuesday 13th May at 6.30pm @TheCrannie on Cranston Street.

🏰 All Old Town residents welcome. I look forward to working with the enthusiastic new members and those returning in the coming years.

[Edinburgh Old Town Community Council @EdOldTownCoCo]

@NTBCC Thank you @NTBCC we had
3 successful nominations
needed 6 and
ended up with 12 🎉����🎉

Looking forward to working with you all again, we have lots of key issues in common

Massive thanks to @donaldturvill @MichaelMacLeod1 @EdinburghMinute for their support over last few weeks

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“One of Britain's most popular UNESCO World Heritage cities is Edinburgh.
But like many similar world heritage sites, there is pressure to balance needs of its residents with those of large numbers of tourists while preserving its historic character.”

https://t.co/WwUFdKaGdf

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It’s been amazing to see people enjoying the spring weather this week in #princesstreetgardens. Anyone feel like putting up a prayer for weather like this for our performance on April 19th? 🙂🙏