A major rethink of Edinburgh city centre has been ordered to help secure its long-term future and tackle the number of boarded-up buildings created by the decline of the retail and the impact of the pandemic.
Scotland’s city centres have been in trouble for some time, with boarded-up shops and bargain stores replacing many historic high street names as they fell victim to the rise of internet shopping and the Covid pandemic.
A petition calling for Edinburgh to be twinned with the Palestinian city of Gaza was pulled from the agenda of the city’s council’s policy and sustainability committee at short notice so legal advice can be taken.