{"id":407167,"date":"2025-09-08T06:42:20","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T06:42:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/407167\/"},"modified":"2025-09-08T06:42:20","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T06:42:20","slug":"five-things-you-need-to-know-today-48","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/407167\/","title":{"rendered":"Five things you need to know today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What\u2019s on at the council this week<\/p>\n<p>Monday, 8 September, 2025<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday, 9 September, 2025<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday, 10 September, 2025<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/democracy.edinburgh.gov.uk\/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=151&amp;MId=7633\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>10.00 am\u00a0<\/strong>Planning Local Review Body (Panel 1)<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Dean of Guild Court Room \u2013 City Chambers<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/democracy.edinburgh.gov.uk\/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=139&amp;MId=7913\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>10.00 am\u00a0<\/strong>Culture and Communities Committee<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Main Council Chamber \u2013 City Chambers. The committee is unusually meeting in the largest room in the City Chambers reserved for full council meetings. On Wednesday however there are many other meetings in the building, but this one has an urgent remit. Councillors will hear that The Scottish Government has agreed to underwrite all the costs above what The City of Edinburgh Council has agreed to commit to the Grand Depart of the Tour de France in 2027 which is fixed at \u00a31.7 million. This sum was agreed by the council on 24 June 2025.  The government assistance should allow the council to proceed to sign the Host Local Authority Agreement on behalf of the council with the Tour de France company owned by the Amaury family. The event will be financed by a mix of public and private investment along with contributions from the UK Government and commercial partnerships. More details will be available in October 2025 when a report is prepared for the committee. <\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/democracy.edinburgh.gov.uk\/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=147&amp;MId=7802\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>2.00 pm \u2013 5.00 pm\u00a0<\/strong>Planning Committee<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Dean of Guild Court Room \u2013 City Chambers. Another meeting on Wednesday will hear that council officers do not advise that the council could impose a moratorium on Purpose Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) \u2013 even though Glasgow City Council did so in 2021. Councillors are advised that \u201cevidence would be needed to support why this is seen as a reasonable and necessary step in the light of the current policy context for such developments, whether the evidence of student need and demand and accommodation availability support it, whether it is desirable in relation to other Council policies and whether it could be considered lawful.\u201d Edinburgh Council does not have a policy in the City Plan 2030 which would allow it to restrict the number of student flats being built in the capital, but it has other policies which it can use to restrict granting such applications. And in connection with the City Plan 2040 there is still room for introducing new policies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Thursday, 11 September, 2025<\/p>\n<p>Friday, 12 September, 2025<\/p>\n<p>All change at Queen Elizabeth House<\/p>\n<p>Following a cabinet reshuffle by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer which began on Friday and ended on Sunday, there is a new Scottish Secretary who has an office in Dover House in London and in Queen Elizabeth House in Edinburgh.<\/p>\n<p>The Rt Hon Douglas Alexander <a href=\"https:\/\/members.parliament.uk\/constituency\/4485\/overview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MP for Lothian East<\/a> has been appointed Secretary of State for Scotland \u2013 for the second time after serving in the same office two decades ago. <\/p>\n<p>There are several articles in<a href=\"https:\/\/theedinburghreporter.co.uk\/category\/news\/westminster\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> our UK Government section here <\/a>which relate the story which unfolded after the resignation of Angela Rayner as Deputy Prime Minister. Ms Rayner resigned as Deputy Prime Minister ( and was replaced by David Lammy) in light of the failure to pay the correct Stamd Duty Land Tax on a flat which cost \u00a3800,000. The ethics adviser to the Prime Minister, Sir Laurie Magnus said that while Ms Rayner had acted with integrity she had nonetheless breached the ministerial code.  <\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" data-attachment-id=\"307437\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/theedinburghreporter.co.uk\/ter2020ter05961\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/theedinburghreporter.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/TER2020TER05961.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Martin P McAdam&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-6400&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;UK Government in Scotland (Scotland Office). Photo: Martin P. McAdam www.martinmcadam.com&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1597446458&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;\\u00a9 Copyright Martin P McAdam&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"TER2020TER05961\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Queen Elizabeth House  The UK Government in Scotland (Scotland Office). Photo: Martin P. McAdam www.martinmcadam.com&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/theedinburghreporter.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/TER2020TER05961-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/TER2020TER05961-1000x667.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/TER2020TER05961-1000x667.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-307437\"  \/>Queen Elizabeth House  The UK Government in Scotland (Scotland Office). Photo: Martin P. McAdam www.martinmcadam.com<\/p>\n<p>Last Moonwalk Scotland <\/p>\n<p>The last Moonwalk Scotland in Edinburgh took place on Saturday night beginning at Holyrood at midnight. <\/p>\n<p>A new city will host the Moonwalk from next year, but has not yet been announced. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"613562\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/theedinburghreporter.co.uk\/moonwalk-scotland-1-sa-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/imagedelivery.net\/F92qk9bnhVOT8KcXbWkWyg\/theedinburghreporter.co.uk\/2025\/09\/The-MoonWalk-Scotland-5.jpg\/w=1200,h=800\" data-orig-size=\"1200,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Stewart Attwood&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-9M2&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;MoonWalk Scotland 1 SA :\\r\\rWalk the Walk - MoonWalk Scotland 2025\\r\\rAll images \\u00a9 Stewart Attwood Photography 2025.  All other rights are reserved. Use in any other context is expressly prohibited without prior permission.\\r\\r\\r\\rAll images \\u00a9 Stewart Attwood Photography 2025.  All other rights are reserved. Use in any other context is expressly prohibited without prior permission.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1738706764&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Stewart Attwood -   FOR INTERNAL\\\/EDITORIAL USE&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;16&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;3200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.01&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;MoonWalk Scotland 1 SA&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"MoonWalk Scotland 1 SA\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;MoonWalk Scotland 1 SA :&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;&lt;p&gt;Walk the Walk \u2013 MoonWalk Scotland 2025&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;&lt;p&gt;All images \u00a9 Stewart Attwood Photography 2025.  All other rights are reserved. Use in any other context is expressly prohibited without prior permission.&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;&lt;p&gt;All images \u00a9 Stewart Attwood Photography 2025.  All other rights are reserved. Use in any other context is expressly prohibited without prior permission.&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/imagedelivery.net\/F92qk9bnhVOT8KcXbWkWyg\/theedinburghreporter.co.uk\/2025\/09\/The-MoonWalk-Scotland-5.jpg\/w=300,h=200\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/imagedelivery.net\/F92qk9bnhVOT8KcXbWkWyg\/theedinburghreporter.co.uk\/2025\/09\/The-MoonWalk-Scotland-5.jpg\/w=696,h=464\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1757275694_659_w=1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-613562\"  \/>Walk the Walk \u2013 MoonWalk Scotland 2025 All images \u00a9 Stewart Attwood Photography 2025.  <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theedinburghreporter.co.uk\/2025\/09\/moonwalk-scotland-taking-place-in-edinburgh-for-the-last-time\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Leith Central Community Council will meet on Monday,\u00a0<strong>15 September 2025<\/strong>\u00a0at<strong>\u00a07pm\u00a0<\/strong>at the\u00a0<strong>Nelson Hall, McDonald Road Library.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Agenda<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Welcome, introductions, attendance, apologies, declarations of interest<\/li>\n<li>Approval of Minutes of previous meeting<\/li>\n<li>Matters Arising<\/li>\n<li>Policing Matters<\/li>\n<li>Open Forum for Local Residents and Businesses<\/li>\n<li>Planning<\/li>\n<li>Transport &amp; Clean Streets<\/li>\n<li>Parks &amp; Green Spaces<\/li>\n<li>Licensing<\/li>\n<li>LCCC Governance<\/li>\n<li>Bulletin<\/li>\n<li>Future Meetings and planned meeting topics\/presentations<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Detailed meeting papers will be posted in the cloud at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/leithcentralcc.us10.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=cd069a61041a682e7851e788b&amp;id=ada236fb88&amp;e=eff45e934c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/LCCCpapers<\/a> (includes past papers back to 2014).<\/p>\n<p>The meeting papers will also be on LCCC\u2019s website (meetings page:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/leithcentralcc.us10.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=cd069a61041a682e7851e788b&amp;id=27b15d6799&amp;e=eff45e934c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/leithcentralcc.co.uk\/reports<\/a>) in due course<\/p>\n<p>Curious at Royal Society of Edinburgh <\/p>\n<p>The Royal Society of Edinburgh are holding their annual festival \u2013 Curious. <\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/rse.org.uk\/curious\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">events<\/a> which cover a range of topics from polar exploration to the 1935 Moffat murders run until 14 September. The full programme of online and in person events can be accessed here. <\/p>\n<p>On Monday there is a workshop on palliative care and a talk about UFOs.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday the events are discussing the University of Edinburgh\u2019s African skull collections and on a topic of interest to urban dwellers \u2013 What makes a good city? <\/p>\n<p>This session at 3pm on Thursday 11 September will cover the path to a fairer and sustainable urban future \u2013 inviting you to imagine the cities in Scotland differently. Tickets are free but <a href=\"https:\/\/rse.org.uk\/event\/what-makes-a-good-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the session is hybrid so can be accessed online. <\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" data-attachment-id=\"613591\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/theedinburghreporter.co.uk\/2025\/09\/five-things-you-need-to-know-today-1980\/v2-rse-curious2025-websitetile-900x600-1-900x600-png\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/w=900.jpeg,h=600\" data-orig-size=\"900,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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