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Edinburgh tourist tax to fund six months of Princes Street Gardens events every year (opens the original)
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Edinburgh’s new tourist tax is to be used to fund six months of free events in Princes Street Gardens every year. The Ross Bandstand, the little-used venue below Edinburgh Castle, will be brought to life between April and September through a new series of open-air music, theatre and cinema events. The city council said the annual line-up of events would be aimed at “restoring the spirit of a public bandstand in an iconic location”. The bandstand programme is set to secure a share of a new £1.5m
'Breaking point': National arts companies issue funding gap warning (opens the original)
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Scotland's national performing companies have reached a "breaking point" after more than a decade of standstill funding, MSPs have been warned. All five organisations are said to be facing budget deficits in the next financial year without a rethink of their funding in the next Scottish Budget. Holyrood’s culture committee has heard financial realities are “starting to bite” the National Theatre of Scotland, Scottish Ballet, Scottish Opera, the Scottish Chamber Orchestra and the Royal Scottish N
Scottish Government to host Edinburgh festivals summit after 'golden goose' pleas (opens the original)
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The Scottish Government is to host a summit on the future of Edinburgh’s festivals after a former minister warned the Scottish capital’s “golden goose” was at risk of being taken for granted. Ben Macpherson suggested growing “affordability” issues faced by artists and companies needed to be addressed to ensure they kept coming to the city. Mr Macpherson, who stood down from the government weeks ago, said it was “not a given” that artists, performers and companies would keep coming to the city. T
Arts campaigners demand funding rethink as Creative Scotland rejections are revealed (opens the original)
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The Scottish Government is being urged to rethink support for the nation’s artists as it emerged that Creative Scotland is turning down around two thirds of funding applications due to a lack of resources. Arts industry campaigners have revealed that more than 3500 applications worth more than £74 million were rejected by the Scottish Government’s arts agency over the last three years. Campaign group Culture Counts wants ministers to commit an annual budget for Creative Scotland’s “Open Fund”, w
'He is irreplaceable': Tributes as Scottish crime writer Peter May dies aged 74 (opens the original)
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Award-winning Scottish crime writer Peter May has passed away at the age of 74. The Glasgow-born writer died at his home in the south of France, where he had lived for more than 20 years, on Friday night. The former journalist sold 15 million books after his debut novel, which was inspired by his experiences in the newspaper industry, was published almost 50 years ago. May, who wrote for the then Glasgow Evening Times early in his career, also worked extensively in TV, including the shows The St
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