At the St Andrew Square bus station on Friday there were many ready to go off and enjoy the festival for the weekend. The Wellies were out in force so it seemed that the weather forecast was an essential piece of kit. Quite why you would want to wear a hoodie back to front (with the hood up) so that you looked like a Blue Man was a little beyond immediate comprehension however….. Sadly The Reporter was not just quick enough with the camera on this occasion!
Unfortunately there has been a death at the festival this weekend. According to The Daily Record the 24 year-old from Stonehaven died following an asthma attack. It seems that reporting has now levelled out at reporting what is on a deceased person’s Facebook page. The Record gives many details from this. Even with the confusion over privacy in Facebook circles it would be interesting to know just exactly how they got on to Mr Catto’s page to ascertain these details.
Ewan WIlliamson was a firefighter who died in a fire at a pub on Edinburgh’s Dalry Road and we are sure that you know his name from the many newspaper articles about the tragedy. You may not be just as familiar with the name of his fiance who has been left to cope with the loss of her future husband. Again The Daily Record but this time perhaps more traditional reporting showing the raw emotion which still exists for this young girl one year after his death.
The Telegraph seems to think that we are set for a new bank in Scotand – will that mean another banking outfit in Edinburgh? Probably not it seems, even though part of the assets to be bought by Project New Bank are the entire Lloyds TSB network in Scotland. It reports that the 318 Royal Bank branches will probably be bought by Santander.
The Edinburgh International Marketing Festival may have escaped your attention till now. You can find out more about the festival here.
There is a move afoot to get the festivals linked up as one. This is hot on the heels of the Film Festival effecting its own divorce from the rest of the festival season by appearing on the calendar in June ahead of the rest. The Guardian’s Theatre Blog debates this issue.
Former bank manager Charlotte Walker was jailed for two years at Edinburgh Sheriff Court for fabricating loans of £80,000 and diverting the funds to her own account. The Scotsman has the story.
