Work goes on at Waverley Station to complete the renovations to the roof. There was some travel disruption for rail commuters last night. The Edinburgh-Glasgow trainline was closed for a time last night following a fatal accident at Linlithgow when a train struck a person at Linlithgow. STV has more information about the incident.

More trams news in The Edinburgh Evening News following the BBC documentary on Monday evening with former council leader Donald Anderson writing in to explain that the focus should now be on delivering the trams. Councillor Cameron Rose tells us that while many will learn from this programme it has been selective in its editing process.

Balerno Village Trust are holding an Apple Day on 29 October 2011.

The West Port Book Festival starts today for three days. Read (and listen to) our interview with Edinburgh poet Emily Dodd here. 

The Guardian seems to have been concentrating on Edinburgh in its Travel section with a variety of information forming its city guide to the capital. This one names the ten boutique hotels in Edinburgh, but there are also the top ten best theatres and bed and breakfasts, ten best films set in Edinburgh and the ten best books….

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