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York Place closed to all traffic – Edinburgh Festival Fringe – Edinburgh Reporter Radio – Burke and Hare – Brave

It has been reported to us that York Place may be closed to all traffic this afternoon due to subsidence. We have not been able to get any photos yet but hope to do so in a while. If you have any then please send them and we will share them with our readers. A manhole cover has been removed and replaced with a metal sheet, but there is a one metre deep hole in the road due to the subsidence,  and Lothian and Borders Police say that there will be no access to the road for some time.

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Difficult to believe there is anything else going on in Edinburgh other than the Fringe. Some had predicted that it would be eclipsed by the London Olympics, although others have differing opinions on that. But if you are still not sure what to go and see then we recommend using the official Fringe Site or a Fringe App to find out last minute news of shows that are on around you.

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The gown worn by the presiding judge at the Burke and Hare trial has popped up according to the story in Scotland on Sunday. The robe was worn by David Boyle who is an ancestor of the Earls of Glasgow who live at Kelburn Castle where the relic was found.

Today we have recorded our first Edinburgh Reporter Radio Round Table event at Hemma on Holyrood Road when we had a couple of guests who told us what they had seen or what they were looking forward to. You will be able to listen to it here later this afternoon. You can join us next week at noon at Hemma again, or you can send us your Festival sounds by using Soundcloud and tagging them with Edinburghreporterradio.

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Since the weather has taken a turn for the worse maybe it is time to go to the cinema. Brave is on at the Filmhouse and other Edinburgh cinemas this afternoon. Listen to our interview with the stars of the movie, and the director here.