A 65-year-old man was arrested and subsequently issued with a fixed penalty notice during an anti-lockdown ceilidh to celebrate St Andrews Day outside the Scottish Parliament yesterday.
Similar gatherings were also organised in Glasgow, Perth and Dundee and a ‘Scotland wide’ upcoming anti-lockdown rally in Edinburgh is planned for 5 December in Holyrood Park.
A police spokesperson said: “Police were made aware of a planned protest taking place on Saturday, 28 November, outside the Scottish Parliament Building.
“Officers attended and a 65 year old man was arrested and taken to St Leonard’s Police Station where he was issued with a fixed penalty notice.
“A number of people taking part in the protest gathered outside St Leonard’s Police Station and were dispersed by officers.”
John graduated from Telford College in 2010 with an HNC in Practical Journalism and since then he worked for the North Edinburgh News, The Southern Reporter, the Irish News Review and The Edinburgh Reporter. In addition he has been published in the Edinburgh Evening News and the Hibernian FC Programme.
