A 37- year-old man was arrested and charged and a 29-year-old man was issued a fixed penalty notice at the weekend following reports of a ‘breach of the coronavirus regulations at a shop in the city centre.
Officers were called to Neanie Scott tourist and souvenir shop in the Canongate around noon on Saturday  after it remained open, despite strict lockdown rules.
A Police Scotland statement reads: “Officers attended at a shop premises in Canongate at 12:00pm on Saturday 30 January after reports of a breach of coronavirus regulations.
“A 37 year old man was arrested and charged and another man aged 29 received a fixed penalty notice.”
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.
