Loony Dook
Although there was no official Loony Dook as there has been in past years, locals donned swimming costumes and dressed up to take to the sea in Portobello, South Queensferry and at Kinghorn in Fife.
Our photos of the Loony Dook are all on Facebook and also here.
Ambulance service busy on Hogmanay
Scottish Ambulance Service has advised that they dealt with 2,006 calls between 7pm on Hogmanay and 7am on New Year’s Day.
The most intense period was between 1:30am – 2:45am where staff handled 328 calls – around a call every 15 seconds.
Julie Carter, On-call Executive Director with the Scottish Ambulance Service, said: “The overall level of demand for our service over the festive period has exceeded previous years and Hogmanay was one of our busiest nights of the year. Yet again, our staff in our Control Centres, on the frontline and support staff showed what an incredible group of dedicated professionals they are. They are a true credit to the SAS.
“This winter we continue to face significant challenges as a result of the time of year and continuing long hospital turnaround times at some hospitals which are stopping our staff from getting back out on the road to help other patients in need.
“To help our staff, we’d like to remind people to please only call 999 in a life-threatening emergency. If you need urgent care, but it’s not life-threatening, you can call NHS 24 on 111, day or night, or your GP during opening hours.”
Shooting in Granton
Police Scotland have reported that the shooting in Granton on Hogmanay has resulted in one death and has left another man in serious condition in hospital.
Time for changes and resolutions
If you have not done so before then 2024 could be the year when you respond to council consultations. Responses to these are usually woefully thin on the ground – if everyone who has something to say about the council (good or bad) on social media took part then perhaps changes might be made.
The consultation at this link is the workplace parking levy and the consultation ends on 6 February 2024.
Read more about the workplace parking levy in a variety of articles here.
Buy a subscription to the Edinburgh Reporter – the gift that lasts all year
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