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Edinburgh Reporter
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Edinburgh council may stop broadcasting some meetings online to save money
Edinburgh council may stop broadcasting some meetings online under plans city officers say would save around £6,000 a year. Some committees have been broadcast live since 2012, with recordings published on the council website. And the covid lockdown led to most publicly-open committees being broadcast live. Now, officers are asking councillors to approve the webcasting of three committees to be stopped, in hopes of saving around £6,000 per year. The Planning Local Review Body, the Consultative Committee with Parents and the Pentland Hills Regional Park Joint Committee would cease to be broadcast. This would mark a return to close to pre-Covid arrangements, though broadcasts of the Traffic Regulation Orders Sub-Committee and the Edinburgh City Region Joint Deal committee would continue. And, under proposals by officers, some internal and restricted meetings would stop being recorded with the webcasting system, with recordings instead being made with Teams. The same report also asks councillors to make a decision on whether to start recording private meetings, as well as the private portions of public meetings. Officers have recommended that councillors vote against it, over fears that they would be open to subject access requests and may be asked for in court proceedings. They say that exposure could conflict with the city's 'risk-averse' appetite, and instead want to see more detailed notes of private meetings kept. The request came after councillors raised concerns about the level of detail in minutes produced from private meetings. If recordings of meetings began, most recordings would only be retained until a copy of minutes was agreed. Officers suggest that the recording could be carried out either through the webcasting system – which could incur additional costs – or through Microsoft Teams. They say that using the webcasting system would incur additional costs, and could see uploads of the public portions of meetings significantly delayed. Using Microsoft Teams would produce lower quality recordings, but they say this would not be an issue due to the fact that the recordings would not be intended for publication. By Joseph Sullivan Local Democracy Reporter Like this: Like Related
Edinburgh Reporter
05-08-2025
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Gambling parlour appeals planning denial
A high street gambling parlour in an Edinburgh neighbourhood is chasing an appeal after it was denied planning permission. Merkur Slots, which already has slots parlours on Nicolson Street and Leith Walk, filed an application to open the outlet on Morrison Street in December of last year. However, in March, council officials denied the firm planning permission, saying that the proposed 24 hour running of the parlour would have an adverse impact on nearby residents. The denial read: 'While the application site falls within the designated city centre, the immediate surrounding area contains a large number of residential properties. The shop at 181 Morrison Street was last used as a Carpet Rite showroom | Image via Google StreetView, 'Given the proposed use, it is considered that the change to accommodate an adult gambling centre, open 24 hours, would result in higher levels of user activity than at present. 'While the wider area is busy, with high ambient noise levels, the immediate vicinity of the application site is relatively quiet in comparison.' Up until 2023, the property at 181 Morrison Street was a showroom for carpet firm Carpet Rite. The appeal is set to come before the Planning Local Review Body on Wednesday next week, with officers recommending that permission be denied. In documents filed ahead of the meeting, Merkur Slots said that one of the objections to the planning application had been filed on behalf of one of their competitors. In addition, they contested the grounds on which their application was denied – however, they have offered to limit their opening hours to 8.00–midnight as part of their appeal. The slots parlour would not serve alcohol, and in their application the firm says that staff on site would aim to limit the impact of the venue on the community as much as possible. Customers who smoke would be 'asked to do so as quickly as possible', and notices would be put up outside the venue saying anyone who drank near the entrance would be barred. The firm says that the slots onsite would be 'low stakes', of between 10p and £2, with average stakes of 30p-40p. The Morrison Street site has already been granted a licence to operate by the council. By Joseph Sullivan Local Democracy Reporter Like this: Like Related
Yahoo
04-08-2025
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Gambling parlour plan for popular Edinburgh neighbourhood as rejection appealed
A high street gambling parlour in an Edinburgh neighbourhood is chasing an appeal after it was denied planning permission. Merkur Slots, which already has slots parlours on Nicolson Street and Leith Walk, filed an application to open the outlet on Morrison Street in December of last year. However, in March, council officials denied the firm planning permission, saying that the proposed 24 hour running of the parlour would have an adverse impact on nearby residents. READ MORE: Edinburgh Gyle shopping centre evacuated after 'incident' in Morrisons store READ MORE: Edinburgh teen detained after night of 'lawlessness' which rocked the capital The denial read: 'While the application site falls within the designated city centre, the immediate surrounding area contains a large number of residential properties. 'Given the proposed use, it is considered that the change to accommodate an adult gambling centre, open 24 hours, would result in higher levels of user activity than at present. 'While the wider area is busy, with high ambient noise levels, the immediate vicinity of the application site is relatively quiet in comparison.' Up until 2023, the property at 181 Morrison Street was a showroom for carpet firm Carpet Rite. The appeal is set to come before the Planning Local Review Body on Wednesday next week, with officers recommending that permission be denied. In documents filed ahead of the meeting, Merkur Slots said that one of the objections to the planning application had been filed on behalf of one of their competitors. In addition, they contested the grounds on which their application was denied – however, they have offered to limit their opening hours to 8.00–midnight as part of their appeal. The slots parlour would not serve alcohol, and in their application the firm says that staff on site would aim to limit the impact of the venue on the community as much as possible. Customers who smoke would be 'asked to do so as quickly as possible', and notices would be put up outside the venue saying anyone who drank near the entrance would be barred. The firm says that the slots onsite would be 'low stakes', of between 10p and £2, with average stakes of 30p-40p. The Morrison Street site has already been granted a licence to operate by the council. The appeal will be considered at the next meeting of the Planning Local Review Body on Wednesday, August 13, which you can view here. Join Edinburgh Live's Whatsapp Community her e and get the latest news sent straight to your messages.
