Good morning Edinburgh.
Would-be air passengers left Edinburgh Airport disappointed last night after the airspace above parts of Scotland was closed due to volcanic ash. No doubt some will be making their way back to try again today. It is set to be the third day of what today's Scotsman calls travel chaos. The advice is to check the airport's Twitter feed and website for updates.
The council's planning committee meets at 10am today. More than ten new phone mast applications make up the bulk of the agenda, which you can see here.
The Queensferry lifeboat team are looking for feedback on their tweets.
The Scottish National Portrait Gallery threw its doors open to a few special guests yesterday. Naturally a special guest as the area's long-standing independent publication, the Broughton Spurtle has its report here on the two year £17.6m renovation.
"Around 25" council staff have been out dealing with fallen trees and storm related debris. Find out what else the council has done in response to the windy weather here.
The next Edinburgh branch meeting of the Scottish Greens takes place on Thursday and is open to all. More details here.
Labour's Edinburgh MSP Sarah Boyack writes here about her admiration for the Southside's social enterprise, The Engine Shed.
Chris Brookmyre's new book Where the Bodies are Buried has its launch event in Blackwell Bookshop on South Bridge a week today.
Pilton Video are once again able to hire out their equipment to anyone who might need it.
Ryan Van Winkle has some exciting news about the next Golden Hour, which will be held not in the Forest Cafe but an equally cozy space. Find out where at this link.
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