The Edinburgh Fringe festival isn't happening this year, but that won't stop a digital sign doing its own comedy routine What to do in Edinburgh when there is no impending Fringe? The answer is obvious, at least to us – go hunting through streets normally thronged with tourists in search of bork. Register reader Chris Marquis spotted signage amusing itself in the absence of humans at the end of the Scottish capital's Cowgate, just before it …
Ah, the steps up to High School Yards - They used to be where the junkies used to hang out to stay out of the rain. I was nearly stabbed at the bottom of those steps - although the guy with the knife was too far out of it to be much of a threat. And once I had to call environmental health once because some shit had thought it was funny to inject a dog with heroin there - I found the body with three needles sticking out of it.
This was "last century" though. Happy times.
Current headline story in the local rag: 'Noisy, drug-taking' students the alternative to holiday lets say couple told to stop running Airbnb
“We also have ring doorbell video camera installed on an external door which alerts us if there is any loud noise and a motion. We monitor our guest’s behaviours.”
I should add that if lockdown restrictions have been lifted by August then Fringe venues will be allowed to host events.
If they start renting the flat to "noisy, drug taking" students, they'll
1. Have to register as landlords.
2. Need a a HMO certificate.
Edinburgh's standard HMO certificate conditions require them to prevent and deal with any anti-social behaviour from their tenants and provide all neighbours with their daytime and emergency phone numbers. Given the good will they've already earned from the neighbours, I'd expect them to start receiving a few 3am phone calls.
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