King Charles III and Queen Camilla attended a National Service of Thanksgiving and Dedication at St Giles Cathedral on July 5 to mark their coronation The First Minister, a BBC weather presenter, an imam, a rabbi, an Olympic rower, leading musicians and a senior judge all took part in the hour-long service, which was modelled on a similar service held 70 years earlier to mark the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. The Honours of Scotland - the Scottish crown jewels - were presented to the new King. And unlike the 1953 service, the Stone of Destiny, on which ancient Scottish kings were crowned, was present in the cathedral.King Charles III and Queen Camilla attended a National Service of Thanksgiving and Dedication at St Giles Cathedral on July 5 to mark their coronation The First Minister, a BBC weather presenter, an imam, a rabbi, an Olympic rower, leading musicians and a senior judge all took part in the hour-long service, which was modelled on a similar service held 70 years earlier to mark the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. The Honours of Scotland - the Scottish crown jewels - were presented to the new King. And unlike the 1953 service, the Stone of Destiny, on which ancient Scottish kings were crowned, was present in the cathedral.
King Charles III and Queen Camilla attended a National Service of Thanksgiving and Dedication at St Giles Cathedral on July 5 to mark their coronation The First Minister, a BBC weather presenter, an imam, a rabbi, an Olympic rower, leading musicians and a senior judge all took part in the hour-long service, which was modelled on a similar service held 70 years earlier to mark the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. The Honours of Scotland - the Scottish crown jewels - were presented to the new King. And unlike the 1953 service, the Stone of Destiny, on which ancient Scottish kings were crowned, was present in the cathedral.

Edinburgh Review of the Year 2023: July to September including airport baggage chaos, Jawbone Arch and Kate Bush

By Ian Swanson
Published 30th Dec 2023, 04:45 BST
A look back at what made the headlines in Edinburgh in 2023

Looking back at the news stories of 2023 is a reminder of the many different aspects of city life. Among the events which made the headlines were the problems with luggage piling up at Edinburgh Airport, the vandal attack on a CCTV camera used to enforce restrictions in a low-traffic neighbourhood and the soaring rents faced by students, as well as other stories like the plan for a replica to replace the too-fragile Jawbone Arch at The Meadows and hundreds of Kate Bush fans recreating one of the singer's most iconic moments in Holyrood Park.

A masterplan was unveiled for the future development of West Edinburgh, including the creation of a new neighbourhood with up to 11,000 homes along the A8 corridor, close to Edinburgh Airport. The plan envisages net-zero houses, including affordable homes, alongside shops, schools, healthcare and leisure facilities. And the new community would follow the principle of 20-minute neighbourhoods, where most of people's daily needs can be met within walking distance of their homes.

5. New neighbourhood

A masterplan was unveiled for the future development of West Edinburgh, including the creation of a new neighbourhood with up to 11,000 homes along the A8 corridor, close to Edinburgh Airport. The plan envisages net-zero houses, including affordable homes, alongside shops, schools, healthcare and leisure facilities. And the new community would follow the principle of 20-minute neighbourhoods, where most of people's daily needs can be met within walking distance of their homes. Photo: supplied

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Sir Grayson Perry's biggest ever UK exhibition opened at Edinburgh's Royal Scottish Academy at the National Galleries on The Mound. The show, Smash Hits, was a retrospective of Sir Grayson's 40-year career as an artist. The vast collection of pottery and sculpture and tapestries as long as swimming pools filled several rooms of the Royal Academy.

6. Sir Grayson Perry's Smash Hits

Sir Grayson Perry's biggest ever UK exhibition opened at Edinburgh's Royal Scottish Academy at the National Galleries on The Mound. The show, Smash Hits, was a retrospective of Sir Grayson's 40-year career as an artist. The vast collection of pottery and sculpture and tapestries as long as swimming pools filled several rooms of the Royal Academy. Photo: Lisa Ferguson

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Furious small business owners in the Capital accused the council of hypocrisy for pressing ahead with plans to regulate Airbnb-style lets while leasing one of its buildings for luxury holiday apartments costing more than £3,000 a week.They hit out at the council for profiting from "prime real estate" in the Old Town, after it emerged that council premises on the High Street, redeveloped into holiday let apartments, was expanded at the time the clampdown was announced.

7. Council 'hypocrisy' over short-term lets

Furious small business owners in the Capital accused the council of hypocrisy for pressing ahead with plans to regulate Airbnb-style lets while leasing one of its buildings for luxury holiday apartments costing more than £3,000 a week.They hit out at the council for profiting from "prime real estate" in the Old Town, after it emerged that council premises on the High Street, redeveloped into holiday let apartments, was expanded at the time the clampdown was announced. Photo: Booking.com

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A camera to enforce controversial new restrictions as part of the Corstorphine low traffic neighbourhood was vandalised and signs nearby covered in graffiti, prompting condemnation from the council. The pole supporting the the camera at the trial bus gate at the top of Manse Road was cut in two, leaving a street pillar in a precarious and potentially dangerous position.

8. Low traffic neighbourhood

A camera to enforce controversial new restrictions as part of the Corstorphine low traffic neighbourhood was vandalised and signs nearby covered in graffiti, prompting condemnation from the council. The pole supporting the the camera at the trial bus gate at the top of Manse Road was cut in two, leaving a street pillar in a precarious and potentially dangerous position. Photo: Kevin Qui

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