Street party up for award

The annual Edinburgh Hogmanay Street Party is among a series of city events in the running for a national award.

Edinburgh’s Hogmanay is on the shortlist for the best cultural event and best large festival categories of the Scottish Event Awards.

It is up against Glasgow bar Ubiquitous Chip’s Ingr3dients event and Perthshire’s The Enchanted Forest for the cultural award and will compete with Celtic Connections and the Hebridean Celtic Festival in the other category.

Edinburgh’s Christmas is a finalist in the large event category, while the Archery World Cup is a finalist in the sports category. Winners will be announced on September 15.