Edinburgh Headlines 23 November: Plans submitted for 60-bed luxury hotel near Princes Street to replace underused buildings
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00:00 Hi there and welcome back to ediblenews.com. I'm Rhoda Morrison, I'm the editor here and I'm going to run through just some of the main stories from the day so far.
00:08 Plans to build a new luxury hotel in the corner of Prince's Street will bring a new lease of life to five underused buildings in the city centre, developers have said.
00:17 The plans include rooftop terraces, a fitness studio and a guest lounge overlooking Prince's Street Gardens, as well as the reintroduction of a tea room on Hanover Street.
00:27 A crackdown on gift shops on Edinburgh's Royal Mile has been backed by a city councillor who said they make him feel embarrassed when walking in the city centre.
00:38 A discussion over the council's powers to dictate how its tenants use commercial units in the city centre was sparked during a meeting after a proposal was made not to renew the lease of a gift shop.
00:51 And finally, the holidays are coming as the famous Coca-Cola Christmas truck is set to roll into the capital. The iconic vehicle is to park up at Fort Kinnair shopping centre on Sunday from midday until 8pm.
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