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Edinburgh cancels New Year’s Eve street parties and fireworks due to storm warning

Hogmanay festival organisers cancel outdoor events with high winds and rain predicted to hit city in coming days

Edinburgh’s New Year’s Eve street parties and fireworks display have been cancelled on safety grounds because of storms forecast for the next 36 hours.

The city’s Hogmanay festival organisers said the high winds and rain predicted to hit the city made it unsafe to hold any of the outdoor events planned for Monday and Tuesday nights.

Continue reading… The Guardian Read More Hogmanay festival organisers cancel outdoor events with high winds and rain predicted to hit city in coming daysEdinburgh’s New Year’s Eve street parties and fireworks display have been cancelled on safety grounds because of storms forecast for the next 36 hours.The city’s Hogmanay festival organisers said the high winds and rain predicted to hit the city made it unsafe to hold any of the outdoor events planned for Monday and Tuesday nights. Continue reading…