Hello reader, Welcome to today's round-up from the Edinburgh Evening News. Here's what's been making the headlines so far: 🔵 Cammy Day calls for Scottish Government to fund better pay offer Edinburgh council leader Cammy Day has called for the Scottish Government to help fund a better pay offer for council workers and avert a bin strike during the Festival. 🔵 Fundraiser launched for dad who is fighting for life in hospital An Edinburgh man is fighting for his life after suffering a severe heart attack while travelling home from a holiday in the south of France. Now a fundraising page to has been set up to help with the £16,000 cost of hiring a private air ambulance needed to bring the heating engineer home. 🔵 Man charged in connection with hit and run which killed pensioner A 38-year-old man has been charged in connection with a following a fatal road crash in Blackburn, West Lothian. 🔵 Go-ahead for latest Old Royal High School plans After sitting empty for decades, Calton Hill's Old Royal High School is set to be transformed into a new 'National Centre for Music' with auditoriums and rehearsal spaces for orchestras, choirs and bands. But there's more to come, read on to find out all you need to know. 🔵 Controversial murals given go-ahead outside historic church New artwork on a historic Edinburgh church wall dismantled and rebuilt during tram works has been given the go-ahead – despite concerns they are "poor quality" and "not in keeping with the historic character of Leith". |