Day 3 Haymarket Terrace Diversion for CCWEL BBeatty contractors 6 SGN contractors 2 Cumulative vehicles diverted 21,000, Near miss safety reports 17, Missing taxi ranks 1, Travel time fr Magdala to Palmerston 20 mins The City of Edinburgh Council @cllrcammyday SGN Cllr. Finlay McFarlane Balfour Beatty

Day 4 CCWEL Haymarket Terr Closure. Balfour B-4men, SGN-2men, Accidents-1, Near Miss incidents too many to log. Litter bins accessible 2. Police reports 1 The City of Edinburgh Council @cllrcammyday Balfour Beatty SGN Cllr. Finlay McFarlane

Day 5 CCWEL Haymarket Terrace Closure scorecard. Start of the Easter break, cumulative total diverted vehicles 35,000. Lights sequence adjusted at Palmerston Place/Eglinton Crescent to allow more than 2 vehicles each change. Cyclists on pavements, cars driving wrong way 2many

Day 6 CCWEL diversion Haymarket Terr scorecard. Zero contractors working, cumulative vehicles diverted 42,000, safety issues reported to CEC-1, cyclists on pavements continue…The City of Edinburgh Council Balfour Beatty sgn @cllrcammyday Cllr. Finlay McFarlane

Day 7 CCWEL road closure Haymarket Terr. Zero hours worked, Taxi ranks located -160m from Station, Taxis 0, vehicles diverted this week 49,000, site made safe 1, SGN holes 1, Balfour Beatty 1 of 2 work not started The City of Edinburgh Council Balfour Beatty SGN @cllrcammyday Cllr. Finlay McFarlane

Day 8 CCWEL Haymarket Terr diversion scorecard. zero contractors, cumulative total diverted vehicles 54,000, taxi ranks removed 3, (Grosvenor st, Haymarket Terr, Dalry Rd). Is the empty Clifton Terr the answer???? The City of Edinburgh Council @cllrcammyday SGN Balfour Beatty Cllr. Finlay McFarlane

Day 9 CCWEL Haymarket Terr closure scorecard. Cumulative vehicles diverted 63,000, diverted bus frequency at peak-45secs, Balfour Beatty 16, SGN 4, Taxi’s 0, police visits-1 The City of Edinburgh Council Balfour Beatty SGN @cllrcammyday Cllr. Finlay McFarlane

Day 10 CCWEL Haymarket Terr diversion Cumulative vehicles diverted 70,000, business for sale/vacant 4, BBeatty contractors 11, SGN 4, Police foot patrols 1, cyclist dismount safety signs 7 The City of Edinburgh Council SGN Balfour Beatty @cllrcammyday Cllr. Finlay McFarlane

Day 12 CCWEL Haymarket Terr Closure. Diverted vehicles 84,000, BBeatty contractors 11, SGN 3, kerbs laid 100m, cars driving wrong way up one way streets 3, blocked gullys sorted 1 The City of Edinburgh Council Balfour Beatty SGN @cllrcammyday Cllr. Finlay McFarlane

So for the equivalent of £24k a year, the council handed over a building for an aparthotel whilst simultaneously advocating they need to close down quality locally run self catering properties due to a lack of housing. x.com/newsandpics/st…

This looks like a cynical and deliberate policy to put barriers in the path of long term, safe and responsible operators who still can’t apply for a licence as legal guidance has not been published by CEC Scottish Government Paul McLennan - MSP for East Lothian The City of Edinburgh Council @cllrcammyday SaveSelfCatering @

‘ opponents warn the regulations will cut off a valuable source of income for many ordinary Scots and limit the availability of accommodation for visitors’ Todays FT - Scotland’s crackdown on short-term rentals leaves landlords fearing for their future on.ft.com/3YeSFQ1

Begbies Traynor says 'time is running out' for many firms | HeraldScotland. With 1 in 6 businesses in distress in tourism the STL licensing debacle can only lead to more closures and job losses over and above the 4500 probable direct job losses. heraldscotland.com/news/23722320.…

Surprising that The Economist hasn’t covered the shambolic experiment of STL licensing in scotland, it’s economic impact on the tourism industry, hollowing out of rural economies, and the loss of 7000 jobs in the sector. Fiona Campbell SaveSelfCatering Scottish Government Paul McLennan - MSP for East Lothian

So this weekend our neighbours daughters October wedding plans were thrown into disarray when the STL cancelled their booking for the bridal party because they wouldn’t get a licence. We were able to step in as neither will we, so we have the empty rooms to help out.

In Kent this week and talking to a contractor off to Scotland for a couple of weeks stopping at a few b & b’s then a cottage for the week. Completely unaware he might not be able to do this next year. His family have been coming twice a year for 20 years.

Reflecting tonight on a 40 year career in residential sector. ✅in excess of 4000 homes built ✅Scotland first aids hospice ✅Landlord & STL host 31 yrs ✅Technical author inc response to Grenfell ✅Low carbon developments including A rated homes I’ve stepped up to #HousingCrisis

Can’t imagine why, perhaps time for a rethink The City of Edinburgh Council ?Prices for hotels & Airbnbs in Edinburgh have soared as sold-out Oasis concerts coincide with the Fringe arts festival, heaping pressure on the Scottish capital’s strained accommodation market. on.ft.com/3IZu522