Edinburgh council is still working to reclaim almost £430,000 in grants and income from organisers of last year's cancelled Hogmanay event.

All of the city’s outdoor Hogmanay events on 30 and 31 December last year were cancelled due to severe weather, with attendees securing refunds from organiser Unique Events.

Council officers presented a report to councillors on the 2024/25 winter festivals on Thursday, which showed that the winter festivals were largely successful.

However, it also said that the city was still working to secure almost £220,000 in expected income from Unique Events, and £208,000 in grant money used for the event.

Officers said an open-book audit will be conducted into the Hogmanay celebrations, in order to ‘ensure no enrichment has occurred’ as a result of the ca

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