Tag: Scottish Enterprise
Edinburgh Festival Fringe is facing the axe after almost 30 years
THE biggest event of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe is facing the axe after almost 30 years due to a major funding crisis. Organisers are considering pulling the plug on the hugely popular Fringe Sunday event because of soaring running costs, the lack of a headline sponsor and the effects of the cash crisis triggered by [...]
Bail-out for the Fringe ‘may top £500,000′
THE financial bail-out for the Edinburgh Fringe in the wake of last year’s box-office disaster is likely to be more than £500,000. Sources say the £250,000 rescue package revealed last week will almost certainly have to be doubled to stave off meltdown over the next few months. City council officials, who have been in lengthy [...]
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