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Edinburgh rave event left in turmoil as council refuse licence over drug concerns
15.11.2022 - 02:55 / dailyrecord.co.uk
A 90s rave event set to be held in Edinburgh next month has been thrown into turmoil after the council refused to grant a licence over drug concerns.
The event, which was expected to be hosted at the Royal Highland Centre in Edinburgh, is on the brink of cancellation after police and council members objected to the "high risk" music festival. All bar one of Edinburgh City Council's licensing sub-committee voted against plans to host the event.
Artists such as Vengaboys, TTF, DJ Sammy and Ultrabeat were due to play at the 'festive extravaganza' which was to take place on December 3, Edinburgh Live reports.
But plans have been left in doubt, with one councillor admitting she was worried about the volume of incidents in the past, adding it is "our duty to ensure public safety".
Organisers had promised to put in place extra measures such as more stewards and searches to curb drug use but this was rejected. PC Greig Stephen from the Edinburgh Police Division said there have been too many drug-related incidents at the Royal Highland Centre (RHC) previously to justify another rave.
It comes less than a month after 19 year-old Maya Nager died after collapsing at the Terminal V music festival also hosted in the Ingliston venue. Police Scotland said they are still investigating the circumstances of the teenager's death.
Speaking at the meeting on Monday (November 14), PC Stephen reported that public safety officers said the 5,000-capacity event would be similar to the 'Ultimate 90s Rave' held at the RHC in April which was marred by drugs and criminality.
"At that specific event, which was a similar capacity to what's being proposed today, there were 23 medical cases, one of which was taken to hospital for drug-related concerns and
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29.11.2022 / 15:45
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29.11.2022 / 08:05
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21.11.2022 / 07:55
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