Melville Castle Marquee Shut Down, Wedding Venue in Crisis

0:00It's April 5th. This is Edinburgh News Today, AI-powered stories from your city. Melville Castle, that stunning historic spot, turned hot wedding venue near Edinburgh, just got shut down on keeping its temporary marquee. Operators as Midlothian Council for a two-year extension after it expired last December. But planners flat out refused, saying, ten years is way. Past temporary. Here this year, they pushed to run it through the end of 2025, but officials pointed out the same old excuses have popped up for A. Decay now. Back in 2022, they got a short extension blaming COVID, but warned them then to find a real fix, and nothing's moved since the spitesum. Early talks. The castle's owned by the hay trust, and leased out as a hotel and wedding hub since the 1990s, now run by the original collection. These spulps pour three million pounds into a full refurb, swearing the marquee is key to packing in weddings and conferences post-pandemic.

1:00Planners weren't buying it, ruling the structure harms the A-listed castle's vibe, is designed landscape, and the river valley around it. They stressed the operators had three years since 2022 to sort a permanent option, but dropped the ball. So with the marquee on borrowed time, TLC faces tough choices to keep those big events rolling without messing up the historic site's charm. Could. Shake up local weddings big time if they don't pivot fast.