Edinburgh Headlines 28 February: Mo Beans café announces sudden closure weeks after tragic death of ‘one in a million’ owner

All the latest headlines from the Edinburgh Evening News on Wednesday, February 28.

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00:00 Hi there and welcome back to EdinburghNews.com. I'm Rhoda Morrison, I'm the editor here

00:04 and I'm going to run through just some of the main stories from the day so far.

00:07 A popular Edinburgh cafe has announced that it will close its doors for good

00:12 following the death of its one in a million owner. Moe Beans on Easter Road

00:17 closed temporarily after the death of Richard Moe Mowat who was suffering from

00:21 cancer but his family have now announced that the shop will permanently close as

00:26 it cannot go on without him.

00:29 A man has died in a two-car crash on the A703 in Midlothian which also left a

00:35 woman fighting for her life. The 86 year old man who was travelling as a

00:40 passenger in one of the cars was pronounced dead at the scene while the

00:43 82 year old woman who was the driver of the same car has been taken to

00:47 Edinburgh's Royal Infirmary where she remains in a critical condition.

00:53 And finally a little-known Edinburgh beauty spot has been named the most peaceful spot

00:57 in the UK. You can read more about why Dr. Neal's Garden took the top spot up on

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