Tim O’Shea
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Higgins for EdFringe chair
Govt advisor and ex-banker succeeds O’Shea
Benny Higgins, a former banker and strategic advisor to Nicola Sturgeon, has been named as the new chair of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society board of directors.
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£1.25M “life raft” for EdFringe
£1M loan & £0.25M grant for Fringe Society:
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society, the charity which oversees the Edinburgh Fringe, has been awarded £249,000 grants and a £1million interest-free loan to help support it through Covid-19 recovery.
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O’Shea leaves #EdFringe
#EdFringe to recruit new Chair of board:
Tim O’Shea is to step down as chair of board of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society this August 2020 having completed two, four-year terms in the role.