Get a taste for bargains with city app

NIALL McMillan and Steph Boyd try out a new mobile phone app that guides shoppers to the latest discounts in the Capital.

Essential Edinburgh has launched the free download, the first of its kind in Scotland, which offers deals at more than 300 stores, restaurants and entertainment venues across the city.

Chief executive Andy Neal said: “The launch of the unique new Essential Privilege Card app encourages people to come to the city centre.”