Today's meeting regarding the Cowgatehead issue is off. This has just been posted on Facebook by Freestival:

"Today's meeting with PBH, the licensee and representatives of the Fringe office will now not take place. The Licencee agreed to travel to London and take part in compromise talks with PBH and ourselves. He, along with ourselves invited PBH to that meeting but despite multiple requests and invites from us, the licensee and the Fringe society and also our Sponsor flying to London to meet with Peter, Peter has refused to attend or to open a constructive dialogue. As a result the licensee will now not attend the planned meeting. We are very saddened by PBH's complete intransigence and the subsequent devastation this will now cause to many peoples Edinburgh program. We will be releasing a full statement soon with any further details we can obtain and will be continuing to work with the Fringe office on a solution. While we haven't given up on a solution if PBH can be persuaded to enter into discussions we must, for now, assume the Cowgatehead is no longer our primary venue. We also believe that PBH has taken control of St.Johns - Victoria Street and Probably the Tron Kirk although we have as yet had no official notification of this. We are so very sorry that after everyone's hard work since the last Fringe all our efforts and energies regarding these venues have been wasted. We will be contacting all acts involved shortly and making a statement once that is done."

Peter Buckley Hill's response to recent questions from BTJ is here.