Though some neighbours still object to Miranda Dickson’s front door colour, the council has backed down

First it was an unacceptable pink, and then an unacceptable green. Now the owner of Edinburgh’s most famous front door has won, with a colour which can perhaps charitably be called off-white.

After nearly 10 months of dispute over conservation standards in the city’s New Town, council officials have declared defeat in their standoff with Miranda Dickson of Drummond Place.

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