The full council meets today. Details of the agenda and important items can be found here. John Swinney announced his Spending Review for 2011 at Holyrood yesterday, which will have an impact on the council’s own budget as council tax is again to be frozen.
The BBC report that the convener of thecouncil’s Finance Committee, Phil Wheeler has called for an update on the investigation into alleged fraud within the council’s department which awards contracts for work related to statutory notices, following the BBC documentary shown on Tuesday evening.
Councillor Paul Edie reports that Fair Trade Corstorphine has been launched this week.
A man sustained an electric shock in Waverley station last night when he fell onto overhead power lines. The Press Association has more.
Canongate Youth Project are running an open day today:-
Open Day Flyer September 2011
