Chief Executive of Council to step down
The Chief Executive of The City of Edinburgh Council, Andrew Kerr, OBE, is to step down in June. He will be 65 in March and has been at the helm of the local authority since 2015.
Transport and Environment Committee
The first Transport and Environment Committee (TEC) meeting takes place today.
The committee will hear about plans to revamp the major junctions in the city – with a warning that work on the junction at Harry Lauder Road which is to be given the highest priority, will take two years to complete.
Callum’s Big Walk
Callum Isted lodged a petition with The Scottish Parliament in 2022 which will be discussed at Holyrood again in a couple of weeks. The primary school pupil will then meet Jenny Gilruth MSP to see if the Scottish Government will progress his petition. The eight-year-old called upon The Scottish Government to provide every primary school pupil in Scotland with a reusable water bottle. The petition at present remains “under consideration” by the government.
The young environmental campaigner is also undertaking a Big Walk to raise money for eight charities. He is walking the eight longest bus routes in Edinburgh to raise money and has so far raised around £331 which the fundraiser says will pay for bus tickets – but is actually going to be paid to Callum’s chosen charities which are:
Water of Leith Conservation Trust
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