Councillor chooses words carefully at Budget meeting
Councillor Gordon Munro is Labour councillor for Leith Ward. He is an experienced councillor who is never stuck for words, but we were again...
Former Lord Provost George Grubb dies
The man who was elected The Rt Honourable Lord Provost of the City of Edinburgh in 2007 and who served as the city's first...
Council Grants for the capital’s Sports Clubs on offer now
Sports clubs across Edinburgh are in with a chance of scoring up to £1,000 in funding with the announcement of the Council grant scheme,...
Moredun protest has temporary success
A protest has been staged in the last week on a much-loved green space in the south of the city at Moredun. And today...
Pavement parking to become illegal in an Edinburgh first
The City of Edinburgh Council will implement the controls which The Scottish Government will enact on 11 December to prevent drivers from parking on...
Cycling is on the political agenda in Edinburgh
More news about the ways that cycling is being highlighted and discussed in Edinburgh.
Lib Dem candidate, John Knox, standing for election in the Liberton/Gilmerton Ward,...
Edinburgh Councillor Blogs – Councillor Norma Austin Hart Blogs from Brighton...
Councillor Norma Austin Hart is the Labour Councillor for Liberton/Gilmerton. Councillor Hart is the Vice-Convenor for Culture and Sport and this weekend she is...
Transport and Environment Committee will meet on Thursday
When the Transport and Environment Committee meets on Thursday at the City Chambers it will be six months since any committee met to discuss...
Liberton Primary School – update on repair work
by Noa Hoffman Local Democracy Reporter
A new report has revealed that it may take around a year to refurbish fire-damaged Liberton Primary School from...
Weed control in action
The council are being accused of taking no action on weeds in the city but only a couple of days ago we spotted two...
Conservatives say council needs to put pedestrian needs first
The Policy and Sustainability Committee meets on Thursday to decide upon the way forward to allow for social distancing on our city streets.
We...
Funding now in place for the new Boroughmuir High School
COUNCIL COMMITS MAJOR FUNDING INVESTMENT FOR NEW BOROUGHMUIR HIGH SCHOOL
Funding of £35m to build a new Boroughmuir High School at Fountainbridge has been approved...
SESplan publish proposed plans – have a look and have...
The overarching planning authority for Edinburgh and the six surrounding council areas is called SESplan. They have just issued their proposed Strategic Development Plan...
JCDecaux sign advertising contract with Edinburgh council
The council has now signed a deal with JCDecaux the outdoor advertising company to put up adverts on bus shelters for the next 10...
Council Elections 2012 – Meet the candidates – Gordon Mackenzie
Gordon Mackenzie is the LibDem candidate for Southside/Newington. He is the current Transport convenor.
Gordon is married with three children (5 and under). He lives...
Edinburgh councillor blogs – Housing Convener
by Councillor Joan Griffiths MBE who represents the Craigentinny/Duddingston Ward and who was recently appointed as Housing Convener.
The council passed its 2017/18 budget on...
Further discussion to take place on the Ross Bandstand
The Culture Committee met this afternoon and discussed what they will do to move the project to replace the Ross Bandstand forward.
As we explained...
LIVE – SPOKES Election Hustings 29 March 2012 at 7.30
The non party local cycling campaign group, SPOKES, is running a pre-election hustings tonight at Augustine United Church on George IV Bridge, and the...
Leith Walk Tramway depot – consultation now open
An online consultation about the proposed mixed use redevelopment of the former Leith Walk Tramway depot is to run over the Christmas period and...
Edinburgh Councillor blogs – Councillor Chas Booth
Contributed by Councillor Chas Booth Green councillor for Leith and Green spokesperson on the environment.
City Council Complacent on Air Pollution
Air pollution is one of the...
Craigentinny/Duddingston by-election – Ben Parker Scottish Green Party
Ben Parker is the Scottish Green Party candidate for the Craigentinny/Duddingston by election. He is by his own admission the youngest candidate at 24,...
Your Bike hire – costs announced for new scheme
The capital's new bike hire scheme will cost as little as £1.50 for one journey when it goes live. These prices are in line...
Breaking records at Edinburgh’s Christmas
More people than ever before visited Edinburgh's Christmas during its first week. During the first 9 days (first Saturday to second Sunday) the...
Edinburgh councillor blogs – Maureen Child
by Councillor Maureen Child who represents Portobello/Craigmillar Ward.
Dear All
Portobello Market is on Saturday 4 June. Gates open at Brighton Park, Brighton Place, Portobello, 9.30am, and...
Enter the 2014 animation competition
Children, young people and students are being encouraged to get animated in a competition launched last week by Edinburgh Museums & Galleries and Red...
Almond councillor resigns from Liberal Democrat Group
Alastair Shields was elected to the City of Edinburgh Council in 2012 as a member of the Liberal Democrat Group representing the Almond Ward....
Daytime testing for trams on new part of the line begins
Three trams ran between Picardy Place and Newhaven during the day today.
The first tram rolled away from York Place at 10 and we...
Edinburgh councillor blogs – Councillor Claire Miller
Picardy Place, to the east of the city centre, has become a focal point for a debate about transport in our city in the...
Council Elections 2012 – Meet the candidates – Jeremy Balfour
Jeremy Balfour is the Conservative Group leader and is the candidate for Corstorphine/Murrayfield Ward. He was born in Edinburgh and has lived here most...
Council Leader will not seek re-election next May
Councillor Andrew Burns, leader of the council's Labour group, and Council Leader since 2012, has confirmed that he will be stepping down from political...
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