The City of Edinburgh Council

The council is being asked to improve road safety in Kirkliston as a matter of urgency. People living in the village have lodged a petition...

Tenants will be moving into new affordable homes at Murrayburn Gate in the next couple of weeks. The homes, which Robertson Partnership Homes have ...

EDINBURGH is set to become the first area in Scotland to introduce “physical hubs” for gig workers and delivery riders in a push to improve working...

The category A-listed Scottish Widows HQ in Edinburgh is to be converted into a 385-room hotel, despite heritage and infrastructure concerns. The Scottish Widows building, designed by...

The Labour councillor, Katrina Faccenda, who was first elected in 2022, has not been reselected by the local party as a possible candidate. In the...

Community groups in Leith have less than two weeks to apply for up to £5,000 in funding for local projects. The deadline for LeithChooses 2026/27...

Delivery riders in Edinburgh have launched a new “fair work” charter to demand “basic workers’ rights” from food delivery firms. The Workers’ Observatory and the...

BUS users in Edinburgh could be kicked off for playing loud music or making speakerphone calls after the city’s principal bus operator changed its rules. Lothian...

A lease has finally been agreed for a troubled community centre in Dumbiedykes almost four years after it shut down. A previous deal to lease...

Edinburgh has retained its longstanding Fairtrade city status for the 22nd year ahead of a fortnight of events to highlight the importance of the Fairtrade distinction. The Scottish capital...

At a recent meeting Edinburgh councillors from all parties agreed a no confidence motion in the Standards Commission, the body which formally hears any...

AN EDINBURGH tech whizz has taken his AI-powered planning tool, built to assess developments locally, nationwide. HARRY Williams, 26, has spent more than a year building City Scope, a tool...

THERE were more bicycles than cars on a popular Edinburgh commuter route for the first time ever. The milestone, which was achieved on Leith Walk from 8–9am on May...

The City of Edinburgh Council agreed on Thursday to relax procurement rules when trying to fulfil its supportive role of some pupils in Edinburgh...

After a 19 year long campaign, The City of Edinburgh Council has approved the capital expenditure to permanently transform a space in the city...

Teaching support staff in Edinburgh won more than £250,000 in damages from the council last year after a surge in school violence. This figure only covers non-teaching support...

Councillors agreed to apply Visitor Levy funds to support three projects - The Causey Project, a bus to Lost Shore Resort and the Edinburgh...

Edinburgh council has agreed a way to move to the next stage of expanding the tramline north-south in the capital - and it came...

Planning applications lodged with the council's planning department up to this week are detailed in the list embedded below. As well as the council website...

A proposed radical redesign of Edinburgh’s famous Princes Street has been rejected by Edinburgh councillors in favour of a more pragmatic choice. Since a 2025 plan for Princes Street...

Tracy Gilbert, Labour MP for Edinburgh North and Leith has called upon councillors on the Transport and Environment Committee to think again before binning...

Many groups and organisations have framed their views in writing ahead of Thursday's debate on the proposed north-south tram extension. This is due to be...

A new grant funding programme set up by the council will draw on the expected funds from the Visitor Levy and will be directed...

As there are already six deputations wanting to have their say on Thursday at the Transport Committee at the City Chambers, the council has...

Councillors will discuss the plans to extend the tramline from the south of the city at Edinburgh Bioquarter all the way to Granton in...

For several years now people living on East London Street have had sleepless nights because of the traffic noise from the setted surface. ...

Residents and local businesses in Edinburgh are being given a new opportunity to directly fund projects that protect nature and prepare the city for...

Two by-elections are being held on Thursday to replace two councillors who became MSPs in the Scottish parliamentary election in May and who have...

There are two by-elections being held on 3 September to replace two councillors who became MSPs in the Scottish parliamentary election in May and...

Council officers recommend ditching the northern part of the proposed tram route while making the southern part of the route, from the city centre...