Greens announce candidate for by-election

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After a notice of by-election was published last week, Edinburgh Greens have announced their candidate for the forthcoming city by election in the city's...

Children and young people from 50 Edinburgh schools attend Benedetti Foundation...

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The Benedetti Foundation helped by providing their expert tutorial team to lead a recent residency in the capital when more than 1,600 pupils...

Graffiti in Dalry Community Park still not removed

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The graffiti in Dalry Community Park appeared soon after it opened. Now there is graffiti on the approach path from Russell Road and over...

Plans to convert former Caledonian Brewery into carless development recommended for...

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A major development will be considered by planners on Wednesday with a recommendation that the application to build 168 homes (including 40 affordable houses)...

Council reduces number of vehicles hired to enter LEZ

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When The City of Edinburgh Council set up the Low Emission Zone in June 2024, a number of council-owned vehicles did not comply with...

Council bike hire scheme will be chosen from a shortlist of...

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The council will consider broad details of the new cycle hire scheme when it meets next week, but will not actually decide on either...

Council defers approving permanent traffic measures on London Road

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Some of the measures introduced under Spaces for People during the pandemic are still not officially permanent after a decision was deferred by councillors...

Council’s Traffic Regulation Orders Sub-Committee meets on Monday

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This committee was set up to be completely separate (apart from a handful of councillors who are members of both this and the Transport...

Two Edinburgh schools become phone free zones

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Two schools in Edinburgh will become phone free zones this month. From today pupils at Portobello High School will be asked to store their phones...

Nominations remain open for The Edinburgh Award

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Nominations are open until 16 May for members of the public to suggest people who they consider to be worthy of winning The Edinburgh...

Looking for new members for Juniper Green and Baberton Mains Community...

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After the recent elections for new community councillors there are enough to form a new body in Juniper Green and Baberton Mains. But there are...

Cllr Val Walker 1949 – 2025

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Cllr Val Walker the Labour councillor for Fountainbridge/Craiglockhart has died suddenly at home in Edinburgh. As a new councillor in 2022, she was appointed...

Kevin Lang moves up to interim Chief Executive at the Law...

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Kevin Lang is to become interim chief executive at The Law Society of Scotland at the end of this month. The Law Society is...

Almond councillor opts for the law

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Cllr Kevin Lang, leader of the 13 strong Liberal Democrat group on the council is to step aside from that leadership role while concentrating...

Cammy Day – four months on and police drop investigations

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Police Scotland have confirmed that the investigations they began last December into "inappropriate behaviour" by the then Council Leader, Cllr Cammy Day, have ended....

Gasholder 1 is declared open

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The newest park in the city was declared open in a ribbon cutting ceremony on Saturday morning when a few hundred people gathered for...

Gas holder in Granton illuminated

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The gas holder in Granton is lit every night. Photographer and night owl, Tom Duffin, was in the park in March and also last night...

Trams to Newhaven is not yet finished – two years after...

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Although the extension of the tramline to Newhaven opened almost two years ago a master list of items to be fixed is only now...

Whale sculpture added to Gasholder 1 park

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A design portraying one of the Firth of Forth’s visitors – the humpback whale – was commissioned by the Council to be displayed in the...

Trams to Granton – consultation to begin in August

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The consultation on the two possible routes for the north south extension of the tramline route will begin in the middle of August. The Transport...

Council to end school crossing patrols at some schools

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School crossing patrol guides are to be discontinued at 17 schools in Edinburgh where "lollipop people" have not been in place for years. The council...

Greens seek ban on any Trump visit

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Edinburgh Greens bring vote on Council rejecting Trump The City of Edinburgh Council has been urged to reject Donald Trump’s upcoming state visit, with a...

Hyslop aims to be SNP candidate in Edinburgh Northern

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City of Edinburgh councillor, local business owner, and community campaigner, Euan Hyslop, today announced his bid to become the SNP’s candidate for the newly...

Edinburgh councillor to stand for selection as Scottish parliamentary candidate

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Kate Campbell has announced she will stand for selection as SNP candidate in the Scottish parliamentary election next year in the Edinburgh Eastern, Musselburgh...

Councillor calls for ban on arms companies testing products in the...

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An Edinburgh councillor is calling for a ban on arms companies testing products in the capital. The controversial arms firm Leonardo was given a licence...

Pilmeny deliver their petition to the Lord Provost

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A group of people who attend the Pilmeny Development Project (PDP) in Leith, along with Anne Munro the Manager of PDP, and other members...

Edinburgh wins Tree Cities of the World award

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The capital has been recognised for its "dedication to protecting and cherishing the urban tree canopy". Edinburgh is one of 27 cities which join 210...

Community council heavily criticises council’s plans for Princes Street

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The New Town and Broughton Community Council (NTBCC) responded to the council consultation on the future of Princes Street with some choice words. The council...

Greens strike back against Edinburgh budget

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Edinburgh Greens say the Labour budget passed with support from Liberal Democrats and Edinburgh Conservative groups is a missed opportunity. Green Councillors in Edinburgh...

Transport sub – committee may make last minute change to Leith...

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The members of the quasi judicial Traffic Regulation Orders Sub-Committee meet on Tuesday to determine the remaining parts of the Low Traffic Neighbourhood (LTN)...

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