The City of Edinburgh Council

A summit was held in Edinburgh to discuss the possibility of introducing continental style zebra crossings on side streets more than a year ago. Since...

The 47 community councils in the city can make a difference to their local areas, and often work in tandem with local councillors. The...

On North Bridge there will be a northbound closure for six weeks from Monday 17 February. This is part of the ongoing conservation and restoration...

The City of Edinburgh Council has invested more than £25 million in new heavy goods vehicles and welfare buses as part of its wider...

Nominations have just opened for new members to put themselves forward to their local community council. Read more about the process and how to...

Cllr Lesley Macinnes has secured agreement that the Council Leader will write to all four Labour MPs in Edinburgh about the stance they have...

Councillors in Edinburgh today agreed to appoint Kevin Dunion, the former Scottish Information Commissioner, to conduct an independent inquiry into the council’s handling of...

A Labour councillor on the council's administration has been suspended by her political group. Cllr Katrina Faccenda, who did not vote with her group in...

Edinburgh Council has been urged to stop using the social media site X over concerns about a rise in extreme right content.  The site, formerly...

Parent councils from 53 primary and secondary schools in Edinburgh have sent an open letter to MSPs and Councillors demanding more funding to clear...

Further refurbishment work at the Nelson Monument will lead to its temporary closure. The final phase of renovating the monument will include inspecting the external...

Drummond High School, Forrester High School and Craigmount High School will remain closed until further building inspections have been conducted. These are due to...

The Council Leader, Cllr Jane Meagher, has formally written to The Scottish Government to advise that Edinburgh intends to impose a Visitor Levy. Writing on...

At a special council meeting on Friday Edinburgh Council finally got their plans to charge a levy on overnight accommodation in the city across...

The votes have been cast in the Colinton/Fairmilehead by-election January 2025 and the electorate have had their say. This is the second by-election in...

UKHospitality Scotland has called on Edinburgh Council to delay the beginning of a planned transition period for collecting levy funds from May to at...

As a result of the inbound storm and red weather warning The City of Edinburgh Council has decided to move the by-election count to...

The plastic covered scaffolding wrapped around the facade of the former G&V Hotel on George IV Bridge has been there for so long that...

A ramp has been built in the centre of Charlotte Square prompting locals to ask questions about the crude structure in one of Edinburgh's...

Dr Mairianna Clyde is the SNP candidate in this week's by-election in Colinton/Fairmilehead where there are two councillor positions to fill. The first position...

Conor Savage is the Scottish Labour candidate for Colinton/Fairmilehead at this week's by-election. There are two councillor seats vacant, but all political parties have...

Neil Cuthbert is standing as the Conservative candidate in Colinton/Fairmilehead in this week's by-election. He lives in the ward and hopes that his local...

The in-person voting day was held in Leith on Saturday but there is still time for anyone who has a vote in £eith Chooses...

Residents of Colinton/Fairmilehead are reminded that voting takes place on Thursday in the second by-election in three months. There are two councillor vacancies to...

Following agreement on the outline plans for the new tourist tax for Edinburgh the council will meet again next week to agree the final...

Calls for an Edinburgh tourist tax to be raised to up to 8% to tackle the city’s housing crisis have been rejected as councillors...

Councillors are debating the final plan for introduction of the tourist tax in Edinburgh this morning amid calls to raise the tax either higher...

On Friday the Tourist Tax or Transient Visitor Levy comes under the spotlight when the first of two meetings will be held to finalise...

A future for Gorgie City Farm has been secured with the agreement of a 25-year lease by the city council.  The decision will see the...

The participatory budgeting scheme in Leith is a groundbreaker, the first in the city to allocate council backed funding of up to £5,000 per...