The City of Edinburgh Council

It cost the council almost £80,000 to hold a by-election in November, and will cost a similar amount to hold a second by-election next...

While Edinburgh Labour have chosen their Housing Convener as their group leader - and also contender for Council Leader - the Green group are...

The cost of holding the recent by-election in Colinton/Fairmilehead has now been broken down by the Finance Convener - at least in part. The...

Edinburgh’s SNP and Green council groups are combining forces in a bid to take over the leadership of Edinburgh's council administration. They are making...

In a bid to encourage people to bin their rubbish anyone in Edinburgh - visitor or resident - can talk a photo of their...

A by-election is being held in Colinton/ Fairmilehead on 23 January to fill two vacant councillor positions and today the council has announced those...

The group currently running the minority administration in Edinburgh is divided over whether they should continue to do so. A meeting on Monday was...

The council has an investment plan for the council owned play parks in the city and that is set to be improved by a...

The Edinburgh Labour group has chosen Cllr Jane Meagher to be their new leader. Cllr Meagher was elected first in May 2022 as a...

The Labour group of 10 councillors meets online today to choose a new group leader to replace Cllr Cammy Day who was "administratively suspended"...

The City of Edinburgh Council will be asked to approve the appointments recommended by the Recruitment Committee to two important roles in the council....

Fixing our roads and pavements and making them safer for all. In my experience as a local politician the overriding issue that comes up time...

Regular bin collections for glass recycling across Edinburgh could be scrapped in the New Year thanks to new sensors which will alert the council...

Following complaints said to be made through The City of Edinburgh Council whistleblower helpline, it is understood that the Council Leader has been administratively...

Following allegations about the Council Leader in Edinburgh which emerged on Saturday, other political groups on the council are tonight calling for his resignation. It...

The leader of The City of Edinburgh Council is under investigation following reports made through the council’s whistleblower helpline last winter. Cllr Cammy Day...

Nominations open on Friday 6 December for candidates who wish to stand in the forthcoming Colinton/Fairmilehead by-election to register with the Council’s Returning Officer. On...

Two more candidates have been chosen for the January by-election to elect two new councillors in the Colinton/Fairmilehead ward where three councillors have resigned...

The doors at the People’s Story Museum have reopened to the public on Monday after a temporary closure instructed by council officers, and based...

Neil Cuthbert has been selected again to stand for the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party at what will be the third by-election in Colinton/Fairmilehead...

The City of Edinburgh Council has been placing homeless people in unlawful bed and breakfasts and hotels since 2020. The problem comes to a...

The boss of the Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC) has suddenly resigned. Shocked staff were briefed on Wednesday morning after EICC Chief Executive, Marshall Dallas,...

The Conservative group at The City of Edinburgh Council has asked the Liberal Democrats to pay the costs of holding the November by-election in...

Newly elected LibDem councillor for Colinton/Fairmilehead, Louise Spence, who tendered her resignation within a week of being elected, clearly knew in advance of the...

In a shock move, new Liberal Democrat councillor, Louise Spence, has resigned “for personal reasons” just a week after being elected. The win by Ms...

A second by-election will be held in the Colinton/Fairmilehead ward following the resignation of Cllr Marco Biagi. Residents will be able to cast their votes...

The Education Committee meets on Thursday when it is being asked to note the contents of a 67 page officer report entitled Inclusion Review...

Marco Biagi, councillor in the Colinton/Fairmilehead ward and former MSP and Government Minister, has announced his resignation from the council today. He is to...

Following the by-election held only last week when a Liberal Democrat councillor was elected in Colinton/Fairmilehead ward, there will now be a second by-election...

Shane Carter is a one man activist who is trying to get improvements in street cleaning in Bellevue and Broughton, if not the whole...