The City of Edinburgh Council

A proposal has been lodged by The City of Edinburgh Council with their planners to erect the knife angel sculpture at the foot of...

Lorenzo Martinico is a candidate in the upcoming by-election, who lives in the council ward he wants to represent and has been a member...

Edinburgh Festival chiefs have warned that, without further support, the city’s eleven festivals may have to scale back their “reach and impact” due to rising...

The Scottish Liberal Democrat candidate for Southside/Newington fits the current political mould. He is a Cambridge graduate (like Andy Burnham) and English (like Andy...

Plans have been lodged for the demolition of a vacant Hearts Supporters' club to construct temporary housing for homeless people. Unum Partnership and FK100 have...

While people living in Edinburgh continue to be amazed that they are forced to live without the tram past the West End stop, the...

Edinburgh Council could approve a temporary ban on public art projects in Princes Street Gardens when it meets on Thursday. Council officers have proposed a...

Locals and members of The Causey campaign group hold a "sit oot" at the junction of West Crosscauseway and Buccleuch Street most weekends, but...

With two by-elections coming up at the end of the month, the Edinburgh Greens are working on continuing their period of success in the...

Edinburgh's Transport Convener is taking a grip of an active travel project in Edinburgh which has been dormant for at least a decade. Ten years...

Aly Bain is the latest name to receive Edinburgh's highest civic honour, after decades in the traditional music scene. The Shetland-born fiddler, who celebrated his...

A split has emerged between the City of Edinburgh Council and The Scottish Government over funding to support the council and businesses in the capital following...

The new Summerhall junction layout in Edinburgh has struck up a debate from road users online, with the council saying the changes make it “safer and easier.”  The...

The City of Edinburgh Council leader met with Deputy First Minister, Jenny Gilruth on Wednesday 5 August as a package of £5 million funding...

On Wednesday the Deputy First Minister, Jenny Gilruth, met with Edinburgh Council leader, Jane Meagher at 109 Princes Street, the site of the fire...

A by-election is being held in the Southside/Newington ward on 3 September. The position on The City of Edinburgh Council has been created by former...

A by-election is being held in the Portobello/Craigmillar ward on 3 September. The position on the City of Edinburgh Council has been created by...

Work to repair the 19th century North Bridge took much longer, and was more expensive, than anticipated. Councillors agreed to invest in the structure...

Edinburgh's North Bridge will fully reopen to traffic and pedestrians tonight by 7pm on Friday, concluding eight years of partial closures. The Category A listed...

Figures that show more than 9,000 council housing applicants have been waiting for a home for over five years have been slammed by a...

An application to list Westfield Court has been denied by Historic Environment Scotland (HES), paving the way for the building's demolition. In a decision published...

The council say it remains impossible to move trams past the site of the Princes Street fire which took place in the early hours...

After eight years of work, the North Bridge is on track to open this week.  Earlier this week, both pavements on the bridge were open...

Refurbishment plans for Portobello Swim Centre will go ahead following a public consultation in which almost all respondents expressed support for the investment. Portobello Swim...

Some Edinburgh residents reported lock-ins at nearby pubs during June – only for them to be showing World Cup matches within the law.  Council trading standards...

The Scottish Tourism Alliance (STA) has claimed that Edinburgh's incoming visitor levy "risks more harm than good", ahead of the levy's formal implementation on...

The City of Edinburgh Council has updated the information on the closure of Princes Street which it has on its website. The street has...

The Scottish Greens are calling for all other Scottish councils to follow Edinburgh’s lead in introducing a Visitor Levy in their area. They also suggest...

From Friday the Visitor Levy will be imposed on overnight stays in Edinburgh. There are few exceptions, and the hope is that the new...

Council leader Jane Meagher has said that she wants plans to pedestrianise George Street to "ultimately become a reality" amid questions over its feasibility. A...