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Council may be asked for more funding for new concert hall
The City of Edinburgh Council has been asked to pay more to help with the construction of the city’s first purpose-built concert hall in...
New public campaign on women’s safety begins today
A new public campaign #RespectHerSpace was launched at the City Chambers in Edinburgh.
This approach was produced by The City of Edinburgh Council alongside partners,...
Council backing industrial estate on land set aside for homes
The City of Edinburgh Council has come under fire for backing plans to build an industrial estate on land earmarked for 500 new homes —...
Council votes to retain Manse Road bus gate
Edinburgh’s councillors have voted to retain a bus gate set up as part of Corstorphine Connections, the measures to reduce through traffic in the...
Roadworks in Edinburgh next week
This is the most up to date list of roadworks and events leading to road closures in Edinburgh for the next week or so....
Council say they did not revoke bar’s music licence
Claims that a popular Edinburgh bar’s live music licence was “revoked” following noise complaints have been disputed by council officers.
City officials said the Central...
Roadworks in Edinburgh next week
This is the most up to date list of roadworks and events leading to road closures in Edinburgh for the next week or so....
Council contract failures missed due to lack of staff training
A “litany of failures” in the handling of a multi-million pound Edinburgh Council contract were not spotted for years because the officer who set...
Pavement parking to become illegal in an Edinburgh first
The City of Edinburgh Council will implement the controls which The Scottish Government will enact on 11 December to prevent drivers from parking on...
Council sets out its response to the Tram Inquiry
The City of Edinburgh Council has published its response to the Edinburgh Tram Inquiry which reported in September.
Lord Hardie took nine years to write...
The City of Edinburgh Council declares a housing emergency
The City of Edinburgh Council has declared a housing emergency which is, at least in part, a call to The Scottish Government for more...
All political parties on council call for social care services overhaul
Edinburgh Council’s five political parties will unite in a call to overhaul how social care services are funded and managed in the city in...
Work on new active travel route begins
The Council is to begin work on a new active travel route between Pennywell Road roundabout and Gypsy Brae along Marine Drive and West...
Plans lodged for rewilded land amid local campaign to stop development
Plans have been lodged to build homes in north Edinburgh on a plot of land which locals are fighting to stop from being...
Council considering cutting ‘invaluable’ pupil welfare staff
The City of Edinburgh Council is set to cut an “invaluable” service which helps to get some of the city’s most vulnerable children back into...
Edinburgh School Uniform Bank begin their Winter Warmers appeal
In the Edinburgh School Uniform Bank (ESUB) offices there are benches covered in boxes of hundreds of white shirts, black leggings and trousers, the...
Edinburgh councillors discuss possible council tax freeze
The matter of The Scottish Government’s sudden proposal to freeze council tax announced recently by the First Minister at the SNP party conference was...
Roadworks in Edinburgh next week
This is the most up to date list of roadworks and events leading to road closures in Edinburgh for the next week or so....
Edinburgh is best in Scotland on climate action
Edinburgh has been ranked the best council in Scotland on climate action, according to research by Climate Action UK.
The City of Edinburgh Council...
Apology issued for “technical issues” at Picardy Place
An advertising company which installed a “horrendously bright” advertising screen at Picardy Place has apologised for emitting “unacceptable levels of brightness” and said this was caused...
Anger over council tax freeze
There is considerable anger in response to the announcement by the First Minister, Humza Yousaf that council tax next year will be frozen.
The Edinburgh...
Council threatens action over removal of Dundas plaque
The City of Edinburgh Council has said it will take legal action against descendants of Henry Dundas if they do not return a stolen...
Council rejects permission for 5G mast in the Grange
Plans to site a 5G mast in the Grange have been refused after more than 300 local people objected.
Council planners ruled the 15-metre high...
Council to look into banning larger cars in Edinburgh
The City of Edinburgh Council has backed a call to explore banning Sports Utility Vehicles (SUVs) from parts of the city amid concern they...
Roadworks in Edinburgh next week
This is the most up to date list of roadworks and events leading to road closures in Edinburgh for the next week or so....
Vaping in school bathrooms scares other pupils
Edinburgh schoolchildren are “too scared to go to the toilet” due to a growing number of kids vaping in bathrooms, a council meeting has...
Councillors unanimously reject vehicle access at St James Quarter
When guests arrive at the luxury W Edinburgh Hotel in St James Quarter next month there will be little in the way of a...
Picardy Place bloopers continue
Picardy Place is the focus of a couple of bloopers this week in relation to matters which are under the control of the council....
Corstorphine – bus gate camera to start working again
The bus gate camera on Manse Road which is an integral part of the Corstorphine Connections scheme to reduce through traffic in the area...
John McLellan cleared of breach of councillors’ code despite “disrespectful” behaviour
A former Edinburgh councillor has been criticised by a standards watchdog for being “entirely inappropriate and disrespectful” during a meeting with junior lawyers –...
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