Police on the hunt for the missing Melville Plaque

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Police are investigating a missing bronze plaque taken from the base of Edinburgh’s Melville Monument. The plaque had been erected to clarify the involvement...

Council tenant moved to home with broken heating

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The City of Edinburgh Council has been ordered to apologise to one of its tenants moved into a home with broken heating and smoke...

Opposition councillors call for urgent spending

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At the Finance and Resources Committee on Thursday SNP and Green Councillors will propose plans to pay hundreds of pounds to the most in...

The Edinburgh Tram Inquiry report – at long last

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In light of the reports on the ever-rising cost of the Edinburgh Tram inquiry, we did wonder whether the report would ever be produced...

Edinburgh Tram Inquiry – the recommendations

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Lord Hardie has issued his report nine years after being appointed to lead on the Edinburgh Tram Inquiry by then first Minister Alex Salmond....

Edinburgh Tram Inquiry branded a disgrace

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It was meant to be a “swift and thorough” investigation – but for nine years people were left waiting for answers.  Why it took so...

Granton gasholder project – council at “high risk” of overspend

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The Granton Gasholder restoration is at "high risk" of overspending due to a lack of budget oversight, it has emerged. Work to transform the landmark...

Roadworks in Edinburgh next week

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This is the most up to date list of roadworks and events leading to road closures in Edinburgh for the next week or so....

Temporary closure – Blackhall Library will be closed on Thursday

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Blackhall Library is closing temporarily on Thursday after Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) was found during an initial survey. More detailed surveys are required...

Sherlock Holmes statue is back in Picardy Place

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Along with the unveiling of the Sherlock Holmes statue on Picardy Place comes the news that the public realm area in the middle will...

School pupils celebrate the North Bridge

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Pupils, families and teachers gathered on Wednesday to hear readings by pupils from two books, which have been developed as part of the North...

Council orders removal of Festival Village within weeks after planning breach

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The council has told the owners of the ‘Festival Village’ at Waverley Mall to dismantle the venue within weeks – and warned they could...

RAAC – update on schools in Edinburgh

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Schools which are affected by reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) is a lightweight construction material that was used in the construction of some public...

Leisure centre will be lost in development of new school

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A plan to demolish an Edinburgh village’s leisure centre so that a new school can be built to cope with the hundreds of new...

Children’s secure unit closed permanently Edinburgh after string of failures

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Scotland’s last council-run secure children's unit in Edinburgh has closed permanently following a string of failures – as council officers said it is no...

Council asks Holyrood for cash to fix crumbling concrete

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Edinburgh City Council has called on the Scottish Government to stump up cash needed to fix crumbling school roofs, as councillors fear vital services...

Fears that staff will leave council care homes over visas

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Two Edinburgh care homes face losing up to half their staff by the end of the year due to uncertainty surrounding the council’s commitment...

New rules for the Edinburgh Award – nominations open today

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Nominations have just opened for the person who will receive the Edinburgh Award for 2023. The council just agreed to widen eligibility criteria, and...

Council confirms its position on STLs

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With a month to go until Scotland’s short term lets licence deadline, The City of Edinburgh Council has reaffirmed its commitment to the scheme...

Council urged not to waste money on King’s portrait

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The UK Government has been urged not to “waste any money” on portraits of King Charles to hang in Edinburgh’s public buildings by the council...

Roadworks in Edinburgh next week

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This is the most up to date list of roadworks and events leading to road closures in Edinburgh for the next week or so....

No Edinburgh schools closed as a result of aerated concrete

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While there is reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) in some Edinburgh schools the council says it is managing the situation. Two schools have had to...

Vote removed from religious representatives on council’s education committee

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Unelected religious representatives who sit on Edinburgh Council’s education committee have been stripped of their voting rights after councillors overwhelmingly voted in favour of the...

Full council meets today

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The City of Edinburgh Council holds a meeting today at the City Chambers with all 63 councillors either in the chamber or online. It...

Roadworks in Edinburgh next week

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This is the most up to date list of roadworks and events leading to road closures in Edinburgh for the next week or so....

Inactive council-owned energy company is “public scandal”

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An Edinburgh council-owned energy company which hasn’t been used for anything since the idea was conceived nearly a decade ago is a “public scandal”. Anger...

Plans to demolish block on Dundas Street approved

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Plans to knock down a huge office block in Edinburgh’s New Town and replaced flats refused earlier this year have now been granted permission,...

Council leader queried over short term let comments

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The leader of Edinburgh Council has been criticised after he apparently backed a further delay to the introduction of the city’s short-term let licensing...

Council to transform HQ into more modern workplace

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The City of Edinburgh Council has unveiled plans to transform its headquarters into a more “modern” workplace in a bid to get staff back...

Council will have to spend more than £1 million bringing two...

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More than £1 million will be required in order to bring two care homes transferred back to the council from a private provider up...

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