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...

Council introduces tenants at Waverley Court

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The council's working offices at Waverley Court on Market Street have large unused spaces where workers have not returned to the office. To combat...

Tourist tax could pay for a new cycle hire scheme

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A cycle hire scheme could be reintroduced in Edinburgh with cash generated by a tourist tax. Edinburgh Council leader Cammy Day said reviving the active...

Council to look at improving bus services in the west of...

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The City of Edinburgh Council will look at ways of improving bus services serving the rural west of the city by early next year,...

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....

Impact of one fewer height rescue fire engines ‘minimal’, says fire...

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Public safety fears sparked by a decision to reduce the number of fire engines in Edinburgh fitted with turntable ladders have been dismissed by...

Replica “jawbone arch” plans for the Meadows questioned

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Council plans to replace the whale bones which stood in The Meadows for over 120 years with a bronze replica have raised concerns in...

Corstorphine Connections – Phase Two begins soon

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Work will begin on 21 August on the next phase of Corstorphine Connections, the measures to be trialled in the west of the city...

Refusal on Granton Harbour development will lead to appeal

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The council's Development Management Sub-committee has refused an application to amend planning permission for part of the Edinburgh Marina site. The application relates to the marina...

Council delays any decision on Inglis Green Road site

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The City of Edinburgh Council has delayed taking any decision on the site at 22 Inglis Green Road on Wednesday. After a lengthy afternoon...

Bridge over the Water of Leith would improve connectivity for Longstone...

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Longstone Community Council find themselves opposing a planning application for housing in their area, but the body actually wants more housing in their area. The...

‘No cold calling’ zones to be expanded

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Signs to ward off doorstep cold callers are preventing nearly £400,000 being lost to scammers, the council says. The city’s ‘no cold calling zones’ aim...

Short term lets – regulation made more difficult for council

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The City Edinburgh Council has told residents who are negatively impacted by short-term lets that it “will not give up” on them, despite its crack-down...

Milestone reached in transformation of Granton’s historic gasholder

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The bell that floated up as water filled the gasholder has been taken apart and removed, preparing the iconic structure for restoration The frame of...

Roadworks in Edinburgh next week

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This is the up to date list of roadworks in Edinburgh for the next week or so. All of the newest advice is highlighted...

Filmhouse – talks continue about its future

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Councillors will hear next week that the progress being made on reviving the Filmhouse will retain the building as a hub of cultural film...

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