The City of Edinburgh Council

Edinburgh Council has made changes to its short term lets licensing policy after parts of it were ruled unlawful. Rules which would have made it...

Concerns have been raised over staff at Edinburgh council-owned leisure centres being made to “bear the brunt” of financial pressures, after it emerged some...

An Edinburgh bar where Nirvana once played an impromptu gig has been given the go ahead to host live music again. The council approved changes...

Insurance claims from pedestrians who have tripped over on Edinburgh’s streets have cost the council more than £80,000 since 2018, new figures have revealed. Loose...

After a sinkhole appeared in the playground The City of Edinburgh Council has announced it will remain closed at the beginning of the autumn...

They may not be back to exactly the same place where they were before, but the pigeons on Elm Row are back. It is almost...

Edinburgh City Council is about to spend £3.6 million on a new fleet of bin lorries. A contract to provide the local authority with 17...

An Edinburgh private hire driver has been accused of falsifying documents so he could continue operating. Shakti Singh faced having his licence suspended as a result...

Plans for a new luxury care home in Edinburgh have been thrown out following “serious concerns” about the scale of the proposed development. The Scottish...

A deteriorating Leith mural of legendary Edinburgh sculptor Eduardo Paolozzi is to be replaced with one showing the artist as an older man. The striking...

Pupils at two Edinburgh primary schools are to be moved into temporary classrooms after it emerged that roofs there had been built using a potentially...

In what appears to have been a deliberate act the bus gate camera on Manse Road was cut down over night and the council...

The City of Edinburgh Council has been told to apologise to a vulnerable resident repeatedly threatened with legal action for not paying council tax...

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

Temporary toilets have been set up at Edinburgh’s Portobello beach to help members of the public who visit the beach during the busy summer...

An Edinburgh private hire driver was recorded making “incredibly homophobic” remarks and as a result he is facing possible suspension of his licence. Ruhul Amin...

The City of Edinburgh Council has been accused of misleading residents into thinking they are getting “a deal” on garden waste pick up charges. People...

Former councillor and Director of the Scottish Newspaper Society, John McLellan will face The Standards Commission for Scotland in October when a hearing has...

This is the up to date list of roadworks in Edinburgh for the next week or so. It seems that the work planned for...

An agreement signed in July 2020 between Edinburgh and the Mayor of Contalmaison recognises “the long-standing ties between both communities and the shared history...

An innovative educational programme funded by the Sean Connery Foundation designed to help dyslexic children and young people in Edinburgh has reported showing positive...

The latest road closures or events taking place in the capital are listed below. The list is collated by EdinTravel a council department which...

The six month long trial of road changes in Corstorphine has become the talk of the steamie, with many people vocally against the introduction...

This design on this year's Floral Clock in Princes Street Gardens commemorates 100 years of the Flying Scotsman, the world's most famous steam locomotive....

A newly upgraded shared use path, which provides a vital link in the north of Edinburgh, has been officially named after an explorer...

Mistakes in the statutory advertising of Edinburgh's active travel plans by a contractor put to the public for feedback were discovered more than three...

Temporary road closures will be in place next week across Edinburgh’s city centre, as the city prepares to host the major ceremonial event when...

Edinburgh councillors have blocked plans for a rural water tower to be used as a holiday let, arguing it could instead be used as...

More than four hundred people congregated in St Margaret's Park on Tuesday evening to hear views from several speakers all opposed in some way...

Calls have been made for community policing to be stepped-up at an Edinburgh primary school where staff “regularly feel threatened and unsafe at work”. Incidents...