The City of Edinburgh Council

SNP councillor Martha Mattos Coelho called upon The City of Edinburgh Council to mark the contribution that single parents make and the unique challenges...

The Labour group will remain in control of The City of Edinburgh Council after a failed bid by opposition councillors to oust them from...

Scottish Ministers have been urged by Edinburgh’s councillors to step up efforts to devolve tourist tax powers it is claimed could raise up to...

Use of a toxic weed killer which threatens bee colonies and has been linked with cases of cancer has hit a six-year high in...

The City of Edinburgh Council has acquired Liberton Hospital and the grounds from NHS Lothian for £14.8 million and plans to build low carbon...

The report which is reproduced for you below is prepared by the council's EdinTravel team to advise of any traffic hotspots in the city...

A controversial student housing development has been given the green light for Edinburgh’s Leith Walk following a knife edge vote by councillors. Developers behind the...

Members of the largest union for local government workers, Unison Scotland, overwhelmingly voted to reject COSLA's latest pay offer, with 90% of those who...

A council decision to grant planning permission for a care home in a former Edinburgh village centre has been described as a “really bad...

A consultation on making Edinburgh’s Spaces for People measures permanent will have to be restarted due to “errors” by the council – costing thousands...

The ownership of Costorphine community centre will be handed from the council to local residents – a decade after the former building burnt down. The...

More cuts loom for Edinburgh's struggling social care services The deepening funding crisis in the city’s Health and Social Care Partnership (EHSCP) is set...

A plan to move bus stops away from Edinburgh’s most dangerous junctions has been branded as “worrying” by public transport campaigners. Councillors were warned that such...

The council is consulting with residents and businesses, and any other interested groups on the way that Seafield might be transformed and regenerated into...

The report which is reproduced for you below is prepared by the council's EdinTravel team to advise of any traffic hotspots in the city...

Free bulky uplifts will be offered to low income households in Edinburgh from later this year as part of a £3 million city clean-up...

A project has just been launched to give Edinburgh residents more opportunities to grow vegetables, fruit and flowers on Edinburgh council estates. Edinburgh Growing Together...

Three trams ran between Picardy Place and Newhaven during the day today. The first tram rolled away from York Place at 10 and we...

The City of Edinburgh Council wants to recruit more foster carers for children from minority ethnic backgrounds. They are also looking for host family...

Edinburgh council projects aimed at transforming streets across the capital to make walking and cycling easier have been given a major cash boost. More than...

Operators of a new Edinburgh food market have been told to remove a huge neon pink sign advertising the new city centre foodie spot after...

The council is planning to spend more money on fixing roads, paths and pavements than it has for almost a decade. The Roads...

The council has opened a major consultation which they hope will to help to outline the way that everyone in Edinburgh moves around, or...

An Edinburgh private school’s huge new sports hall has been refused planning permission over concerns it would be an “over-dominant addition” to the rural...

Old eyesore payphones have been removed from Edinburgh city centre following calls for action to be taken to rid the streets of the “grotty”...

More than 4,000 fines have been handed to drivers in Edinburgh who have exceeded the maximum stay in electric vehicle charging bays. The city council...

Strict licensing rules are stifling investment in Edinburgh’s hospitality industry, councillors warned. Edinburgh's pubs and restaurants have called for greater flexibility over opening and closing...

The report which is reproduced for you below is prepared by the council's EdinTravel team to advise of any traffic hotspots in the city...

Pupils at Gracemount High School are attending extra sessions after their normal school day in the run up to their exams thanks to an...

As the next part of the City Centre West to East Link (CCWEL) progresses, Haymarket Terrace will be closed to eastbound traffic from Monday...