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EICC boss resigns after failed hotel bid
The boss of the Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC) has suddenly resigned.
Shocked staff were briefed on Wednesday morning after EICC Chief Executive, Marshall Dallas,...
Liberal Democrats asked to foot the bill for the Colinton/Fairmilehead by-election
The Conservative group at The City of Edinburgh Council has asked the Liberal Democrats to pay the costs of holding the November by-election in...
“Local” LibDem councillor resigns after plans to move abroad revealed –...
Newly elected LibDem councillor for Colinton/Fairmilehead, Louise Spence, who tendered her resignation within a week of being elected, clearly knew in advance of the...
Breaking news – new LibDem councillor resigns
In a shock move, new Liberal Democrat councillor, Louise Spence, has resigned “for personal reasons” just a week after being elected.
The win by Ms...
Colinton/Fairmilehead – second by-election will be held in January
A second by-election will be held in the Colinton/Fairmilehead ward following the resignation of Cllr Marco Biagi.
Residents will be able to cast their votes...
Council report on ASN education “lacks clarity”
The Education Committee meets on Thursday when it is being asked to note the contents of a 67 page officer report entitled Inclusion Review...
Biagi leaving councillor role to join The Scottish Government
Marco Biagi, councillor in the Colinton/Fairmilehead ward and former MSP and Government Minister, has announced his resignation from the council today.
He is to...
Second by-election to be held in Colinton/Fairmilehead ward
Following the by-election held only last week when a Liberal Democrat councillor was elected in Colinton/Fairmilehead ward, there will now be a second by-election...
Bellevue petition will be incorporated into a new street cleansing report
Shane Carter is a one man activist who is trying to get improvements in street cleaning in Bellevue and Broughton, if not the whole...
Scottish Liberal Democrats are “surging forward”
After a second by election win in Edinburgh in two years, and following what they regard as a successful result in the General Election,...
Colinton/Fairmilehead by-election – the result is announced
The result of the Colinton/Fairmilehead by-election has been announced just before midday.
Following voting on Thursday, the votes were counted electronically on Friday morning at...
Colinton/Fairmilehead by election today
Today is the day for voters in Colinton/Fairmilehead to go to the polls and elect the third councillor for their ward.
The by-election has...
Have your say on the proposed Visitor levy in Edinburgh
A consultation which seeks views from businesses and residents on the proposed visitor levy ends on 15 December.
More than 3,000 people have already...
Scaffolding removed at Granton Gasholder
Work at the 122 year-old Granton Gasholder is moving apace. The scaffolding has just been removed taking the multi million pounds project a step...
Edinburgh councillor has been rapped over the knuckles for swearing during...
An Edinburgh councillor has been chastised for swearing during a debate after accusing his opponent of talking “utter p*sh”.
The SNP’s Neil Gardiner was reminded...
Bus board appointment rejected amid tram fiasco involvement concerns
Plans to make someone involved in Edinburgh’s disastrous initial tram project the director of a council-owned transport company have been scrapped over concerns about further...
Calls to make controlling seagull population easier rejected
Calls to make it easier to control Edinburgh’s “menacing” seagull population have been rejected after the RSPB raised concerns over “serious recent declines” in...
Concerns councillors are ‘rubber stamp’ for decisions after museum closure
Edinburgh councillors have raised concerns they are a “rubber stamp” for decisions taken by officers behind closed doors, after it emerged the temporary closure of a museum...
Exhibition will mark 100 years since important city architect appointed in...
To mark the centenary of Ebenezer James MacRae being appointed as City Architect in Edinburgh, SNP planning spokesperson, Cllr Neil Gardiner, proposed that the...
The People’s Story is to reopen in a few weeks
The council has announced that The People’s Story Museum will reopen to the public on Monday 2 December after a temporary closure.
This matter is...
Colinton/Fairmilehead by-election candidates set out stalls
Candidates vying to become Edinburgh’s newest councillor have set out their stalls ahead of a by-election next week.
Voters living in the Colinton/Fairmilehead ward will...
UK government must protect residents against “feudalistic” heating
Leith Walk Ward is home to the most densely populated neighbourhood in Scotland. If we are serious about promoting urban living, then one of...
Colinton/Fairmilehead by-election – Hustings to be held this week
An election hustings is being organised in Colinton/Fairmilehead.
The hustings which has been set up by The Scottish Libertarian Party will be held on...
EIJB reject proposed cuts to third sector
The Edinburgh Integration Joint Board (EIJB) met on Friday and approved the terms of a cross party proposal - which means there will be...
EIJB proposed cuts to be opposed at Friday’s meeting
The Edinburgh Integration Joint Board is heading into what could be a lively meeting on Friday.
It was only on Friday of last week...
By-election – Neil Cuthbert Conservative candidate
Neil Cuthbert is standing in the 2024 by-election in Colinton/Fairmilehead as Scottish Conservative candidate.
As a chartered PR practitioner, he has been involved in...
The future of The People’s Story still under discussion
The People’s Story museum has been temporarily closed due to "staffing pressures", but the council will continue the discussion at a meeting of the...
Colinton/Fairmilehead by election – David Henry independent candidate
David Henry is an independent candidate in the by-election to be held in November in Colinton/Fairmilehead.
He explained that he does know the area quite...
Colinton/Fairmilehead by-election – Sheila Gilmore
I first met the Labour candidate, Sheila Gilmore, some years ago at Westminster, when she was an MP from 2010 to 2015. Now she...
Colinton/Fairmilehead by-election – Independent candidate calls for action on law enforcement
Mev Brown, an independent candidate in the Colinton/Fairmilehead by-election, has accused The Scottish Government of creating a crisis in Scottish policing while the opposition...
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