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Glass recycling bins to be fitted with sensors
Regular bin collections for glass recycling across Edinburgh could be scrapped in the New Year thanks to new sensors which will alert the council...
Calls for “decisive action” about Council leader
Following complaints said to be made through The City of Edinburgh Council whistleblower helpline, it is understood that the Council Leader has been administratively...
Calls for council leader to resign
Following allegations about the Council Leader in Edinburgh which emerged on Saturday, other political groups on the council are tonight calling for his resignation.
It...
Council leader under investigation
The leader of The City of Edinburgh Council is under investigation following reports made through the council’s whistleblower helpline last winter.
Cllr Cammy Day...
Candidates for by-election invited to register now
Nominations open on Friday 6 December for candidates who wish to stand in the forthcoming Colinton/Fairmilehead by-election to register with the Council’s Returning Officer.
On...
Colinton/Fairmilehead by election – two candidates selected
Two more candidates have been chosen for the January by-election to elect two new councillors in the Colinton/Fairmilehead ward where three councillors have resigned...
The People’s Story reopens to the public
The doors at the People’s Story Museum have reopened to the public on Monday after a temporary closure instructed by council officers, and based...
Conservatives field one candidate for January by elections in Colinton/Fairmilehead
Neil Cuthbert has been selected again to stand for the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party at what will be the third by-election in Colinton/Fairmilehead...
Special meeting being held on Friday to approve licence applications for...
The City of Edinburgh Council has been placing homeless people in unlawful bed and breakfasts and hotels since 2020.
The problem comes to a...
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...
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