Planning consent to remove slavery plaque granted

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Plans have been approved to remove a slavery information plaque under Edinburgh’s Melville Monument dedicated to Henry Dundas after a battle from his descendants...

Edinburgh council’s budget – a handy guide

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The City of Edinburgh Council has set its budget for the year ahead after wrestling with a £79 million gap in funding. After a long...

Drama at the City Chambers as Labour budget fails to pass

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The Labour administration proposed a budget today which was not adopted by the council, leaving the council leader facing calls from the SNP Group...

Following the budget – administration will speak to other political groups...

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By 32 votes to 29 it is the Liberal Democrat budget which was passed in the City Chambers in Edinburgh on Thursday afternoon. The 32...

The budget for Edinburgh is set by an opposition group

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In a shock move it was the Liberal Democrat budget which was approved at the City Chambers on Thursday afternoon. Following a complicated sequence of...

Bitter disappointment for residents at Eyre Place Lane as developer ducks...

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In what locals regard as a disappointing turn of events, the council hearing scheduled for the planning application at Eyre Place Lane will no...

Conservatives suggest 4% increase in council tax

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The Conservative group have put forward their suggestions for the council's budget in a paper published online. The group agrees that Edinburgh is underfunded,...

Liberal Democrats protecting school budgets

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The Liberal Democrats published their own headlines earlier today on Twitter saying that they would table a full costed council budget to stop cuts...

Council administration set out their stall ahead of tomorrow’s budget meeting

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The Labour administration in Edinburgh have published their proposals for setting the budget at the City Chambers on Thursday. The overarching theme is that this...

SNP and Greens coalesce around budget proposals in Edinburgh

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In a move which SNP and Green councillors were not able to make just after the election last May, there is a new coalition...

Bin hubs would have “significant adverse impact” on New Town

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The New Town and Broughton Community Council commissioned a report into the installation of bin hubs in the World Heritage Site which finds that...

SNP plans to raise council tax deemed unlawful

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Plans tabled by Edinburgh SNP councillors to raise council tax by 20 per cent for people living in the highest band properties have been...

Cost of repairing school swimming pool rises by £22,000

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Concerns over the rising cost of fixing-up an Edinburgh school’s swimming pool have been raised by a councillor after it emerged another £22,000 will...

SNP council group propose to do a lot with increases in...

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The SNP group on Edinburgh Council have lodged their plans for the budget to be set later this week, and these include a partial...

Concrete roofs on council-owned buildings under investigation

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A potentially dangerous building material linked to cases where school roofs have collapsed without warning may have been used in the construction of up...

Council will be able to raise parking fines

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Parking fines are likely to increase to £100 in Edinburgh in a bid to minimise cuts to the city’s roads budget and help fund...

Muirhouse Millennium Centre may close due to lack of funding

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An Edinburgh community centre which has been a “lifeline” to the most vulnerable for more than 20 years could be forced to shut its...

South Queensferry shopkeeper disappointed about decision on colour scheme

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A business owner who painted his shopfront purple without permission says he has ‘nowhere left to go’ after losing a lengthy battle with the council. Andrew...

Sheppard opposes more student accommodation at Jock’s Lodge

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MP for Edinburgh East. Tommy Sheppard, has supported local campaign group “Save Jock’s Lodge” to oppose the plan to build a major student development at...

Consultation opens on future plans for Portobello

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The City of Edinburgh Council has opened a consultation on active travel and ways of making it easier to access Portobello town centre by...

Edinburgh’s strip club ban overturned

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In March last year the council imposed a ban on licensing any sexual entertainment venues (SEVs) in the city from 1 April 2023 onwards...

Consultation on north south tramline will be held later this year

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Edinburgh residents will be consulted on a plan to extend the capital’s tram line with a spur from Granton, through the city centre and...

Council approve the installation of memorial to Jane Haining

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Following a campaign initiated by Edinburgh Central SNP MSP, Angus Robertson, The City of Edinburgh Council has agreed to pay for the installation of...

Council and fire service to discuss memorial for firefighter

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The City of Edinburgh Council will work with the fire service to create a memorial to a firefighter who lost his life tackling a...

Residents say their lifts at Coillesdene House are worn out –...

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In a multi-storey building in Coillesdene there are lifts which are not working reliably all of the time. This problem has been ongoing since...

Council Leader’s Taiwan visit given approval

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The Council Leader, Cllr Cammy Day will visit Taiwan next month to attend the 2023 Asian Smart City summit in Taipei. He will also...

Speech therapy cuts will hit the most vulnerable

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Cutting funding for speech therapy services in Edinburgh would hit the most vulnerable the hardest, the council has been warned ahead of the budget. The body...

Derelict Portobello garages to make way for two homes

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Plans to knock down a row of derelict garages in Portobello to make way for two family homes have been given the go ahead. Edinburgh...

Council to re-examine ban on strip clubs

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A controversial decision to ban strip clubs in Edinburgh is set to be revisited by the council, after performers warned it could force them...

Taxi fares to rise by up to 20 per cent this...

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Taxi fares in Edinburgh will increase by up to 20 per cent to keep up with inflation and the rising cost of running a...

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