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...

Plans to cut transition teachers criticised

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An Edinburgh teacher has criticised council plans to cut the city’s education budget and cut jobs to save cash, saying that schools are already...

Ding ding! Watch out for two-way traffic and trams on Leith...

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The wait is almost over. Twoway traffic and trams will be out on Leith Walk very soon. The Trams to Newhaven Team have announced...

Time for respectful debate over council’s transport plans

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A newly-approved consultation on roads and active travel in Edinburgh should not descend into another “cars versus bikes” debate, the city’s Transport Convener has...

Pride Bridge has been saved – for now

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The council has decided to keep the matter of the Pride Bridge firmly in its sights, but no decision was taken at its meeting...

Politicians have their say on the upcoming council budget

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The council is legally obliged to set what is called a "balanced budget" this month. There are obvious problems in doing this, and up...

Edinburgh Council children’s home reprimanded again

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An Edinburgh council run children’s home where staff ‘assaulted young people’ and used inappropriate restraints, has been reprimanded again – this time by an...

Budget plans do not add up at City Chambers

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Finance officers at The City of Edinburgh Council have failed to put forward a balanced budget for the year ahead, it is understood. Councillors are...

Save Gorgie Farm Forever continues its survey while council moves to...

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The Education Committee discussed the ongoing issue of Gorgie Farm when it met on Tuesday, with councillors insisting that any future developments are notified...

SNP call for freight debate

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The SNP group of councillors at The City Chambers are calling for a summit of delivery and logistics companies to work towards a new...

Calling time on The Spey Lounge

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Councillors have decided that an Edinburgh pub will call last orders early as punishment for failing to control drunken “riots” which left customers and staff...

Gorgie Farm could have a new operator by next week

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A new community organisation to run Edinburgh’s crisis-hit Gorgie Farm could be agreed by next week, according to the council. The authority’s education chief said...

Filmhouse loses licence – so what now?

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A decision to strip the former Edinburgh Filmhouse premises of its licence to serve alcohol  has sparked fears it will be turned into “luxury...

Three options for the Pride bridge

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The fate of a beloved Edinburgh footbridge at the centre of a community campaign fighting to stop it being demolished by the council will...

Roadworks in Edinburgh next week

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The report below is prepared by the council's EdinTravel team to advise of any traffic hotspots in the city in the coming week. If you...

Council plans to spend £1 billion on a refreshed active travel...

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A major review has been carried out of all of the transport policies in Edinburgh, and there will be a step change in active...

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