The City of Edinburgh Council

An appeal to build 500 houses on the greenbelt in the west of the city has been refused by The Scottish Government.  The...

A bid to bring the Eurovision song contest to Edinburgh indicated the council was in a financial position to provide up to £17.6m to host...

In answer to a Freedom of Information request it appears that the Edinburgh sign may be here to stay for the next decade. The...

Two planning applications which have attracted almost 400 objections have been recommended for approval by planners at next week's Development Management Sub-Committee. The plans...

Gothic statues salvaged from a historic Edinburgh estate will take pride of place in a new council housing development which will be built this...

The City of Edinburgh Council's proposed City Plan 2030 was approved by the Council’s Planning Committee allowing it to move on to the next stage when it...

An Edinburgh councillor has called for Gaelic signs to be installed at stops along Edinburgh’s tramline. It comes after the council decided against including the...

A planning application for a development of purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) in the Canongate has been approved following an appeal by the property developers...

The final piece of track connecting Edinburgh’s existing tram line to the new section extending it to Newhaven has been laid. Passengers will use the...

A decision to delay the introduction of a scheme that will give Edinburgh more powers to crack down on short-term lets has been branded...

The Council Leader has been urged to not spend “a single penny” of taxpayers’ cash on a new tram line if the project is...

A crackdown on “nuisance busking” in Edinburgh is being considered by the council following “challenges” dealing with excessive noise during this year’s summer festivals. The...

Heated Edinburgh spaces for residents who need warmth and are worried about soaring energy bills have been opened by the council. More than 60 so-called...

A popular Edinburgh city centre beer garden faces permanent closure after the council rejected a bid for it to continue operating. The ‘Festival Village’ has...

Cllr Martha Mattos Coelho is the SNP councillor for Liberton/Gilmerton Ward. At the moment she is a full-time councillor, but before being elected, she...

The Scottish Government has just published its second Strategic Transport Projects Review known as STPR2 - and it mentions using Mass Transit between different...

Changes to the plans to change the former Royal High School into a “world-class” music school and performance venue have been approved by councillors. The...

Bar Hutte set up in wooden shacks outside St James Quarter will be forced to shut after the council refused planning permission over noise concerns. But...

Claims that plans to build 37,000 new homes in Edinburgh over the next decade are unrealistic have been played-down by the council as it...

The report prepared by the council's EdinTravel team is reproduced below to keep you right when driving or cycling around the city. If you...

Council Leader Cammy Day signed up as an ambassador to White Ribbon Scotland which is a campaign to involve men in tackling violence against...

Cllr Jule Bandel, Edinburgh Greens transport spokesperson proposed a motion at today's council meeting calling for the council to support bike buses. These are...

Up to 260 new homes are set to be built on a ‘heavily contaminated’ former coal mine on the edge of Edinburgh. Proposals for the...

Edinburgh’s education chief has hit back a Scottish Government minister who called on the council to make ‘progress’ on finding a location for the...

The lights on the Christmas tree on The Mound were switched on this afternoon. The Rt Hon Lord Provost Robert Aldridge led a procession from...

An Edinburgh councillor suspended from the Labour group has launched an attack on colleagues, accusing the local party of using “Tory votes” to prop up an...

Edinburgh is to withdraw its official support for a Forth Green Freeport after the council leader came under fire for backing the bid without...

The SNP group on Edinburgh Council say they will formally propose the removal of Conservative councillors from the council administration at the next council...

Teachers are planning to take industrial action next Thursday 24 November. The strike has been called by the Educational Institute of Scotland and the...

A “startling” rise in the number of bullying incidents at Edinburgh schools, which includes more than 500 race-related incidents, has been described by the...