The City of Edinburgh Council

More than 1,000 Edinburgh residents have offered their homes to Ukrainians fleeing war following an appeal. Council officers are continuing to carry out background checks and...

Planning permission has been approved for a major new tourist attraction on the Forth Bridge with breathtaking views over the Forth. A new bridge walkway...

Residents are furious at plans to install a 66ft telecoms tower outside their properties in Portobello. Almost 50 objections have been lodged with the City...

More than 4,000 council houses in Edinburgh are still waiting to be fitted with interlinked smoke alarms, four months after a law change which...

Cllr Cammy Day is the still new leader of the City of Edinburgh Council. He leads the Labour group of 13 councillors in a...

Labour councillor Ross McKenzie has told developers of the old Tynecastle High School the local community wants “social housing, not student housing” amid growing...

The new Meadowbank Sports Centre will eventually open on 19 July, following delays caused by the Covid-19 pandemic and snagging of the new building...

Edinburgh’s theatres and concert venues could get a £22 million boost as the council prepares to submit a funding bid to ‘level up’ the...

The report which we have reproduced below is prepared by The council's EdinTravel team and will show you what to look out for on...

Thursday is Clean Air Day, which this year aims to raise awareness of the negative impact air pollution can have on health. There is a move...

Among the young people at the cheerleading rehearsals at Liberton High School there could be some future Olympians, as the sport has been recognised...

Former Edinburgh department store Jenners is set to be returned to its “former glory” and reopen as a luxury hotel with a rooftop bar after...

Despite several members of the committee opposing the number of car parking spaces in Broughton Street Lane, planning has been granted by the council...

Every Tuesday morning a coffee and cake morning is held at the Ukrainian Club on Royal Terrace for people who have arrived in Edinburgh...

The council is recommended to agree to lease the premises at Westfield House to Corstorphine Community Centre (CCC) on a month to month basis...

Leith Central Community Council plan to hold their AGM on 20 June 2022 at 7pm at the Nelson Hall at McDonald Road Library. AGM...

The Tron Kirk on the Royal Mile will be reopened on 1 July in the first stage of a project between The City of...

Sports clubs in Edinburgh are growing increasingly frustrated at the council as they are yet to be told when the new Meadowbank Sports Centre...

The report below is produced by The City of Edinburgh Council's EdinTravel team and will show you what to look out for on the...

Three major incidents of alleged misconduct and malpractice within The City of Edinburgh Council were reported by staff between January and April this year. Safecall,...

I met up with the council leader, Cllr Cammy Day, at a Jubilee event on Wednesday and we recorded the podcast episode below. This...

The following article is submitted by former councillor Ashley Graczyk. Ms Graczyk was first elected in 2017 in Sighthill/Gorgie as a Conservative councillor, but...

Edinburgh’s newly-elected councillors have been urged to work together and “seize the mandate for action” to deliver on the city’s ambitious climate targets. Dr Sam...

Transport matters have been the talk of the steamie in Edinburgh for many years, but particularly during the pandemic when Spaces for People measures...

Work has now been completed on this year’s design on the world’s oldest Floral Clock in West Princes Street Gardens. For this year, the popular...

Edinburgh’s tramlines remain a significant danger to cyclists five years on from the death of a young student, campaigners have warned. Crowds turning out for a...

The 258th Lord Provost was sworn in at the City Chambers on Thursday ahead of the first meeting of the full council following the...

The new council administration in Edinburgh will be led by 13 Labour councillors, two of whom abstained from the vote to put their party...

There are two options for the new administration on Thursday and they are encompassed in papers published this evening on the council's website. The first...

A planning application has been lodged by J Smart & Co to develop the former Booker site next to Sainsbury’s at 22 Inglis Green...