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Colinton/Fairmilehead by-election – Independent candidate calls for action on law enforcement
Mev Brown, an independent candidate in the Colinton/Fairmilehead by-election, has accused The Scottish Government of creating a crisis in Scottish policing while the opposition...
New bus service to city centre for growing village
A village on the outskirts of Edinburgh is to get a new direct bus service to the city centre to serve its growing population.
Lothian Buses’...
Lib Dems accused of ‘deceptive’ campaigning in by-election leaflet
Edinburgh’s Liberal Democrats have been accused of using “deceptive” campaigning tactics in the run up to a council by-election.
A leaflet distributed to voters in Colinton/Fairmilehead...
Council leader shortlisted for an award
The leader of the City of Edinburgh Council, Cllr Cammy Day has been shortlisted for the Churches, Charities and Local Authorities (CCLA) Investment Management...
Edinburgh council culture director retires
The council officer who has led the Culture and Wellbeing department at The City of Edinburgh Council for four years has intimated that she...
Candidates confirmed for Colinton/Fairmilehead by election
The by election in Colinton/Fairmilehead will take place on 14 November and all candidates who will stand have now lodged nomination papers with the...
More student flats planned for Jock’s Lodge
An Edinburgh community which fought against plans to turn their local pub into student flats is facing having more built directly next door.
A controversial...
Labour says by-election ‘crucial’ to holding onto power in council
Labour has said victory in an upcoming Edinburgh Council by-election will be “crucial” to the party clinging onto power in the City Chambers.
Voters in...
Colinton/Fairmilehead by election – nominations now open
Residents of Colinton/Fairmilehead will choose a new councillor next month to represent the ward which also includes Bonaly, Dreghorn, Oxgangs and Swanston and has...
Trams to Newhaven – a need for “greater transparency”
The coalition of the four community councils which cover the areas along the Trams to Newhaven extension from Picardy Place to Newhaven have release their analysis...
Museum could close for seven months to cut council costs
An Edinburgh museum is facing months of closure as the city’s cash-strapped council looks to take “urgent action” to cut costs.
The People’s Story Museum...
Colinton/Fairmilehead by election – SNP select candidate
Dr Mairianna Clyde has been selected by the SNP group on Edinburgh Council to stand in the upcoming by election.
The by-election has been...
Fund to fight Low Traffic Scheme in court reaches target in...
Opponents to an Edinburgh low traffic scheme have raised £5,000 in just 24 hours as they prepare to mount a legal challenge against the...
Colinton/Fairmilehead by-election 2024 – Edinburgh Greens candidate Daniel Milligan
The Edinburgh Green party have selected Daniel Milligan as their candidate in the upcoming Colinton - Fairmilehead by-election.
He hopes to join the 10...
The Edinburgh Reporter Long Read – Improve Corstorphine Group – Part...
This article is the third part in our mini series about Low Traffic Neighbourhood measures introduced in Corstorphine.
The Improve Corstorphine Group focuses on...
Edinburgh Council breaking the law “on an industrial scale”
Edinburgh Council is facing “serious questions” after it emerged it is breaking the law “on an industrial scale” by placing homeless people in 30 unlicensed houses...
The Edinburgh Reporter Long Read – Corstorphine Low Traffic Neighbourhood –...
This article is the second part in our mini series about Low Traffic Neighbourhood measures introduced in Corstorphine. The council is to determine whether...
Colinton/Fairmilehead by-election – Independent candidate David Henry
David Henry is standing as an independent candidate for Colinton/Fairmilehead in the 2024 by-election.
Mr Henry is one of two of the original complainers of...
Colinton/Fairmilehead by-election 2024 – Liberal Democrat candidate – Louise Spence
According to the leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats the Liberal Democrat candidate is Louise Spence.
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She was also the candidate in the 2022 local...
Colinton/Fairmilehead by-election – Conservative candidate Neil Cuthbert
Neil Cuthbert has been selected as the Conservative candidate in the Colinton/Fairmilehead by-election which will be held on 14 November.
He is a local...
The Edinburgh Reporter Long Read – Corstorphine Low Traffic Neighbourhood –...
Following September's Transport and Environment Committee (TEC) and the deputations which were heard there, opposition to the Low Traffic Neighbourhood in Corstorphine is playing...
Formal process for Colinton/Fairmilehead by election 2024 begins
A by election will be called in the Colinton/Fairmilehead Ward on 14 November 2024 to replace Labour councillor Scott Arthur who has resigned.
Dr Arthur...
Low Traffic Neighbourhood support based on ‘skewed data’ campaigners say
Edinburgh Council has been accused of using “skewed” data to suggest more people support than oppose a controversial Low Traffic Neighbourhood (LTN).
Corstorphine locals were...
By-election to be called in Colinton/Fairmilehead as Scott Arthur calls time...
The Edinburgh Reporter understands that Cllr Scott Arthur, the Labour councillor recently elected to Westminster, has now officially resigned from his elected position.
This...
Council can consult on Visitor Levy legislation very soon
The commencement date of the Visitor Levy (Scotland) Act has been confirmed as Friday 20 September 2024. This will allow The City of Edinburgh Council to...
Cash strapped Edinburgh council overpay staff by £2.4 million
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Edinburgh council employees have been overpaid salaries by a staggering £2.4 million The Edinburgh Reporter can reveal.
At a time when proposed budget cuts are...
Masterplan will transform the area around Seafield
The council's planners and transport officers have drafted a masterplan to develop Seafield into a new neighbourhood where the city will look outwards to...
Parents fear ‘underhand’ education cuts could hit holiday clubs
Edinburgh parents of children with disabilities have criticised “underhand” council cuts they fear could lead to them losing vital support during school holidays.
Plans have been...
Proposed council position on sex work ‘dangerous’ warns union
Plans for Edinburgh Council to officially adopt a position that sex work is ‘not a valid form of work’ have been described as “dangerous” by...
Drivers wrongly fined for using bus lane over 1,000 times says...
Drivers in Edinburgh were wrongly fined more than 1,000 times for using a bus lane earlier this summer, a councillor has said.
The council has...
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