The City of Edinburgh Council

A West Lothian constable who has been named Police Officer of the Year has been congratulated by councillors.  Constable Scott McCulloch has developed and delivered a powerful...

After two bleed kit options found by officers failed to meet expectations., Edinburgh Council will explore procuring the ‘most appropriate’ bleed kits it can  In a vote at last Thursday’s...

The City of Edinburgh Council has called for a review of all exemptions for blade carrying and purchasing from the Scottish and UK Governments. The call comes as the...

Edinburgh residents are being urged to have their say on plans to expand firework control zones (FCZs) across the capital. A six-week public consultation has...

A petition launched by a group of independent businesses asks The City of Edinburgh Council to re-evaluate the cost of its tables and chairs...

AN award-winning garden has opened permanently in Edinburgh after a community fundraising drive brought it home from a flower show in Yorkshire. Drakkar's Drift, created by Leith...

Edinburgh Council will explore some form of compensation for staff missing out on the World Cup bank holiday.  Some councillors – though not all – backed the...

Planning applications lodged with the council’s planning department this week are detailed in the list below. Applications which are of interest this week include: An application...

The winners of the fourth annual Saroj Lal Awards were announced at an awards ceremony on Thursday at the Edinburgh International Festival Hub. Primary and...

A consultation held last year between 25 August and 17 November by the council about the options for the north-south tram extension has returned...

The capital's bike hire scheme is currently the most successful in Europe, in terms of the trips per vehicle per day. The rental e-bikes were...

Edinburgh schools will become mobile phone free after councillors voted to ban the devices during school hours. The ban will come into effect from...

Edinburgh will have ten new firework control zones (FCZs) introduced this autumn, taking the total to 14 as efforts to reduce the negative impacts...

Cllr Dan Heap, the Green councillor for Sighthill/Gorgie, asked the council to consider whether private garden spaces in the city could be opened up...

Residents of a block of flats in Craigleith in Edinburgh have been advised of huge sums for common repairs, some of which have only...

Planning applications lodged with the council's planning department up to this week are detailed in the list embedded below. Applications which are of interest this...

A CYCLIST has been awarded compensation from Edinburgh council after sustaining "multiple" injuries while cycling on a road with tram lines. While attempting to turn...

The City of Edinburgh Council is expected to finalise the introduction of mobile phone restrictions in secondary schools in the city from August. Lockable cabinets...

There will be two by-elections in Edinburgh later in the summer after councillors Simita Kumar and Kate Campbell submitted their resignations to the council...

Locals have one month left to share their views on a potential safer drug consumption facility that could be located in the Old Town. Residents...

Two SNP councillors in Edinburgh are to step down later this week sparking by-elections in the city in September. The councillor for Southside/Newington, Simita Kumar,...

Residents of Westfield Court are divided on the building's likely listed status as Edinburgh Council debated the future of the building on Monday. Westfield Court,...

THE CITY of Edinburgh Council has begun works on 13 RAAC-affected blocks of flats across the city. Since 2024 the council has identified 13 flatted...

Edinburgh Council has announced it will no longer act as factor in buildings where it is the minority owner. The final decision will be made...

Edinburgh Council has backtracked on plans to buy up properties to facilitate the demolition of Westfield Court after being notified that it will "likely"...

Edinburgh has the longest-living, healthiest population in Scotland, and the highest employment rate of any major city in the UK, according to new figures. Details from...

Campaigning students have supported a call to tackle a housing crisis in the city.  And they have told Edinburgh councillors that they have “had enough of...

The City of Edinburgh Council could bring in new requirements for student accommodation developments to contain at least 35% "affordable" units. At a meeting of the full Edinburgh Council on...

The City of Edinburgh Council Leader, Jane Meagher, has said the new Scottish cabinet caused her a "huge amount of concern" because of the potential for cuts for...

The Edinburgh SNP council group has chosen Cllr Lesley Macinnes to be the new group leader at a meeting on Tuesday evening. The other...