Roadworks in Edinburgh next week

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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...

Major Queensferry expansion given the go-ahead

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A major expansion of South Queensferry is set to get underway after plans were approved by The City of Edinburgh Council. The project – which...

Council approves “ugly and unsuitable” retirement village in Cramond

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Changes to plans for a luxury retirement village in Edinburgh have been approved despite complaints that it’s “ugly” and “unsuitable” and would look directly...

City Centre West to East Link – ground broken today at...

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The official ceremony to break ground on the City Centre West to East Link project took place on Tuesday. The ground was broken today...

Mobile library will visit Oxgangs every Monday evening from 5pm –...

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As a way of replacing the library at Oxgangs which continues to be used as a Covid-19 test centre, the council will use the...

York Place tram stop to be demolished – trams to stop...

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From 9 February trams will stop at West End tram stop in Shandwick Place for two months while the next stage of Trams to...

Demand for national review of land for allotments while Edinburgh council...

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Miles Briggs MSP has called for a National Allotment Viability Study to review potential land which could be developed for allotments and community growing...

Site at Kirkliston could be used for whisky storage

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A huge whisky storage facility could be built in Edinburgh under new plans submitted to the council. Covering an area equivalent of more than two...

Van Gogh exhibition is go

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An immersive pop-up 4D gallery in Edinburgh city centre featuring the work of Vincent Van Gogh is set to get planning approval. Van Gogh Alive which...

Warning that rent freeze will mean fewer affordable homes being built

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Council bosses have warned that a further rent freeze for tenants could prevent dozens of new affordable homes from being built. They also say that...

Jawbone Arch – too fragile to return to The Meadows

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Edinburgh councillors have agreed to replicate a pair of whale bones which stood in The Meadows for more than 120 years after the originals...

Lothian care homes under pressure after spike in Covid-19 cases

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The number of Covid-19 outbreaks in Edinburgh’s care homes more than doubled between December and January, as students and council staff were drafted in to...

Finance & Resources Committee will examine reduction in income during the...

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The council's Finance & Resources Committee meets on Thursday to examine the council's position two years after the pandemic began. Councillors will hear that...

Father of boy killed in Morningside fails in bid to have...

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A grieving father’s plea to have dogs banned from graveyards in Edinburgh has been rejected by councillors – who instead agreed to tighten rules. Paul Irvine,...

Eyre Place residents concerned over student housing plans

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Residents are concerned over the proposal to build student flats at the former Jewson's Yard in Eyre Place Lane. A proposal of application notice (PAN)...

Council to spend £400,000 on new computers for libraries – existing...

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Computers in Edinburgh’s public libraries running on outdated software have been described as ‘not fit for purpose’, as the council pledges to spend over...

Council income reduced most by loss of parking charges during the...

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The City of Edinburgh Council has lost £8 million of income in parking charges during the pandemic, it has emerged. The fact that there have...

Leith Library to move to Fort Community Centre

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Services provided by Leith Library will be be available at Fort Community Centre the council has announced on Monday. The council says it is...

Compulsory purchases will progress the West Edinburgh Link

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The Council has agreed to issue Compulsory Purchase Orders for several plots of land in West Edinburgh as part a new active travel route. The 10...

Roadworks in Edinburgh next week

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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...

Edinburgh to introduce a scaled back LEZ with Green support in...

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Green Party councillors have backed a ban on older vehicles entering the City Centre – after previously demanding the measures be implemented city-wide. Edinburgh City Council’s Transport...

Unwanted bin hubs will become part of the New Town –...

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Edinburgh councillors have vowed to press ahead with the roll-out of communal "bin hubs" in the New Town – despite repeated warnings that such a...

Young Queensferry boy gifted dumper truck by waste crew

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A four year boy in South Queensferry was gifted a dumper truck by a City of Edinburgh Council waste crew after his mum asked...

Complaints about overflowing and uncollected bins increased last year

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The number of complaints made to The City of Edinburgh Council about overflowing and uncollected bins rose by more than 70 per cent last...

Portobello restaurant plans set for refusal

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“Unauthorised” plans to convert a former barbershop on Portobello High Street into a restaurant are set to be rejected by councillors after concerns were...

Brakes put on plans for Gaelic secondary school

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Plans to create a Gaelic high school in Edinburgh have been put on pause after parents urged the council to consider further options for...

Council Elections 2022 – Labour candidates launch campaign

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Scottish Labour’s candidates in Edinburgh Western vow to work as a team to oppose cuts, fight for more funding for local communities and put...

Residents in high rises feel ignored by council over action on...

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People living in high-rise flats in south-east Edinburgh say excessive damp and mould is damaging their physical and mental wellbeing — as concerns were...

Roadworks in Edinburgh next week

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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...

Half of Edinburgh’s council houses not yet fitted with new smoke...

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Little more than half of Edinburgh’s council houses have been upgraded to meet new fire safety regulations coming into effect from next month, it...

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