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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...
Councillors urged to keep webcams on and be respectful in debates
Edinburgh’s councillors have been reminded to keep their webcams on and be respectful to each other during debates.
Council members and officers have had the...
New Transport Convener steps up
Cllr Stephen Jenkinson is taking up the biggest public-facing position on the council as the new Transport and Environment (TEC) Convener.
His appointment was...
Taylor Swift’s three record-breaking Edinburgh shows cost taxpayers almost £40k
Taylor Swift’s three record-breaking Edinburgh shows cost taxpayers almost £40k after the council had to pay for extra toilets and security, it has been...
Student flats approval on old pub site ‘a mistake’ says councillor
The controversial approval of student flats on derelict Edinburgh land previously earmarked for homes flies in the face of local opinion, a councillor has...
New chair appointed to Lothian Buses
Following approval by councillors, Susan Deacon, CBE, has been appointed Chair of Lothian, the bus operator for an initial two year period.
Ms Deacon was...
Pensioners wrongly charged for boiler repairs brand treatment by council as...
Edinburgh pensioners who have seen their heating costs go through the roof and were wrongly charged for boiler repairs say their treatment by the council has...
Education cuts of up to £40m unveiled
Cuts of up to £40m to Edinburgh’s education system are set to go before councillors, with schools set to have their budgets slashed further...
Four firework control zones for city agreed by councillors
Setting off fireworks will become illegal in four Edinburgh communities this Bonfire Night after councillors agreed on which areas to designate as ‘control zones’.
Firework...
Tourist tax housing money to fund ‘key worker accommodation
New affordable homes in Edinburgh funded through the city’s tourist tax will primarily focus on mid-market housing for ‘key workers’ rather than increasing the...
Archaeological dig to assess damage from illegal metal detecting at Iron age...
Illegal metal detectors risk destroying vital clues into prehistoric life at Edinburgh’s Holyrood Park, experts have warned.
Heritage bosses in the capital are proposing a...
Council accused of ‘pushing residents into fuel poverty’
Edinburgh residents are being pushed into fuel poverty by the council, it has been claimed, after the authority admitted it had likely overcharged for...
Bus boss backs confiscating free passes from troublesome youngsters
The boss of Lothian Buses has backed confiscating youths’ bus passes if they are caught abusing drivers.
Sarah Boyd said there must be “penalties” for...
Transport Convener to step down later this month
After his election to Westminster the Transport and Environment Convener, Cllr Scott Arthur has intimated his resignation as Convener to the Chief Executive of...
Homeless hotel in Leith refused bid for huge extension
The owner of an Edinburgh guest house used as temporary accommodation for homeless people has lost a bid to more than triple its number...
Candidates lining up in the Colinton/Fairmilehead Ward
Candidates from various parties are already lining up to secure the Colinton/Fairmilehead seat which Cllr Scott Arthur is believed likely to vacate shortly.
This...
Mel Young to receive The Edinburgh Award
Mel Young, MBE, who founded the Homeless World Cup, is to receive the Edinburgh Award.
The selection is made from a shortlist created after...
Bin strikes postponed but one union recommend rejecting pay offer
The Scottish Government claims that its intervention, in offering more funding for a new pay offer to be put to council workers, has averted...
COSLA put revised offer to council staff
Following a special meeting of Council Leaders on Friday morning to discuss Local Government Pay, COSLA has this afternoon made what they described as...
Lesley Macinnes steps down as SNP group depute leader
Cllr Lesley Macinnes who has been Depute Leader of the SNP group on Edinburgh Council for several years, has announced she is stepping back...
Discussions on local government pay will take place on Friday
Speaking ahead of a meeting of council leaders on Friday when local government pay will be discussed, Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government...
BMX track plans to move forward as funding secured
Plans for a new Edinburgh BMX track are finally taking shape – 10 years after they were first mooted by the council.
Councillors are set...
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