The City of Edinburgh Council

Edinburgh councillors approved a pay rise for 21 elected members but they spent most of the time for the debate arguing about the history...

Edinburgh councillors have voted against declaring 15 June a holiday in the capital as proposed by The Scottish Government. This means that as the Scotland...

Police Scotland is to be reprimanded by the leader of Edinburgh Council after blocking a footpath with an advertising board. Edinburgh Council’s leader said such a...

A new council-backed initiative is being launched to tackle litter in Craigmillar and Edinburgh. Set to launch at an event today at the White House...

The council will ask The Scottish Government for powers to regulate vape shops after the Union Street fire in Glasgow, which is thought to...

Councillors will vote on possible increases in salaries for 21 elected members at the council meeting on Thursday. Council tax is due to go...

Edinburgh Council is being questioned over the way it has handled the closure of the Calderglen Early Learning and Childcare Centre.  The nursery, which serves Sighthill, Edinburgh, was...

The City of Edinburgh Council today launched the latest phase of the Leith Connections cycle route and active travel infrastructure project.  The section launched today by the council...

A Morningside councillor says she rejects the decision of the Standards Commission to censure her, announced after a hearing last week. The hearing found that...

Councillors have approved around £12,000 in spending on international travel expenses for councillors and council officers. Councillors in the Policy and Sustainability committee signed off...

Two city councillors, Neil Ross and Marie-Clair Munro were censured by the Standards Commission on Wednesday after a hearing held at the City Chambers....

Licencees of fan zones in Edinburgh for the World Cup may be able to apply for similar late opening hours to pubs, according to...

The manager of a short term let has been told to hire a professional management firm for the property after making "uncomfortable" remarks during...

A city taxi driver has been warned after being caught smoking in his cab three times and having a confrontation with another driver. Councillors heard...

A former Edinburgh championship boxer who was convicted of domestic abuse after a campaign of harassment against his ex-partner, has been granted a window...

The Council Leader, Cllr Jane Meagher has written for The Edinburgh Reporter about the council's decision to increase spending in the capital in the...

PLANS have been approved to construct a block of 49 affordable and social rent flats on a disused greenspace on the outskirts of Edinburgh despite complaints by locals.  A playpark in the...

AS PART of a push to replace the “unsightly” security barriers on the Royal Mile, roadworks will commence next month to complete the installation of new security-rated, retractable bollards.  Security barriers installed...

THE City of Edinburgh Council is set to sink millions earned from the tourist tax into a raft of projects focused on cleaning up Edinburgh’s Old Town, which...

Residents on Claremont Crescent say they have been “duped” by property developers who have won planning consent to convert a former hotel on the street into short-term let (STL) flats.  Locals had originally been excited...

When police arrived at The Terrace on Saughton Road, staff "ushered out" underage drinkers. Police said that serious violence ensued, and in spite of this...

Plans to transform a shuttered social club into six serviced apartments have been approved by city councillors. At Wednesday’s development management committee meeting developers explained...

The SNP group on Edinburgh Council say that agreement over the £1.5 billion deal leads to doubts on its financial sustainability. Their concerns stem...

The council promises thousands of new homes following the agreement of a budget for the capital which includes £1.6 billion for new homes in...

Council Tax in Edinburgh will rise by 4% following the budget meeting on Thursday. Council officers had recommended a 5% rise and the Labour administration...

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...

RESIDENTS of a charming Edinburgh Street have been left livid after an “appalling” u-turn by a property developer who promised to convert a former hotel on Claremont...

Pubs in Edinburgh could be open into the early morning hours to allow customers to watch World Cup matches, according to plans going before...

A draft budget published by Edinburgh Council shows that council tax may rise by 5% in the next financial year. The increase would...

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...