The City of Edinburgh Council

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...

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) says that Edinburgh Council did not notify them about data inaccuracies. The city council said the absence...

Edinburgh’s freeze on council house allocations will be extended to March 2027, as it has been revealed that 646 homeless people and households could...

Towards the end of 2024, Edinburgh Council commissioned Edinburgh Lothian Greenspace Trust (ELGT) to construct a boardwalk at Cramond. It has since transpired that...

Edinburgh's bus company, Lothian, is to be asked to explore providing free bus travel for family and carers of patients at the Royal Hospital...

An SNP councillor has accused the council leader of being "clueless" about cash which has not been collected from Low Emission Zone (LEZ) fines...

The EdinTravel team at The City of Edinburgh Council's publishes the list of the city streets where roadworks are planned or diversions laid. The measures...

The GMB union says that the mismanagement at a council-run Edinburgh care home is putting the health and safety of residents at risk. The union...

Permission has been granted for an Orange Walk to take place in Edinburgh in June. Edinburgh councillors at a licensing meeting approved the notification of...

Leith locals have hit out at plans to build a five-storey block of flats in the car park of an Edinburgh hotel which they...

The cycle hire scheme which is being trialled in Edinburgh for two years is to expand to include Stockbridge and Inverleith. Since September last...

Cars and small coaches will be allowed to continue to access the public realm area, St James Square, outside the W Hotel at St...

Councillors have agreed the package of capital projects which will be paid for by the Visitor Levy in the City Operations and Infrastructure section The...

The council's Edintravel team lists roadworks and street closures and then publishes an updated version on Fridays. Here is the latest. The measures listed include...

The licensing committee has deferred a decision on licensing a comedy, music, arts and craft space on George Square Lane. Uplands Roast applied for a...

Edinburgh gym owners have explained how they run their business to councillors after trading for 24 hours a day without permission. At Monday’s licensing committee...