The City of Edinburgh Council

Edinburgh Council has put out work to tender to refit the Victorian pool in Portobello, at an estimated cost of £7.5million. The building dates from...

Two Edinburgh tower blocks are to be refurbished and upgraded as part of an almost £22 million package of proposed works. Peffermill Court and Craigmillar...

The council's Development Management Sub Committee meets on Wednesday, and one of the matters they will discuss is the New Town Quarter. If that...

The Voi bike hire scheme is to expand south to King's Buildings and west to Roseburn from Wednesday. In the next fortnight there will...

Cllr Ross McKenzie who was first elected as a Scottish Labour representative has joined the Scottish Green Party. The councillor for Sighthill/Gorgie has been...

A decision on whether to demolish Westfield Court in Gorgie has been delayed, with city housing staff asked to explore a range of issues...

Edinburgh’s freeze on council housing allocations will now run until at least February 2026. Council officers say they have not spent almost £3 million which...

Councillors have called for laws on screening uncertified films to be revised. Regulatory Convener, Cllr Neil Ross, will write to The Scottish Government to ask...

Edinburgh Council’s regulatory Convener will ask The Scottish Government to increase the maximum penalty for unlicensed short-term letting. At present, operators can be fined £2,500...

Edinburgh’s Filmhouse is set to be denied permission to self-certify films for screening over licensing policy concerns. Requested by officers, the denial would quash an...

Plans to demolish three multi-storey blocks in Edinburgh have been announced by council officials. Councillors will consider early next month whether to sign off on...

Council staff found almost £1.4 million worth of fraud in the past year, including council tax evasion and misuse of blue badges. A report at...

Edinburgh Trams board have changed their office bearers reflecting recent decisions made by The City of Edinburgh Council’s Transport and Environment Committee (TEC). There...

Local councillor Kate Campbell has asked Labour politicians on the planning committee to back her move relating to the former George Cinema. She has lodged...

After a long community campaign to retain a school in the area, Currie Community High School was opened in a closed doors ceremony without...

Edinburgh Council may start running its own holiday hubs again after concerns raised over a reduced service. Until last spring, the council-run Braidburn holiday hub...

Statistics have revealed that 14 injuries result from violence in capital schools every day – and councillors are to consider ways to deal with...

The full City of Edinburgh Council met today and agreed to sack their third Housing Convener in as many years and replace her with...

Green councillor, Alys Mumford, is asking that AI data centres built in the capital will pay developer contributions for renewable energy projects. She asks...

The ways in which landlords are governed as not fit to be a landlord should be made public, according to a city councillor. Cllr Ross...

More than 21,700 trips have been taken by more than 5,800 riders on the city's new e-bikes provided by Voi since they were introduced....

The Scottish Government has increased the ‘voids and acquisition’ fund available to the council. This will double in its second year, and means that...

The Grange & Prestonfield Community Council have demanded action from Edinburgh Council in order to preserve the building at 27-29 Ratcliffe Terrace. Last week...

Developers of Crosswinds on the former north-south runway at Edinburgh Airport in West Edinburgh have asked for a further six months in which to...

The project to refurbish North Bridge is expected to be complete by summer 2026, and in another step towards completion the scaffolding on the...

An Edinburgh nursery body claims the city council is “creaming off” £1,500 per child of government funding, wasting resources for early learning and childcare. The...

Local councillor Kevin Lang has put the skids on residents' hopes for dealing with the nightmare of boy racers outside their homes anytime soon. Locals...

The Council has approved the planning application for a statue in memory of Dr Elsie Inglis on the Royal Mile, but after two and...

On Wednesday it is expected that councillors will approve the planning permission for a new statue of Dr Elsie Inglis to be placed on...

The only councillor in Edinburgh who is nominated for an award from the Local Government Information Unit (LGIU) is Cllr Katrina Faccenda. The Labour councillor...