The City of Edinburgh Council

Edinburgh businesses are invited to meet with dozens of council services and business-facing partners face-to-face next week. Meet the Council will be held on Tuesday...

Action is being demanded after a report revealed that the time one Edinburgh bus route takes has increased by 50% in the last two...

Edinburgh councillors have responded to a shock £15 million cut for community organisations in Scotland, including almost £3m in the capital. The cuts come as...

Reports of a pub boss ‘revving his motorbike past one in the morning’ for customers were heard by councillors before they denied him a...

A new hotel in a former office building on Albany Street has been granted a premises licence, allowing it to serve alcohol when it...

Planning applications lodged with the council's planning department up to this week are detailed in the list embedded below. There are no large scale applications,...

The large scale public realm project in George Street and First New Town will at long last become a reality, thanks to funding raised...

The council's Edintravel team publishes news of roadworks and street closures each week. The measures listed include diversions for traffic in Edinburgh due to...

Councillors will be asked to approve works to improve a play area at a local primary school. Concerns have been raised over the play area...

Edinburgh and Lothians Greenspace Trust (ELGT) completed a new £50,000 boardwalk at Cramond last May, but it was built without planning consent of any...

Planning applications lodged with the council's planning department up to this week are detailed in the list embedded below. Applications of note include a hotel...

Edinburgh councillors get back to attending meetings this week at the City Chambers. Monday, 12th January, 2026 Tuesday, 13th January, 2026 9.30 am Meeting of Licensing Sub-Committee on 13/01 at 9.30 am -...

Each week The City of Edinburgh Council's travel team publishes a list of the city streets where roadworks are planned. The measures listed include road...

More passengers used buses and trams in Edinburgh last year. Some 130 million customer journeys were recorded by Lothian Buses and Edinburgh Trams. The number...

Edinburgh Council may ask The Scottish Government to explore "more progressive" regimes for council tax, if councillors approve a draft response to a government...

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...