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Council to cut back mowing grass in some areas
A more "ecological and wildlife friendly" approach to maintenance will see a small number of parks and green spaces being mowed less often in...
Historian fighting to stop Jawbone Arch being ‘thrown in the tip’
An Edinburgh historian fighting to stop the Meadows’ Jawbone Arch from being “thrown into a garbage tip” says he has been “stonewalled” by the...
Calls to re-open Gorgie Farm ‘as soon as possible’
A year on from its closure, an Edinburgh councillor has called for Gorgie Farm to be re-opened “as soon as possible”, as it was...
Student flats rejected over fears they would ‘become an island’ if...
Plans for an 87-room block on Westfield Road were rejected by Councillors, with concerns over flood risks.
Councillors refused the developers’ bid to bulldoze the Murrayfield...
Sculptor offers to pay for Jawbones to go to Shetland
A sculptor with family links to the jawbone arch which was gifted from Shetland to Edinburgh in the late 1800s has offered to pay...
Noisy neighbour recording plan set to be shelved
The proposal for council tenants to record disturbances from their neighbours to help with noise complaints is set to be rejected, amid concerns it...
Calls for the public to help redesign the Pride Bridge
Calls for the public to help redesign the replacement for the Pride Bridge at Lindsay Road.
The local landmark was a popular route over...
‘Fake signs’ urging horse-riders to pick up their mess to be...
Signs installed along Edinburgh’s Water of Leith Walkway urging people to ‘pick up after your horse’ are to be removed by the council.
Bearing the local...
Council Budget 2024 – Green “wins”
There was never any possibility that other political groups would support the Green group's budget as it was the only one which did not...
Council budget agreed for the next financial year
The City of Edinburgh Council has agreed to retain council tax at the same rate in the capital for the next year, ensuring that...
Brinksmanship as Scottish Government promises more funding for councils
Just before the day that The City of Edinburgh Council agrees its budget for the next year the Deputy First Minister, Shona Robison, has...
Council house allocation system set to be reviewed
Council chiefs in Edinburgh are set to overhaul the system used to allocate social housing in a bid to make it ‘fairer.’
Council chiefs in...
Art depicting controversial motorway plan to be purchased for city’s collection
An award-winning painting depicting what Edinburgh would have looked like under a 1949 plan for an inner city motorway is to be purchased for...
Greens want to end free lunches for councillors
Greens in Edinburgh have proposed ending free meals for councillors, continuing free tram travel for youngsters, and boosting funding for projects aimed at addressing...
Council invests in charity coats for rough sleepers
Homeless charity Streetwork receives 50 all weather coats bought by the council from a not-for-profit outdoor clothing firm
Edinburgh Council have partnered with Livingston's...
Independent councillor calls for social care funding boost
Cllr Ross McKenzie urges Edinburgh Council to "call Humza Yousaf's bluff" and increase council tax to close the funding gap.
Edinburgh’s only independent councillor has...
SNP budget to include free Friday afterschool clubs
Ahead of next week's council budget meeting, the SNP group set out their plans including safer pavements and free after school clubs for primary...
Green reflections on the budget proposals – what’s in there for...
Ben Parker is the Co-Convener of the Green group of Councillors in City of Edinburgh Council. He is the group spokesperson for Climate and...
Thousands sign petition to stop school cuts
The EIS-led 'Save Our Schools' petition was presented to council leader Cammy Day this week
More than 3,000 people have called on Edinburgh Council...
Tory budget plans: more spend on roads and reform of homelessness...
Ahead of next week's budget meeting, the Conservative group unveiled their proposals, including a 'huge' review of how effectively Edinburgh Council spends money on...
Plans for Calton Square office building to go on display
The public are being urged to share their views on proposals for the prominent city centre office building
The developers behind the proposals...
SNP budget will fund extra toilets at Portobello Beach
The SNP budget will allocate £220,000 to pay for new public toilets in Portobello.
Over the last few years, the popularity of Portobello as Edinburgh’s...
Administration budget will help poor and homeless – and the roads
The Labour Group’s starting points in their 2022 manifesto of eradicating poverty and dealing with homelessness are priorities in their 2024/25 budget proposals. But...
‘Rapid rise’ in people injecting cocaine
Concerns have been raised over a “rapid rise” in the number of people injecting cocaine in Edinburgh, as plans to introduce safe consumption rooms...
North Bridge – traffic moving to other carriageway
The traffic management on North Bridge will change next week, and will move from the east to the west side of the bridge with...
Call for ‘urgent explanation’ over school support for additional needs pupils
Edinburgh’s councillors called for clarification of the support being offered to pupils with additional needs after a “significant number” were refused places in school...
Chambers ‘not safe for disabled people’ as councillor moves out
An Edinburgh councillor says she has been forced to stop working in the City Chambers as it is “not safe for disabled people”.
Kayleigh O’Neill,...
Council agrees to clarify its position on teaching children with additional...
The council has agreed to clarify what education will look like for children with additional support needs (ASN) who are moving to secondary schools...
Emergency motions lodged with council on provision of education for children...
Two political groups, the Greens and Liberal Democrats have lodged emergency motions on education which the Lord Provost has accepted for debate on Thursday....
Full council meeting – councillors’ questions
At each month's council meeting councillors have the opportunity of posing questions to Conveners for written answer. This month there are 33 questions on...
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