Have your say on Edinburgh’s 20mph review
The City of Edinburgh Council continue to run a consultation open until 8 February on reviewing speed limits on the city's streets and on...
Queen Margaret University lecturer on going green
One Queen Margaret University (QMU) lecturer has gone green and ditched his car as a new way to commute.
As QMU continues to pursue its commitment towards creating a greener, more sustainable place...
Edinburgh schoolboy in UK drumming final
A 16-year-old pupil at The City of Edinburgh Music School, Finlay Mackenzie, has reached the final of Young Drummer of the Year 2023.
The...
Council to discuss possibility of saving Gorgie Farm
At Tuesday's Policy & Sustainability committee meeting at the City Chambers, the Convener and Council Leader, Cammy Day, has lodged an emergency motion, recognising...
Will Edinburgh Council save Gorgie Farm?
The City of Edinburgh Council was advised in early December that the charity running Gorgie City Farm - LOVE Learning a charity based in...
Net Zero Edinburgh launched by Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce
A new project to help Edinburgh’s SMEs participate in the transition to a net zero carbon economy, and support innovate de-carbonisation projects in the...
Save Gorgie Farm Forever ask for just a little more time
The Save Gorgie Farm Forever (SGFF) campaign which is run by volunteers is asking for a little more time so that they can...
Resurfacing work to begin at Wester Coates
As part of the City Centre West to East Link (CCWEL) the roads in the Wester Coates area are due for some resurfacing which...
Matheson to call on UK Government to help with moves to...
Net Zero & Energy Secretary, Michael Matheson, will give evidence to the Scottish Affairs Committee on Monday afternoon about hydrogen and Carbon Capture, Utilisation...
Gorgie City Farm charity in default with regulator
The charity LOVE Learning Scotland which is due to hand back the keys to Gorgie City Farm on Monday is in default with the...
Politicians demand action from local shops
Two SNP politicians, Edinburgh Central MSP, Angus Robertson, and Inverleith ward councillor, Vicky Nicolson, have demanded that local shops take action to prevent trolley...
Coates Crescent Gardens – damage caused to commemorative bench this weekend
One of the benches in Coates Crescent Gardens opposite the tram stop appears to have been damaged in an apparent act of vandalism on...
Save Gorgie Farm Forever ramps up campaign
Save Gorgie Farm Forever (SGFF) wants to build a framework for the Gorgie community and the rest of the city to play an active...
Corstorphine/Murrayfield by election 2023 – Edinburgh Labour name their candidate
Edinburgh Labour have chosen Richard Parker as their candidate in the by election in Corstorphine/Murrayfield caused by the resignation of SNP councillor and former...
Governments announce Green Freeport for Firth of Forth
Forth Green Freeport as well as Inverness and Cromarty Firth Green Freeport have been jointly selected by the Scottish and UK governments to become...
Letter from Scotland
Scotland’s SNP/Green government finds itself in an awkward corner. It is faced with strikes and pay demands in the education and health systems, but...
Roadworks in Edinburgh next week
The report prepared by the council's EdinTravel team is reproduced below to keep you right when walking, driving or cycling around the city.
If...
Scottish Canals back Doddie Aid
Doddie Aid fundraisers can stop off for a welcome break at the Falkirk Wheel (pictured) or Caledonian Canal Centre while they clock up the...
Pedestrian in critical condition after collision on Nicolson Street
Road policing officers are appealing for information following a serious crash in Nicolson Street in Edinburgh involving a pedestrian and the driver...
Peter Pan flies in for next year’s Festive panto
The Pantomime Adventures of Peter Pan, produced by the world’s biggest pantomime producer Crossroads Pantomimes, will take centre stage at The Festival Theatre from...
Zoo expresses interest in Gorgie City Farm
Three private organisations, including The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland, are among groups understood to have expressed an interest in taking over Gorgie City...
Resignation of former Lord Provost sparks by-election
A by-election will be held on 9 March 2022 to elect a replacement for the former Rt Hon Lord Provost and councillor for the...
Eyre Place plans for student housing referred to hearing
The public are to be given a final say on highly controversial plans to build more student flats in Canonmills.
The application for 142 studio...
Council approves holiday flats in city centre
The City of Edinburgh Council has approved planning applications for 20 new AirBnB-style holiday flats in the city centre, despite a pledge to limit the...
Former councillors face standards hearing
The actions of two former Edinburgh councillors are to be examined following a complaint about their involvement in a vote to shut a heavily congested...
Police investigation connected to attempted murder
Detectives in Edinburgh are appealing for information after the attempted murder of a 28-year-old man in Edinburgh on Thursday, 5 January, 2023.
Around 10.10pm, officers...
Teachers seek ten per cent rise in pay
Striking teachers across Edinburgh have taken to the streets calling for an ‘across the board’ pay rise of 10 per cent.
Primary school staff in...
Richard Murphy on ‘unlocking’ the Old Royal High School
Since the school vacated the building in 1968, finding a new use for the Old Royal High School building on Calton Hill has been a...
Cammo development – planning refused by Scottish Ministers
An appeal to build 500 houses on the greenbelt in the west of the city has been refused by The Scottish Government.
The...
Win a shirt signed by birthday boy Hill
New Hearts defender James Hill told Hearts TV that he was over the moon to be at Tynecastle and he can't wait to get...
