A720 Hermiston Gait eastbound slip road to be resurfaced
Overnight works commence Wednesday 7 September 2022.
Overnight works to resurface the slip road off the eastbound A720 Edinburgh City Bypass onto Hermiston Gait Roundabout...
David retires from the council after 45 years
The Rt Hon Lord Provost Robert Aldridge and Council parks staff gathered to mark the retirement of David Dorward, Botanical Services Manager at The...
Council preparing for next wave of strikes
The council has announced further changes to bin collection schedules this week in preparation for strike action which at present is due to restart...
New fundraiser in Musselburgh – East Coast Harbour Race
One of East Lothian’s family seafood restaurants is teaming up with Musselburgh Racecourse and The Fisherrow Harbour & Seafront Association for the first time...
Police issue updated appeal on murder investigation
Detectives investigating the murder of Peter Coshan who was last seen alive in Edinburgh are appealing for information to trace the movements of a...
Merchiston Castle to offer co-ed pre-School and Junior School places
Independent boys’ school, Merchiston has announced it will open a co-educational forest Pre-School and Junior School to meet the booming demand for outdoor learning for younger...
Trinity’s new sports centre shown off
Trinity Academy’s new sports and outdoor centre in Bangholm was shown off last weekend with pupils, family and staff experiencing their first taste of...
GMB union say COSLA can do more
Talks between the Deputy First Minister and unions were held on Tuesday afternoon over the pay offer for Scottish local government workers.
GMB Scotland Senior...
NHS Lothian issue update on leak issue at Royal Infirmary
NHS Lothian say the number of operations being carried out daily at NHS Lothian is expected to return to normal by the end of...
Unions reject COSLA’s latest pay offer
Unite, UNISON AND GMB Scotland have all rejected the new COSLA offer meaning that strike action will continue from 6 September after a short...
Council ready to clean up the city
The City of Edinburgh Council is getting ready for waste and cleansing staff to get back to work after industrial action.
With the scheduled strike...
Council leader clarifies his position on any emergency taskforce
Following a decision made at full council on Thursday the Council Leader, Cammy Day, has written to Mary Alexander, the Deputy Regional Secretary for...
Letter from Scotland
We are into our second week of a bin strike in the festival city of Edinburgh and it’s now spreading to another 20 council...
Our Streets – song and video to promote safer cycling
A new single and video have been released by Edinburgh resident Dan Abrahams. The purpose is to highlight the need for safer and better...
Emergency task force to be formed during strike
An emergency council task force is to be formed to look at clearing rubbish in places where there is a “public health risk” amid ongoing bin...
Celebrating Independence Day of Ukraine in Edinburgh
Ukrainians who have come to live in Scotland in recent months gathered with those who have lived here for longer, or who trace their...
Deputy First Minister has talks with unions
The Deputy First Minister, John Swinney has been in talks with the local government unions on Wednesday.
Johanna Baxter, UNISON head of local government...
James Tait Black prize – 2022 winner announced at Book Festival
A journey into Indian classical music by an author, performer and vocalist, and an interweaving series of vignettes set in south London have won...
Opposition MSPs call for The Scottish Government to resolve strikes by...
Lothians representatives from the Scottish Liberal Democrats, Scottish Labour and Scottish Conservatives have today written to the First Minister to warn that ongoing refuse...
Greens call for expulsion of Russian Consul General from Edinburgh
The Scottish Greens are calling for the Russian Consul General in Edinburgh to be expelled from the UK ‘with immediate effect’.
The call comes...
George Bruce added to the poets remembered in Makar’s Court
The name of Scots poet George Bruce, OBE, MA (1909-2002) is the latest addition to Makars’ Court, where Scotland’s most esteemed writers have been...
Unions hold out for more in bin workers pay dispute
As the Fringe and International Festivals draw to a close this weekend the city is showing signs of the effect of the bin workers...
Libraries and community centres could be used to keep warm this...
‘Heat banks’ could be set-up in Edinburgh’s libraries, community centres and gyms this winter to offer residents struggling to pay energy bills a place...
Scottish Labour call for Barnett style funding for councils
Scottish Labour revealed plans on Wednesday for a Barnett-style funding formula to set budgets for all 32 local authorities in Scotland.
In a bid to...
No deal agreed as COSLA meet the unions
In Glasgow earlier today COSLA met with the unions whose members are involved in strike action in Edinburgh, and who from Wednesday will strike...
Strike action to spread from Edinburgh across the country from Wednesday
A second wave of strike action is now due to start on Wednesday in 14 local authority areas as COSLA failed to strike a...
Bin strike – six days on and still no agreement
Staff who work in the council's waste and cleansing departments have been on strike since 18 August. The plan is to continue that strike...
Ukrainians find refuge at Oatridge
Nearly 90 Ukrainians have been living in student accommodation at Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) while they look for work and a permanent home.
From doctors...
Fergus Linehan and his “substantial legacy” honoured at civic reception
Robert Aldridge, the Rt Hon Lord Provost, welcomed the tenth Director of the Edinburgh International Festival, along with his family, to a civic reception...
Unite workers vote to carry on with strike action in 14...
For the moment the bin strike in Edinburgh and elsewhere in Scotland looks as though it will continue.
Unite the union issued a statement...
