Council elections 2022 – the results – Ward 15 – Southside/Newington
Only two of the candidates in this ward were previously councillors here.
This is a four member ward and Alison Dickie who was elected...
Council elections 2022 -the results – Ward 16 – Liberton/Gilmerton...
In this ward there are four councillor positions and only two of the 2017 councillors are standing again - the SNP's Lesley Macinnes who...
Council elections 2022 – the results – Ward 17 – Portobello...
In Portobello/Craigmillar only Kate Campbell an SNP councillor elected in 2017 for the first time stood for re-election.
Cllr Maureen Child, a Labour councillor...
Edinburgh elects 63 new councillors for new council term
The colours in the city chambers have changed just a little after Thursday's election. There are now 63 sparkly new councillors including some who...
Letter from Scotland
Spring has come again to remind us that elections, inflation, wars and pestilence come and go but nature keeps plodding on regardless. But plodding...
LIVE – Council elections 2022 – The City of Edinburgh Council...
The results of the 2022 council elections will be announced during the day on Friday. The Edinburgh Reporter is at the count at the...
Scottish Charity Awards – finalists announced – time for the public...
The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) run the annual charity awards celebrating the cream of the voluntary sector in Scotland, and this year...
Roadworks on the Bypass at Millerhill for four nights
The A720 Edinburgh City Bypass at the Millerhill Junction will have an improved road surface after work to resurface a section of the eastbound...
Pilgrimage to Iona for those who have died from Covid begins...
A pilgrimage to remember those who died during the pandemic begins from outside The Scottish Parliament on Saturday and will make its way to...
Spotlight on Professor Ken Baillie – working at the forefront of...
There are 80 people honoured as fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) this year, and Professor Ken Baillie, Professor of Experimental Medicine,...
Council elections 2022 – Conservatives say a vote for them is...
Voting for the Scottish Conservatives in Thursday's local government elections is the only way to guarantee the focus will be on people’s local priorities,...
Council elections 2022 – SNP urge voters to cast their ballot...
In the first test since the Scottish Parliamentary election last year, SNP Leader Nicola Sturgeon has urged voters not to sit this one out,...
Council Elections 2022 – Colin Fox says the election is all...
Colin Fox is the Scottish Socialist Party candidate for Liberton and Gilmerton, and believes that by campaigning on Princes Street four days a week,...
Council elections 2022 – will Labour councillors retain positions of power...
This is the question we put to both the Scottish Labour leader, Anas Sarwar and also the current Depute Council Leader, Cllr Cammy Day...
Council elections 2022 – Bonnie Prince Bob calls for equality tax...
An independent candidate in the council election has called for an Equality Tax on the capital’s accommodation and festivals to help tackle poverty.
Edinburgh-based activist, artist...
Council elections 2022 – Last minute messages from political leaders
Edinburgh’s political leaders have made their final pitch to voters with less than 24 hours to go until polls open for the 2022 council...
Council elections 2022 – a reminder about postal votes
Around 60 per cent of postal ballots have been returned by voters across Edinburgh so far, as voters were advised to get any unposted ballots...
Kidical Mass is coming to Edinburgh – families demanding safe cycling...
On the weekend of 14 and 15 May 2022 there will be two Scottish Kidical Mass events, one in Edinburgh and one in Inverness....
Edinburgh charities among those to benefit from £1m-plus funding boost to...
Scottish charity projects to tackle food poverty, break down barriers for people with physical and learning disabilities and preserve Scotland’s history and natural heritage...
Council elections 2022 – Paul Penman – City Centre Ward
Name Paul Penman
Political Party - Authentic Independent
Ward - City Centre
I have lived and worked in the Edinburgh city centre for forty-two years and...
Pensioner missing from Kirkliston – police ask locals for assistance
Edinburgh Police have put out an appeal for help from the public to trace a 67-year-old man reported missing from Kirkliston.
Alan Patterson was last...
Yes there will be a statue for Elsie Inglis in Edinburgh...
Thanks to the determined fundraising efforts of Team Elsie, there is now (almost) enough money to appoint a sculptor to create a statue for...
Family, friends and business community mourn Tom Flockhart
A prominent entrepreneur behind the business which has dominated Scotland’s office equipment sector for over 40 years has died. Tom Flockhart was 73.
The father-of-four...
Council elections 2022 – Scottish Labour is fighting for every vote
Scottish Labour is fighting for every vote ahead of Thursday’s local government elections, Anas Sarwar said today, as the party revealed statistics showing the...
Tartan Week 2022 – An American Scot in Washington and New...
by Robert Currie, Commander of the Name and Arms of Currie.
Currie is a frequent visitor to Edinburgh, lives in New Jersey and he was...
Emergency meeting over failures in care services for young people held...
Concerns over serious failures within the council’s care services for young people should be discussed in public “as much as possible”, councillors have agreed...
Council elections 2022 – former Scotland cap Norrie Rowan frustrated at...
An ex-international rugby player criticised for claiming homeless people “don’t belong in the Old Town” is vying to be elected as a city councillor over frustration...
Charity begins month long campaign to get everyone walking
Scots encouraged to step outside to celebrate National Walking Month
Scotland's national walking charity is encouraging members of the public to get involved in a...
Council elections 2022 – Sturgeon hints at Green deal for Edinburgh...
Nicola Sturgeon has suggested a deal with the Greens could be the way forward in Edinburgh if the SNP are returned as the largest...
Council elections 2022 – Scottish Conservative leader stands firm on the...
Douglas Ross told The Edinburgh Reporter that his position about whether the Prime Minister should resign is unchanged leading up to the local elections....
