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An Edinburgh nursery body claims the city council is “creaming off” £1,500 per child of government funding, wasting resources for early learning and childcare. The...

This week at the council Tuesday, 7 October, 2025 9.30 am Licensing Sub-Committee - Dean of Guild Court Room - City Chambers. The council has been advised...

The new kitchen hub at Edinburgh Community Food (ECF) was opened by Scottish chef Tony Singh, MBE. Tony served up a colourful, bean-based dish to...

Police in Edinburgh have arrested and charged a 40-year-old man in connection with a serious assault which happened on Clerk Street on Tuesday, 12...

An 81-year-old man has died following a crash on Annandale Street in Edinburgh at the junction with Haddington Place. The incident happened on Sunday, 28...

Today is World Cerebral Palsy Day Between 17 and 50 million people in the world live with cerebral palsy. One in 400 births result...

The Pet Blessing Service, a partnership between the Edinburgh Interfaith Association, Greyfriars Kirk and the Edinburgh Dog and Cat Home (EDCH), was held for...

The council promises to produce a programme of events on a cycling theme around the Grand Depart of Tour de France which Edinburgh will...

A commemorative plaque was unveiled at the entrance to the Balgreen Tunnel on Friday. The art project is intended to build community spirit and...

A pedestrian tunnel in Edinburgh, once filled with graffiti, has been transformed into a stunning painted nature trail thanks to a community including primary...

The latest list of roadworks, road closure and events leading to road closures or diversions for traffic in Edinburgh which drivers, pedestrians, wheelchair users...

Local councillor Kevin Lang has put the skids on residents' hopes for dealing with the nightmare of boy racers outside their homes anytime soon. Locals...

Autumn is supposed to be a peaceful time, a season of mists and fruitfulness. But as I write, we are battening down for the...

The Library of Lost Maps Cartographer James Cheshire will share a story of an overlooked archive in his talks for the Royal Scottish Geographical Society’s...

Edinburgh Airport has been named Airport of the Year and The City of Edinburgh Council won the Active Travel Award for the £17 million...

Following today's terrorist attack in Manchester, police officers are carrying out additional and dedicated patrols around synagogues and other Jewish venues throughout Scotland. This morning...

Police in Edinburgh have released images of two men who may be able to assist an enquiry into a serious assault which took place...

All of the planning applications made to the council's planning team this week are shown on the list below. Any property owner seeking to build,...

The Calton Hill Conservation Trust (CHCT) has declared an Erosion Emergency on the hill and will make a direct call to the council on...

Edinburgh Napier University - journalism course is 50 Edinburgh Napier University (ENU) is celebrating 50 years of delivering its pioneering journalism course, the longest-running programme...

The latest news from Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Chambers Street includes an update on the pensioner who stole money from a charity to pay...

Meeting Oleg Dmitriev in a café in central Edinburgh is a pleasure, but it is a world away from his usual stomping ground of...

The Council has approved the planning application for a statue in memory of Dr Elsie Inglis on the Royal Mile, but after two and...

Each month the Old Edinburgh Club presents the memorable dates from history for our readers. This is what has happened in the past in...

On Wednesday it is expected that councillors will approve the planning permission for a new statue of Dr Elsie Inglis to be placed on...

Local Resistance Tour Whale Arts along with the Local Cinema Network are showing the first Local Resistance touring programme. This is a range of...

People in local communities are missing out because the council does not support the costs of printing or translation of leaflets connected to Local...

The Edinburgh charity Vintage Vibes will celebrate its first decade on International Older People's Day with its striking new campaign Ten Years Bold. This...

Shamed Edinburgh restaurant owner Alexander Galpin was today sentenced after pleading guilty to carrying out a shocking campaign of domestic abuse against a former...

Tonight at 6pm On Tuesday evening the Edinburgh and District branch of the NUJ are screening a shocking documentary about the murder of a...