Tag: City Council
Retired teacher Chris grafts to battle graffiti gremlins
Retired teacher Chris Cowie is on a roll in his campaign to spruce up large refuse bins positioned along Portobello Promenade.With the popular beach destination attracting thousands of visitors each day during lockdown, and...
Covid risk too high for Portobello Eye
The Portobello Eye - the Ferris wheel which has been set up on Portobello Promenade - has come under fire from Labour's Local Government spokesperson Sarah Boyack.A lack of consultation with local residents, social...
City Officials under fire
Senior Edinburgh city officials came under fire yesterday from all sides. Plans to outsource Edinburgh’s environmental services to private firm Enterprise, appeared to be scuppered by the SNP group, a coalition partner, at the...
Council to Vote on £1bn Privatisation plans next week
by Alyson Macdonald
On Thursday 27 October 2011 The City of Edinburgh Council will take a crucial vote to decide whether to privatise £1 billion worth of services. Waste and recycling, council tax collection, parks, building...
Council to Allow Cyclists to use Footpaths
The City of Edinburgh Council's Transport, Infrastructure and Environment Committee met yesterday at the City Chambers.All motions from the agenda were agreed, and then the reports were discussed in more detail, most notably:(8) Carriageway and...
