Tag: City of Edinburgh Council
Taylor Swift set to break Murrayfield capacity record
Taylor Swift is set to be Scotland’s biggest-selling stadium show when she takes to the stage at Edinburgh’s Murrayfield later this year.
The pop superstar – who has charged fans up to £660 to attend...
Council invests in charity coats for rough sleepers
Homeless charity Streetwork receives 50 all weather coats bought by the council from a not-for-profit outdoor clothing firm
Edinburgh Council have partnered with Livingston's The Ootsider" to provide 50 sleeping coats for rough sleepers....
Sweeping cuts loom as health board wrestles with £133m shortfall
Health chiefs warn closing the budget gap will involve cutting "into the muscle" of the region's health services
Dealing with the financial shortfall could lead to longer waiting lists, staff reductions, cancelled operations, less money...
Police warn less ‘low level’ crime will be investigated without more funding
Police will be forced to attend fewer calls on 'low level' crimes such as vandalism, road traffic offences and damage to cars if funding is not increased, City Councillors have been told
Chief Superintendent Sean...
Controversial ‘monolith’ student flats in Canonmills refused for second time
Plans for the redevelopment have received hundreds of objections from locals. They were rejected again after councillors said the revised proposals were almost identical to the ones refused earlier this year.
A fresh bid to...
Under 22 free tram travel could continue despite council axing funds
Free travel for young people on Edinburgh’s trams could be continued despite the council scrapping funding for the scheme, transport chiefs have said.
Free travel for young people on Edinburgh’s trams could be continued despite...
More than £10m cuts to social care as huge funding gap remains
A raft of cuts were agreed by the city's health and social care partnership as opposition cllr claims services in "a critical condition"
More than £10 million of cuts have been made to social care...
Apprenticeship scheme scrapped after only two employers sign up
A scheme aimed at getting more disadvantaged young people in Edinburgh into apprenticeships has been scrapped by the council – after just two employers signed up.
The Employer Recruitment Incentive (ERI) was launched by the council...
Delays to new bus tracker system costs council over £1.5million
Delays to the roll-out of new on-street bus tracker screens in Edinburgh have cost the council more than £1.5 million – with the project now more than two years behind schedule.
Aimed at improving the reliability of...
Balerno concerns raised with Council
Improvements have been demanded by a prospective local councillor after concerns raised by local residents.Ross Muller has contacted the City of Edinburgh Council about the state of pavements and speeding motorists in Balerno.The issues...
Edinburgh’s Lord Provost recognises 50 years of the EAFS
Archaeologists use the objects left behind by people to help uncover their stories. Often there is plenty of written material about those prominent families who live in the ‘Big House’ but much less is...
Sneak peek at plans to transform neglected area of the Southside
Having worked tirelessly in pursuit of the transformation of an ill-used and vehicle dominated street in Edinburgh for over 14 years, An Edinburgh charity is excited to give the local community a sneak peek...
£176,000 facelift for Roseburn Park pitches gets underway
Work on the 30-week reconstruction of two grass pitches at Roseburn Park started yesterday (16th March) in order to provide Murrayfield Wanderers Rugby Club with year-round playing surfaces. As well as upgraded surfaces, a...
Council approval granted for £24M Student and Homes Quarter for Abbeyhill
Planning approval has been granted for a new mixed-used student and residential quarter in the Abbeyhill area of Edinburgh by the City of Edinburgh Council. The Abbey Lane development brings together a 298-bed student...
Prestigious Edinburgh Medal to be awarded to Indian environmentalist and political activist Sunita Narain
Sunita Narain, Indian environmentalist, activist, author and Director General of Center for Science and Environment and editor of the Down to Earth magazine receives the prestigious Edinburgh Medal for her pioneering work on climate...
Campaign against ‘alarming’ cuts to health and social care
Edinburgh residents are being asked to write to their local politicians to put a stop to the reductions in vital services. Sexual health, support and rehabilitation for substance abuse, support for independent living and...
