Tag: Edinburgh Council
Call for more ‘little libraries’ in city’s less affluent communities
Edinburgh Council is being urged to help boost the roll-out of ‘Little Free Libraries’ across poorer parts of the city.Weatherproof boxes where people can access and donate books are dotted around the capital as...
Change is Painful – a resumé of Spokes May meeting
An account of the SPOKES meeting held on Wednesday - suggesting it might be possible to make enough change in Edinburgh that few need a car.Edinburgh's New Active Travel Action Plan Discussed and DissectedBy...
Traffic lights on Queensferry High Street are “overkill”
South Queensferry folk are asking questions about spending priorities as work on a long-planned road scheme continues.The works to install traffic lights at the foot of The Loan on the Ferry's High Street began...
Police and Council’s shared vision to create city free from Islamophobia
Police in Edinburgh and the City of Edinburgh Council are continuing to work with the community to create a city free from Islamophobia and associated prejudice behaviour.A total fund of £40,000 has been contributed...
Police and council roll out No Cold Calling Zone
Police are working alongside their partners at the City of Edinburgh Council Trading Standards team to roll-out another No Cold Calling Zone in the city.Local officers will join the council’s Trading Standards team to...
Project funding available to help create a city free from Islamophobia.
Police in Edinburgh and the City of Edinburgh Council are inviting people to apply for funding to deliver projects, which will help create a city free from Islamophobia.Individuals and groups, supported by a charity...
Council welcomes commitment to improve Edinburgh’s roads
Utility company Scottish Water has pledged to commit extra resources to helping improve the condition of Edinburgh’s roads and streets.Following discussions with the City of Edinburgh Council, the water and sewerage company has allocated...
Liberton High School Update
An S1 pupil has died after an internal wall inside the changing rooms of the gym hall at Liberton High School collapsed and landed on top of her.The incident happened just before 10am this...
Anti cuts campaigners want council to honour pledges
The most vulnerable people in Edinburgh, the elderly and schoolchildren are among those who would be badly affected if the City Council goes ahead with its 2014-2015 budget proposals on 13 February, say local...
Liveblog – Finance & Resources Committee
The first meeting of the Finance & Resources Committee for 2012 gets underway this morning at 10. The Reporter will be there and is going to keep you up to date during the proceedings....
The argument for trams in Edinburgh
The Edinburgh Tram project is probably the most contentious issue the city has dealt with since the building of the Holyrood Parliament, inciting anger in members of the public, the council and government alike.However with all the anti-tram...
New Nursery at Gracemount Primary Officially Open
Gracemount Primary has unveiled its brand new nursery. The new £1 million development will provide modern early years education facilities for three to five-year-olds in the area.
Funded by money made available as a result...
