Tag: The City of Edinburgh Council

An Edinburgh man who led police on a high-speed chase and was caught with half a million pounds worth of heroin has been refused a place on the landlord register. Paul Macaulay was jailed in 2017...

Edinburgh Council handed out just one fine for littering last year, it has emerged, sparking calls for the authority to step up efforts to tackle the problem.Figures show only six fixed penalty notices (FPNs)...

An Edinburgh man has lost a bid to demolish his garage and build a plush two-storey ‘ecohouse’ overlooking the Water of Leith.James Ogilvie lodged plans to bulldoze three lock-ups beside his Saughtonhall property to make...

A failure to stop cars entering Calton Hill is attracting anti-social behaviour and having an “unacceptable” impact on pedestrians, the council has been warnedCalton Hill Conservation Trust (CHCT) have “strong concerns” about drivers ignoring ‘authorised...

Edinburgh’s returning officer has backed calls for a review of the UK’s postal voting system after delays in the distribution of ballots meant some were unable to vote in last week’s election.Paul Lawrence said...

An Edinburgh Labour councillor has said he plans give up his seat in the City Chambers later this year after getting elected to the House of Commons – but said the “last thing” his...

A 98-year-old Edinburgh woman has been turned away from her local polling station and rendered unable to vote after her postal ballot didn’t arrive in time. Flora Kelsey said she had been denied what could...

A new political party launched in Edinburgh is urging voters to back ‘people not politicians’ ahead of the general election this week.After starting up less than two months ago, Edinburgh People is fielding five...

The leader of Edinburgh Council has indicated he intends to press on with efforts to sign a controversial ‘friendship arrangement’ with a Taiwanese city after the decision was hastily removed from a meeting’s agenda.Cammy...

Edinburgh City Council has officially declared its recognition of Palestine as an independent state.Councillors voted in favour of the move at a meeting on Thursday after a motion was tabled by the SNP group.The...

The number of people using an Edinburgh cycle path named the worst in the world has more than doubled. New data showed there were a record daily average of 1,812 bikes on Leith Walk’s infamous cycleway in May,...

Residents in Leith’s Banana Flats say constantly broken lifts are making their lives a misery and leaving disabled people trapped in their own homes.Over the past two years many living in the block have...

The boss of a company owned by Edinburgh City Council has been given a bonus of almost £52,000 while the authority prepares to implement £109m of cuts.Marshall Dallas, of the Edinburgh International Conference Centre...

Edinburgh Trams has confirmed it will continue to provide free fares for under 22-year-olds despite the Scottish Government refusing to stump up funding to cover the cost. The concessionary scheme started in 2022 at the...

Edinburgh residents are facing another £30 million in cuts as preparations for next year’s budget get underway.The capital’s public services are set to be slashed further as council chiefs attempt to balance the books...

The leader of the Scottish Conservatives has said his party will “absolutely” cut the number of homeless people in Edinburgh if it wins the election. Douglas Ross said homelessness was “one of the biggest issues”...

Edinburgh has won several of the honours at the annual Scottish Transport Awards held in Glasgow on Thursday evening which recognise schemes that "make an impactful change to Scotland's transport sector".The first award...

More youngsters across Edinburgh are to be offered the opportunity to learn pipes and drums as the council prepares to hire full-time instructors for the first time. It comes following a funding boost from the Scottish...

Council leaders from across south-east Scotland are growing increasingly frustrated at delays to the upgrade of Sheriffhall roundabout – which is set to cost “considerably more” than the original £120m price tag. It comes eight...

Adverts for cars, cruise holidays and other “high carbon products” could continue to appear on bus shelters across Edinburgh until 2030 despite a ban by the council. Last week city councillors voted overwhelmingly to crackdown...

An Edinburgh councillor has launched a blistering attack on Historic Environment Scotland, urging it to “wake up and smell the coffee” over the climate crisis. The organisation was accused of not adequately responding to the...

Sewage discharges into Edinburgh’s rivers are having a “material impact” on the economy and discouraging people from visiting local beaches to kayak, paddleboard and swim, according to Scottish Lib Dem leader Alex Cole-Hamilton. On a...

Plans for new Edinburgh student flats have been refused due to its outdoor space not being “pleasant” enough to “entice” occupants out of their digs. Developers have been urged to go “back to the drawing board”...

Some roads around Roseburn and Murrayfield will be subject to temporary closure this week when Taylor Swift gets to town for the three nights she is playing at Scottish Gas Murrayfield on 7, 8...

Edinburgh Council is being urged to step in amid serious concerns over a dilapidated warehouse in Leith which locals fear could collapse “at any moment”. The roofless Georgian-era building on John’s Lane has been on...

Edinburgh Council is set to spend £120,000 on ‘civic projections’ to mark the city’s 900th birthday. The authority is seeking a contractor to organise “night-time outdoor public projection mappings” in a bid to “enhance civic...

Enforcement of the LEZ begins on SaturdayDon't get caught out. Enforcement of the Low Emission Zone begins in Edinburgh on Saturday with the automatic number plate recognition cameras now in action.LEZ restrictions will...

An Edinburgh Greens councillor standing in the general election says voters in Leith are concerned about a freeport coming to the area, which she described as a “tax haven” that would “not work”. Cllr Kayleigh...

Missed bin collections across Edinburgh have been blamed on a group of rogue refuse collectors taking industrial action, as council chiefs warn staff against refusing to pick up kerbside waste or work overtime. A rising...

A new plan to improve the lives of people who use sign language has been delayed by Edinburgh Council following criticism it is not ambitious enough and won’t “meets the needs of children”. A charity said the...