Tag: The City of Edinburgh Council
Waverley Bridge to reopen to traffic this summer
Edinburgh’s Waverley Bridge will reopen to buses after four years.
The council will allow limited traffic to return to the bridge during Jenners’ redevelopment, relocating airport buses from their current city centre stop on South...
Council may look at keeping former VisitScotland office open
The City of Edinburgh Council is exploring options to keep The Royal Mile’s tourist information open after VisitScotland announced the closure of this and other tourism offices.
The organisation plans to shut its 25 ‘iCentres’...
Contract terms agreed for Edinburgh’s winter festivals
The council have agreed to award the contract for Christmas and Hogmanay for the next three years to Unique Assembly Limited (UA), the consortium which has produced the winter entertainment in the capital for...
Council misses deadline for decision on Ratcliffe Terrace student flats
Public views on plans for new student flats will no longer be aired in public, as the council has failed to determine a planning application in time.
The 138-bed crescent-style block on the corner of...
Possibility of EV chargers in lampposts to be looked at
Electric vehicle chargers could be installed in lampposts in Edinburgh to serve residents without driveways.
The council has rolled out 140 chargers over the last three years and says around 780 more will be needed...
New leader of the SNP group will be a woman
Whichever candidate wins the vote next Tuesday the next Convener of the SNP group at Edinburgh Council will be a woman.
The SNP Group on Edinburgh Council is seeking a new leader from elected...
New road safety measures to be examined in Barnton
A series of road safety measures may be put in place following the tragic death of a primary school pupil in Barnton last month.
Thomas Wong, 11, died after he was struck by the driver...
Remainder of streets to be reduced from 40 to 30mph this summer
The last remaining 40 mph speed limits on Edinburgh’s streets will be reduced to 30mph this summer.
The council said the new speed restrictions on some of the city’s busiest roads would be introduced within...
Council to use new way of prioritising spending on roads and pavements
At this week’s Transport committee councillors will be recommended to spend the £23 million allocated in the council budget on roads and pavements using a different method of prioritising which streets get attention first....
Petition demands that council stops “rat running” in Murrayfield
Representatives from Murrayfield Community Council handed in a petition to the council today demanding action on rat running. The document has been signed by more than 100 locals who want traffic calming on Ellersly...
School welfare officers to be retained
Plans to axe a service which helps to boost attendance in Edinburgh’s schools have been scrapped.
The council has withdrawn controversial proposals to close the Education Welfare Service after engagement with schools highlighted a “high...
Phasing out funded commuter nursery places is “only option”
Phasing-out funded childcare places in private Edinburgh nurseries for people living in neighbouring local authorities “may be harsh” but is the only option under “dramatic” cuts, the council’s education convener has said.
Education Convener Cllr...
Community learning – council must do better
Edinburgh Council has been told to make “urgent” improvements to its community learning and development services following a visit by inspectors.
They said the local authority and its partners are failing to meet “legislative duties”...
First Muslim faith school will open in Saughton
The Scottish Government Planning and Environmental Appeals Division (DPEA) said it could not accept the council’s view that a primary school for up to 100 pupils on Calder Road would cause an ‘inappropriate’ level...
Melville Crescent set for major public realm improvements
Work will begin on 22 April at Melville Crescent in the West End as a significant £2.1 million public realm upgrade commences.
The City of Edinburgh Council has secured funding from Transport Scotland to...
Family restaurant fear closure because of smelly bins placed outside
A family-run Edinburgh restaurant fear they could face closure as a result of the council’s installation of a “smelly” bin hub just a few feet away from its outside tables.
Waste and recycling bins appeared...
Council backs statue to honour race relations pioneer
Plans to mark the legacy of Saroj Lal are set to be unveiled after councillors unanimously backed the creation of a “permanent memorial”.
Edinburgh Council has backed building a statue to honour the legacy of...
Concern over ‘false narrative’ around Blue Badge misuse whilst thousands unclaimed
A “harmful false narrative” is being created around disabled people and benefit fraud, an Edinburgh councillor has claimed, after the council “boasted” about catching 16 instances of Blue Badge misuse.
City parking chiefs revealed earlier...
Bin hub ‘noise dampening’ system to be investigated
The hubs have led to a fall in overflowing bin reports but soaring complaints over noise from nearby residents
A ‘noise dampening system’ for Edinburgh’s controversial bin hubs is to be investigated by the council...
Councillor cleared of bias over stance on short term lets
A complaint that a Leith Councillor's social media comments on holiday lets were not compatible with his committee role was dismissed.
Councillor Chas Booth (Greens) was reported amid concerns about the “compatibility” of his public...
Questions raised over Edinburgh 900 celebrations
The council has allocated £500,000 to spend on the city's 900th anniversary, but no firm plans have yet been made about how the funding will be spent.
The anniversary takes place this year - and...
Tram consultation will be delayed
The consultation about which route the new tram extension between Granton and the BioQuarter will take, will be delayed due to "additional requirements".
The Transport Convener, Cllr Scott Arthur has responded to Liberal Democrat Group...
Change to school additional needs support to be examined
Councillors unclear on why many children missed out on places in additional needs hubs
Councillors in Edinburgh have called for an audit a decision was made which has left parents of pupils with additional support needs...
Resident ordered to rebuild wall removed for driveway after appeal fails
An Edinburgh resident has been ordered to rebuild her garden wall brick-by-brick after it was knocked down to create a driveway in a neighbourhood plagued with parking chaos.
Vilma Perez has been locked in a...
Council warned social care cutbacks will see ‘hospitals, care homes, prison cells and morgues...
Unions and charities urge the council to reject a package of cuts to health and social care, which includes the closure of two care homes and funding for support services slashed.
Funding cuts to charities...
Melville Monument plaque has been replaced
The plaque on the monument to Henry Dundas, The Viscount Melville which towers above St Andrew Square has been replaced with a new one which has the same wording.
The previous one was stolen...
Bid to recognise Queensferry High Street as town centre to protect retail space
Edinburgh Council is being urged to officially recognise Queensferry as a ‘town centre’ amid concerns over the “death of the high street” through retail space being stripped out.
Other than the city centre the capital...
Developer escapes having to pay extra £2m fee to council after challenging ‘coin toss’...
Plans for 256 flats on Ferry Road were brought back before councillors after the developer questioned the decision being made on a coin toss.
Developers behind plans for hundreds of new Edinburgh flats have escaped...
Proposals for introducing a visitor levy making progress
The City of Edinburgh Council aims to be the first council area in Scotland to implement the new tourist tax plans when these become law, possibly later this year.
For at least the last...
Scottish Government urged to fund consumption rooms as Edinburgh drug deaths rise
Call for action after latest police figures show 118 suspected drug deaths in Edinburgh in 2023, a rise for the third year running
The Scottish Government is being pushed to provide the funding needed to...
