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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Cost of council gardening services rises by 70%
The "lifeline" grasscutting and hedge trimming service for older households and people with disabilities is set to rise by 70 per cent.
A councillor warned...
Survey to ask Edinburgh residents their views on council spending
Edinburgh residents to be asked what services could be reduced or scrapped, in the face of a projected £150 million deficit.
Engagement with the public...
Transport officials to explore ‘immediate’ road safety measures after death of child
Councillors reflected on the actions needed to improve safety following the tragic death of an 11 year old boy hit by a bin lorry
11-year-old...
No live bus times on new tracker until summer
Edinburgh’s new bus tracker screens are not expected to provide real-time service information until summer, the council has said.
Issues with the roll-out of the...
Cost of running gala days reduced
New price structure agreed after organisers of Edinburgh's gala days warned some events were “close to folding”
Sky-high ‘amusement device’ licence fees for bouncy castles...
Emergency debate to be held following death of 11-year-old on roads
Edinburgh’s councillors will urgently look at safety improvements needed following the tragic death of an 11 year-old boy who was hit by a bin...
Council to cut back mowing grass in some areas
A more "ecological and wildlife friendly" approach to maintenance will see a small number of parks and green spaces being mowed less often in...
New parking permits for carers to be introduced
The council plans to bring in two new types of parking permit for paid and unpaid carers in Edinburgh.
The permits would be made...
Historian fighting to stop Jawbone Arch being ‘thrown in the tip’
An Edinburgh historian fighting to stop the Meadows’ Jawbone Arch from being “thrown into a garbage tip” says he has been “stonewalled” by the...
Student flats rejected over fears they would ‘become an island’ if flooded
Plans for an 87-room block on Westfield Road were rejected by Councillors, with concerns over flood risks.
Councillors refused the developers’ bid to bulldoze the Murrayfield...
Plan to tackle housing emergency ‘doesn’t go far enough’, council told
Tenant's union Living Rent welcomes the Council action plan to cut homelessness - but says it needs to go further
A new plan aimed at...
Sculptor offers to pay for Jawbones to go to Shetland
A sculptor with family links to the jawbone arch which was gifted from Shetland to Edinburgh in the late 1800s has offered to pay...
Noisy neighbour recording plan set to be shelved
The proposal for council tenants to record disturbances from their neighbours to help with noise complaints is set to be rejected, amid concerns it...
Community centre to be permanently closed after fire
The Moredun Community Centre set to remain closed and alternative uses for the site explored.
Costly repairs to Moredun Community Centre are “difficult to justify”...
‘Fake signs’ urging horse-riders to pick up their mess to be removed
Signs installed along Edinburgh’s Water of Leith Walkway urging people to ‘pick up after your horse’ are to be removed by the council.
Bearing the local...
Council budget agreed for the next financial year
The City of Edinburgh Council has agreed to retain council tax at the same rate in the capital for the next year, ensuring that...
Council house allocation system set to be reviewed
Council chiefs in Edinburgh are set to overhaul the system used to allocate social housing in a bid to make it ‘fairer.’
Council chiefs in...
Art depicting controversial motorway plan to be purchased for city’s collection
An award-winning painting depicting what Edinburgh would have looked like under a 1949 plan for an inner city motorway is to be purchased for...
Budget for homelessness more than doubles in Edinburgh
Following the declaration of a housing emergency in the capital, The City of Edinburgh Council has reported a huge increase in the funds allocated...
Greens want to end free lunches for councillors
Greens in Edinburgh have proposed ending free meals for councillors, continuing free tram travel for youngsters, and boosting funding for projects aimed at addressing...
Concern over lack of background checks for carers
Major concerns have been raised for the safety of some of Edinburgh’s most vulnerable residents after it emerged a healthcare provider used by the...
EICC reports record results
The Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC) which is an Arms Length External Organisation owned by The City of Edinburgh Council has reported both increased...
Independent councillor calls for social care funding boost
Cllr Ross McKenzie urges Edinburgh Council to "call Humza Yousaf's bluff" and increase council tax to close the funding gap.
Edinburgh’s only independent councillor has...
SNP budget to include free Friday afterschool clubs
Ahead of next week's council budget meeting, the SNP group set out their plans including safer pavements and free after school clubs for primary...
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