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Economic Convenor drops in at jobs event
People seeking help getting into work or training were offered free advice at a special event at McDonald Road Library, today.
The drop-in event, organised by...
New cycling centre planned for Edinburgh
CITY SPORTS INVESTMENT PLANS MOVE UP A GEAR
A new purpose-built cycling hub is set to be created in the east of Edinburgh.
The proposed investment...
New survey shows Edinburgh happier than ever with council services
An annual survey of Edinburgh residents has shown record levels of satisfaction with local services, which the council say shows a steady upward trend...
Programme announced for Edinburgh Lectures 2013
The Edinburgh Lectures 2013 series has been unveiled, with a line-up of speakers chosen to reflect the Scottish Government’s Year of Natural Scotland.
The programme which you...
Neighbourhood Partnerships under review
Tomorrow's meeting of the Communities and Neighbourhoods Committee will consider the report before them requesting further review of Neighbourhood Partnerships, but far from disbanding...
Spotlight on Duddingston Village Community Garden
The Reporter happened across the Community Garden in Duddingston where volunteers, Nick, Jo and Richard, welcomed us with a tour of their orchard and...
Council bans Edinburgh landlord
EDINBURGH LANDLORD BANNED FROM RENTING OUT PROPERTIES
A landlord has been refused entry on the landlord register which makes it a criminal offence for him...
Council meet tomorrow to set their budget for the next year
Tomorrow the detail of the budget for next year will be discussed at a full council meeting and the draft outline of ways to...
Learn what it takes to be a foster carer this Thursday
The Council are pushing to have more foster carers available in the city. The council have two reasons for encouraging fostering:- one is that...
Quote from McCall Smith puts the seal on council office development
A new public art installation has been designed as part of a council-backed office building to feature the words of Edinburgh author, Alexander McCall...
Edinburgh Guarantee positions to be available online
ONE-STOP ONLINE PORTAL FOR YOUNG PEOPLE’S VACANCIES
The City of Edinburgh Council is teaming up with online recruitment platform Recruitwork to offer a dedicated online portal for...
Schools Film competition launched
The Edinburgh Schools Film Competition is now live!
Screen Education Edinburgh and the Edinburgh International Film Festival today opened entries for short films to the...
Amnesty on library fines next week
EDINBURGH LIBRARIES WELCOME BACK BOOK LOVERS WITH FINES REPRIEVE
As part of National Libraries Day celebrations on Saturday 9th February 2013, Edinburgh City Libraries are holding...
Have your say on Edinburgh’s Transport plans
HELP DECIDE EDINBURGH'S FIVE YEAR TRANSPORT STRATEGY
A six-week public consultation starts tomorrow, 4 February 2013, as part of the development of a new transport strategy for...
TERLive! Council Meeting 31 January 2013
Today's meeting will hear the report about Splashback and their bid to run the pool in Leith as a community enterprise. The Splashback campaigners...
Council sues parents over truancy
COUNCIL SUCCESSFULLY PROSECUTES TWO CASES RELATING TO POOR SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
The City of Edinburgh Council has been successful in prosecuting two separate cases where a...
Portobello Consultation ends tomorrow
The final bell is about to sound for the trio of groups battling for the future of Portobello Park. A council consultation on the...
Greens eye spare council cash for Warmer Homes
Scotland’s capital should lead the country in investing in jobs, training and protecting the most vulnerable from welfare cuts, according to Green councillors in...
New Police Commander announced for Edinburgh
Police Commander for Edinburgh City Announced
The appointment of Chief Superintendent Mark Williams as the local police commander for City of Edinburgh has been announced...
Group petitioning for a Whistleblower Hotline
The group Kids not Suits have only 24 hours to gather enough signatures for their petition to the council to change the way mismanagement...
Free football in Gorgie and Dalry tomorrow!
If you are aged 8-18 and live in the Gorgie/Dalry Area, come and have a game! As part of Operation Cipher Lothian and Borders...
Transport Committee to discuss five year plan and Waverley access
LOCAL TRANSPORT STRATEGY 2014-2019 UNDER DISCUSSION BY COUNCILLORS
Key local transport issues will go before councillors next week, ahead of a public consultation.
Since 2007, the...
Another rubbish story….Grandfield is not so grand!
In a small estate off Craighall Road in Trinity there is a veritable mountain of smelly rubbish waiting for collection this morning. It has...
Portobello meetings for your diary
The Portobello Park Private Bill Consultation runs until the end of January. This is one of the solutions put forward by the council to...
Full speed ahead for Edinburgh’s trams
The Reporter braved the cold this morning to meet up with the Transport Minister,Keith Brown MSP and Edinburgh Council Transport convener Councillor Lesley Hinds...
Is the party over for “Edinburgh’s coolest venue”?
The organisers describe the music venue at 42 Royal Park Terrace on their Posterous blog as a secret venue. But that is the problem....
Where is Traci’s green bin?
The council's new waste collection arrangements have not gone unnoticed across the city, but in particular residents of West Pilton know all about the...
Council urge you to look out for your neighbours
Councillor Ricky Henderson, Health and Wellbeing Convener for the City of Edinburgh Council sent us this timely advice.
"As the cold weather continues there is...
TERLive! Edinburgh Council meeting 13 December 2012
The council was only elected in its current form in May 2012, and today they meet for the last time this year as a...
Councillors to vote on staging cycling event next week
COUNCILLORS WILL CONSIDER BACKING BRITISH CYCLING BID
The City of Edinburgh Council is set to back an ambitious bid to bring the Tour de France...
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