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Green reflections on the budget proposals – what’s in there for climate and nature?
Ben Parker is the Co-Convener of the Green group of Councillors in City of Edinburgh Council. He is the group spokesperson for Climate and...
Thousands sign petition to stop school cuts
The EIS-led 'Save Our Schools' petition was presented to council leader Cammy Day this week
More than 3,000 people have called on Edinburgh Council...
Tory budget plans: more spend on roads and reform of homelessness services
Ahead of next week's budget meeting, the Conservative group unveiled their proposals, including a 'huge' review of how effectively Edinburgh Council spends money on...
Administration budget will help poor and homeless – and the roads
The Labour Group’s starting points in their 2022 manifesto of eradicating poverty and dealing with homelessness are priorities in their 2024/25 budget proposals. But...
‘Rapid rise’ in people injecting cocaine
Concerns have been raised over a “rapid rise” in the number of people injecting cocaine in Edinburgh, as plans to introduce safe consumption rooms...
EXCLUSIVE : SNP announce budget plans to restore local bus services
SNP councillors have announced they are planning to restore ‘much needed’ bus services to Dumbiedykes and Lady Nairne by committing hundreds of thousands of...
Study backs opening Drug Consumption Rooms in city drug ‘hotspots’
Research looking at the opening of safer consumption rooms for illegal drugs in Edinburgh has backed establishing a number of centres, to reduce the...
Call for ‘urgent explanation’ over school support for additional needs pupils
Edinburgh’s councillors called for clarification of the support being offered to pupils with additional needs after a “significant number” were refused places in school...
High school plans halted to further explore greenbelt site
Edinburgh Council’s plans to bulldoze a village leisure centre to make way for a school have been halted after councillors called for alternative sites...
Officials told to publish consumption room study
Councillors call for the completed report into opening a drug consumption room to be made public this week
The report setting out the findings of...
Chambers ‘not safe for disabled people’ as councillor moves out
An Edinburgh councillor says she has been forced to stop working in the City Chambers as it is “not safe for disabled people”.
Kayleigh O’Neill,...
Emergency motions lodged with council on provision of education for children with additional support...
Two political groups, the Greens and Liberal Democrats have lodged emergency motions on education which the Lord Provost has accepted for debate on Thursday....
Full council meeting – councillors’ questions
At each month's council meeting councillors have the opportunity of posing questions to Conveners for written answer. This month there are 33 questions on...
Council denies services for children with additional support needs are being cut
The City of Edinburgh Council denies that it is making changes or cuts to places in schools for children with additional support needs (ASN)....
Council identifies funding to cover cuts to school budgets
‘One-off’ funding has been identified to prevent a cut of up to £8.2million being made in the budget for devolved school management (DSM) funds...
Council refuse Citadel funding request amid a “veil of secrecy”
The council has awarded only a fraction of the funding requested by one of the major youth groups in the city, and it is...
Education needs more investment not cuts
Edinburgh teachers are calling for “more investment in education, not cuts” ahead of a meeting where plans to slash £8.2m funding for the city’s...
Council on track to complete more improvements on roads and pavements this year
With the additional £11 million for roads and pavements in the council budget agreed last February, the council will complete the largest area of...
Council finances under pressure
The Accounts Commission has said that councils in Scotland will have to make hard decisions about service cuts owing to financial pressures.
The report...
Newbridge pub to be demolished and replaced by housing
A pub with a history stretching back over 300 years is to be turned into flats as locals say it will be a “great loss”...
Costs of short term let legal actions revealed
The City of Edinburgh Council spent nearly £400,000 defending their short-term let policies which were eventually declared unlawful after two court cases in twelve...
Planning proposal to extend homeless hostel sparks concern
Plans to expand a homeless hostel in Abbeyhill have sparked concerns among locals who have argued the area is “already doing its fair share”.
Owners...
Advice Shop wins accreditation for its work
Advice Shop has been accredited by the government's Scottish National Standards for Information and Advice Providers.
The service provides advice on welfare benefits and money....
Council monitors East London Street
The council will discuss next week whether to take any action on East London Street where residents have long complained about the noise levels...
Council setting up Accessibility Commission
Edinburgh Council is to establish an Accessibility Commission to ensure that the city's public spaces are as inclusive as possible for disabled people.
The Transport...
A costly encounter with a pothole
It was not the best start to the New Year for Deborah Hunter who is now £500 out of pocket after driving over a...
Ban on pavement parking – enforcement date now announced
Edinburgh will begin enforcement of the new laws on banning pavement parking from 29 January.
The Scottish Government introduced new legislation in December and...
Braid Road to reopen
Council officers have issued a briefing about what is happening on Braid Road, which is helpful as it has been an area of confusion...
Moving towards enforcement of new pavement parking rules
The council is taking steps towards the enforcement of pavement parking rules which will begin in January and will send out letters to residents...
Council calls for new laws to permit regulation of short term lets
Edinburgh Council has called for emergency legislation to be passed by The Scottish Parliament to allow its crackdown on short-term lets to continue as...
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