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Children’s secure unit closed permanently Edinburgh after string of failures
Scotland’s last council-run secure children's unit in Edinburgh has closed permanently following a string of failures – as council officers said it is no...
Council asks Holyrood for cash to fix crumbling concrete
Edinburgh City Council has called on the Scottish Government to stump up cash needed to fix crumbling school roofs, as councillors fear vital services...
Fears that staff will leave council care homes over visas
Two Edinburgh care homes face losing up to half their staff by the end of the year due to uncertainty surrounding the council’s commitment...
New rules for the Edinburgh Award – nominations open today
Nominations have just opened for the person who will receive the Edinburgh Award for 2023.
The council just agreed to widen eligibility criteria, and...
Inactive council-owned energy company is “public scandal”
An Edinburgh council-owned energy company which hasn’t been used for anything since the idea was conceived nearly a decade ago is a “public scandal”.
Anger...
Council will have to spend more than £1 million bringing two care homes up...
More than £1 million will be required in order to bring two care homes transferred back to the council from a private provider up...
Council introduces tenants at Waverley Court
The council's working offices at Waverley Court on Market Street have large unused spaces where workers have not returned to the office.
To combat...
Urgent need to replace public toilets in Gorgie
A failure by developers behind new offices and a hotel in Edinburgh’s West End to replace public toilets demolished for the scheme has been...
Council to look at improving bus services in the west of the city
The City of Edinburgh Council will look at ways of improving bus services serving the rural west of the city by early next year,...
Impact of one fewer height rescue fire engines ‘minimal’, says fire chief
Public safety fears sparked by a decision to reduce the number of fire engines in Edinburgh fitted with turntable ladders have been dismissed by...
Corstorphine Connections – Phase Two begins soon
Work will begin on 21 August on the next phase of Corstorphine Connections, the measures to be trialled in the west of the city...
Refusal on Granton Harbour development will lead to appeal
The council's Development Management Sub-committee has refused an application to amend planning permission for part of the Edinburgh Marina site.
The application relates to the marina...
Bridge over the Water of Leith would improve connectivity for Longstone residents
Longstone Community Council find themselves opposing a planning application for housing in their area, but the body actually wants more housing in their area.
The...
‘No cold calling’ zones to be expanded
Signs to ward off doorstep cold callers are preventing nearly £400,000 being lost to scammers, the council says.
The city’s ‘no cold calling zones’ aim...
Short term lets – regulation made more difficult for council
The City Edinburgh Council has told residents who are negatively impacted by short-term lets that it “will not give up” on them, despite its crack-down...
Filmhouse – talks continue about its future
Councillors will hear next week that the progress being made on reviving the Filmhouse will retain the building as a hub of cultural film...
Council makes changes to STL policy after judicial review
Edinburgh Council has made changes to its short term lets licensing policy after parts of it were ruled unlawful.
Rules which would have made it...
Concerns over pay level for Edinburgh Leisure staff
Concerns have been raised over staff at Edinburgh council-owned leisure centres being made to “bear the brunt” of financial pressures, after it emerged some...
Council pays out £80,000 compensation to pedestrians
Insurance claims from pedestrians who have tripped over on Edinburgh’s streets have cost the council more than £80,000 since 2018, new figures have revealed.
Loose...
Objections to two planning applications for same premises
Edinburgh residents fear they are being misled by a “Trojan horse” application for a new city centre charity hub and café, as plans have...
Sinkhole in playground – Brunstane Primary School to remain closed
After a sinkhole appeared in the playground The City of Edinburgh Council has announced it will remain closed at the beginning of the autumn...
Private hire driver accused of creating false documents
An Edinburgh private hire driver has been accused of falsifying documents so he could continue operating.
Shakti Singh faced having his licence suspended as a result...
Serious concerns lead to rejection of care home plans
Plans for a new luxury care home in Edinburgh have been thrown out following “serious concerns” about the scale of the proposed development.
The Scottish...
Leith mural to be replaced
A deteriorating Leith mural of legendary Edinburgh sculptor Eduardo Paolozzi is to be replaced with one showing the artist as an older man.
The striking...
Temporary classrooms to be used in two primary schools after the holidays
Pupils at two Edinburgh primary schools are to be moved into temporary classrooms after it emerged that roofs there had been built using a potentially...
Deliberate damage caused to Corstorphine bus gate
In what appears to have been a deliberate act the bus gate camera on Manse Road was cut down over night and the council...
Council told to say sorry over council tax mix up
The City of Edinburgh Council has been told to apologise to a vulnerable resident repeatedly threatened with legal action for not paying council tax...
Temporary toilets installed at Portobello – will be open “soon”
Temporary toilets have been set up at Edinburgh’s Portobello beach to help members of the public who visit the beach during the busy summer...
Private hire driver may be suspended over homophobic comments
An Edinburgh private hire driver was recorded making “incredibly homophobic” remarks and as a result he is facing possible suspension of his licence.
Ruhul Amin...
Council claim branded misleading by opposition councillor
The City of Edinburgh Council has been accused of misleading residents into thinking they are getting “a deal” on garden waste pick up charges.
People...
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