Tag: The City of Edinburgh Council

An attempt to get Edinburgh’s Lord Provost to take the train to Germany for a taxpayer-funded trip to watch Scotland play in the Euros instead of flying has been voted down by councillors. Green and...

Edinburgh Council has suspended kerbside glass collections until next week amid delays to pick-ups. The local authority issued an apology to residents whose bin collections have been missed and said it hoped to get services...

A council officer and a representative of Police Scotland will attend a Taylor Swift concert in Madrid this week as part of a fact finding mission led by the SRU.Taylor Swift plays Murrayfield on...

It has taken a number of years, but developers AMA lodged a Proposal of Application Notice with the council on 2 May 2024 for the empty site on Cramond Road North. Two planning consultation...

Residents living in one of Edinburgh’s most isolated communities say their village will remain a “bus wilderness” despite new subsidised services being agreed by the council. Lothian Buses has been awarded a contract for a...

“Alarm bells” are ringing loudly amid the rising cost of revamping Edinburgh’s George Street, councillors have said as they fear a repeat of the city’s botched tram project. It’s now projected work to transform the...

Plans to introduce workplace parking charges in Edinburgh have been shelved by the council. City councillors voted against progressing towards the implementation of a controversial workplace parking levy (WPL) following a public consultation. They said significant...

The City of Edinburgh Council’s planning department has a backlog of more than 1,600 short-term let applications, leading to “serious questions” over whether the facility is adequately resourced.New figures have revealed the extent of...

Despite repeated assurances from the Transport Convener that all council vehicles accessing the city centre would be compliant with new regulations by the time enforcement begins, the council say there have been "procurement issues".The...

Proposals for five new supported bus services in the west of Edinburgh are set to be discussed at the Transport and Environment Committee next Thursday.Under the plans the routes would be The Gyle to Hermiston...

The council is to remove the rusty planters placed on Leith Walk as part of Trams to Newhaven.There are 46 planters made of COR-TEN steel placed on Leith Walk as part of the tram...

Following months of traffic monitoring since Edinburgh Trams started running down Leith Walk, the left hand turn from Leith Walk onto London Road will be reinstated, if councillors agree next week.This will be...

The council installed 330 bus trackers on the street in the last several months, but confusingly the system has not shown up to date information on bus movements of any of the 15 operators...

Edinburgh councillors have reacted furiously after being presented with plans to reduce opening hours at some city libraries, despite them voting against the move just last year.Officers were accused of putting elected members...

The Edinburgh International Conference Centre, (EICC) has won a top sustainability award at Business Travel Awards Europe.The venue won in the Achievement in Sustainability - Meetings & Events category - at the awards ceremony,...

Using council tax income to plug holes in Edinburgh’s cash-strapped affordable housing projects is among the “big ideas” being mulled by local authority bosses to get the city’s housebuilding programme back on track.It is...

Overdue book fines are to be permanently scrapped by Edinburgh libraries – as the council prepares to write off almost £50,000 owed by library users.Since the pandemic no overdue fines have been issued in...

Edinburgh taxi drivers will no longer be charged by the council to use The Royal Mile on their annual outing.The cab drivers organising this year’s Edinburgh Taxi Outing in June were quoted a figure...

Edinburgh Council has decided today that it will run the Edinburgh Convention Bureau in-house.The decision was made after a one year funding offer of £150,000 to the Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC) to continue...

A network of electric vehicle chargers has been rolled out for car club users in Edinburgh.Newly reappointed Transport Minister, Fiona Hyslop, was in Marchmont on Thursday morning to see for herself the 72...

The first SNP councillor to lead The City of Edinburgh Council has launched a blistering attack on what he calls the "underhand" coalition governing Scotland's capital. In a candid interview, Adam Nols-McVey, who last month...

An events company threatening legal action against The City of Edinburgh Council over its handling of the contract for this year’s Christmas festival has said it will drop its court challenge if the process is...

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...

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’...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...