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Delay to strip club licensing scheme after ‘nil cap’ struck down by legal decision
The start date for a new strip club licensing scheme in Edinburgh has been pushed back, after a move by the city council to...
Update on North Bridge works
Work is progressing on the top of the bridge deck including pouring reinforced concrete, and adding waterproofing and surfacing.
Below deck construction workers are...
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Keeping on track
Just as the trams are making some real progress in Edinburgh it is again brought home to us that the inquiry into...
There will be no Lib Dem power grab after by-election victory
The Edinburgh Liberal Democrat group have confirmed they do not wish to take control of the council following a by-election win, which made them...
Fund established to help council tenants struggling to pay rent
Some council tenants in Edinburgh to be offered more financial help after rent increase.
Awards of up to £220 will be made available to those...
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Ding ding! - tram testing begins on Leith Walk
After a long time the tram to Newhaven now looks very real. On Monday night...
Tram testing begins on the line to Newhaven
A tram has been trying out the new part of the line between St Andrew Square and Newhaven on Monday night.
This is the...
Cole-Hamilton welcomes the latest LibDem councillor – and dreams of a theme park
The latest Liberal Democrat councillor was elected at Thursday's by election in Edinburgh, and Scottish leader Alex Cole-Hamilton used this "historic victory" as the...
It was a grand day for the opening of Granton Station Square
There was a grand opening of Granton Station Square on Saturday, the first major milestone of the Granton Waterfront regeneration.
Locals, including S3 pupils from...
Royal visit to the capital by the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh
The King conferred the title of Duke of Edinburgh on his younger brother, Prince Edward, on his 59th birthday on Friday.
As part of...
Ex-council leader says SNP will contest budget decisions
Edinburgh’s former council leader has said SNP councillors will seek to reverse a “whole host” of spending and saving decisions if the administration tables plans to overturn...
Corstorphine/Murrayfield by election – Liberal Democrat victory
The new councillor for Corstorphine/Murrayfield was declared at just four minutes past midnight by Returning Officer, Andrew Kerr, OBE.
The temperature in Waverley Court, which...
Household Hardship Fund has helped Oxgangs Neighbourhood Centre
The council leader was in Oxgangs on Wednesday to promote the Household Hardship Fund.
This is a £2.5 million fund provided by the National...
Ratho Primary celebrates 40th birthday today
Ratho Primary School opened its doors 40 years ago today.
To celebrate there is a week of events and later today there is a...
Haymarket Terrace to close to traffic for seven months
Temporary changes to the road layout at Haymarket will be necessary firstly to divert a gas main to allow for the City Centre West...
Recommendation to continue Christmas contract with Unique Assembly
The company which stepped in at the eleventh hour to deliver Edinburgh’s Christmas market is set to have its contract extended – despite the...
By election candidates have their say ahead of polling day
Candidates vying to become Edinburgh’s newest city councillor have set out their stalls as the countdown to polling day begins – with the battle...
Eyre Place residents being ignored says Choudhury
Foysol Choudhury Labour MSP for Lothian has been supportive of the residents in Eyre Place Lane and the flats which front Rodney Street who...
Planning news in Edinburgh this March
We have taken a look at some of the significant planning applications lodged in Edinburgh this last month.
Plans have been lodged by Gray MacPherson...
Council to begin work on Controlled Parking Zones on Monday
On Monday work will begin on a street by street basis to implement the changes around Leith Walk, Pilrig and Leith/North Leith, where the first...
Hanover Street phone boxes to be removed
City centre councillor, Finlay McFarlane, asked at the last full council meeting for some answers on the damaged and disused phone boxes which are...
Planning consent to remove slavery plaque granted
Plans have been approved to remove a slavery information plaque under Edinburgh’s Melville Monument dedicated to Henry Dundas after a battle from his descendants...
Corstorphine/Murrayfield by election – Murrayfield hustings
Corstorphine/Murrayfield by election will be held on 9 March, and on Tuesday night there was a second hustings event when locals got the opportunity...
The King’s has been saved – redevelopment to start soon
The renovation of the King's Theatre can now begin as the necessary funding has been topped up by £3 million from The City of...
Drama at the City Chambers as Labour budget fails to pass
The Labour administration proposed a budget today which was not adopted by the council, leaving the council leader facing calls from the SNP Group...
Following the budget – administration will speak to other political groups to find a...
By 32 votes to 29 it is the Liberal Democrat budget which was passed in the City Chambers in Edinburgh on Thursday afternoon.
The 32...
The budget for Edinburgh is set by an opposition group
In a shock move it was the Liberal Democrat budget which was approved at the City Chambers on Thursday afternoon.
Following a complicated sequence of...
Bitter disappointment for residents at Eyre Place Lane as developer ducks council hearing
In what locals regard as a disappointing turn of events, the council hearing scheduled for the planning application at Eyre Place Lane will no...
Conservatives suggest 4% increase in council tax
The Conservative group have put forward their suggestions for the council's budget in a paper published online. The group agrees that Edinburgh is underfunded,...
Liberal Democrats protecting school budgets
The Liberal Democrats published their own headlines earlier today on Twitter saying that they would table a full costed council budget to stop cuts...
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